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Gary Beasley
31-Mar-2008, 18:27
I'd like to see some shots, especially those on the old kodak infrared.
This one was shot on some VERY old film, and it was tempermental to say the least. I have no idea why it vignetted the way it did, it wasn't the camera doing it. Shot at the hang glider launch on the brow of Pigeon Mountain near Lafayette, Ga. USA
HIE 4x5 Anba Ikeda 150mm Caltar R72 filter

Gary Beasley
31-Mar-2008, 18:32
Heres another at Providence Canyon in Southwest Georgia, USA. The film behaved much better on this one. HIE in a 4x5 Anba Ikeda 150mm Caltar R72 filter

vinny
31-Mar-2008, 18:58
Send me some of that old kodak stuff and i'd be glad to shoot it. Until then, here's one from Zion on maco ir820.

al olson
1-Apr-2008, 06:51
Here's a couple made on MACO IR820.

And a couple made on HIE.

Gary Beasley
1-Apr-2008, 15:41
Good stuff Al! Thats the kind of shots I was wanting to see, different past the obvious IR look.

Michael Przybyla
1-Apr-2008, 16:11
Beaver Pond at the local x-country ski area. Rollei IR film at iso 25 with a R72 filter.

Frank Petronio
1-Apr-2008, 16:17
old Kodak IF

of, umm, old Kodak and the Genesee River ;-p

Daniel_Buck
1-Apr-2008, 22:09
wonderful thread, great photos! Wish I could contribute :-(

Craig Griffiths
2-Apr-2008, 01:08
Once again Maco IR820 with R72 filter. Country churchyard outside of Gatton Qld.

shmoo
2-Apr-2008, 09:53
Maco 820 IR c with 87 filter pt/pd print (hope this loads). BTW the image is of a lawn farm.

Gary Beasley
6-Sep-2008, 08:57
Thats some good examples. Anybody have anything new lately?

al olson
9-Sep-2008, 09:08
Here are a couple that I made on MACO 862c Infrared with my Linhof Technika IV, Schneider Symmar 150mm, and a Hoya R72 infrared filter. The EI is 1.5 !!!

The first one is a house that has a mine working (unseen) down behind it in the river.

http://www.photo-artiste.com/images/infrared/bnw/minniegulch2008big.jpg

This one is a scene of Anasazi ruins.

http://www.photo-artiste.com/images/infrared/bnw/hollytower2008big.jpg

al olson
9-Sep-2008, 09:26
By comparison, this scene was made with Ilford SFX using a Bronica SQ-A (6x6) and a Cokin 007 (89B) infrared filter. Although SFX is sensitive only in the very near IR, it is possible to use an EI of 12 with an infrared filter.

http://www.photo-artiste.com/images/infrared/bnw/tower2007big.jpg

I should mention that unlike MACO/EFKE IR films, Ilford's sensitivity in the IR is equal to the visible red. This means that you can use a Cokin 003 red filter and still get a partial Wood effect. In this case, use an EI of 25.

SFX has a very nice tonality, even when not using infrared filters.

Now if we could convince Ilford to use this coating on sheets!

D. Bryant
9-Sep-2008, 11:14
By comparison, this scene was made with Ilford SFX using a Bronica SQ-A (6x6) and a Cokin 007 (89B) infrared filter. Although SFX is sensitive only in the very near IR, it is possible to use an EI of 12 with an infrared filter.

http://www.photo-artiste.com/images/infrared/bnw/tower2007big.jpg

I should mention that unlike MACO/EFKE IR films, Ilford's sensitivity in the IR is equal to the visible red. This means that you can use a Cokin 003 red filter and still get a partial Wood effect. In this case, use an EI of 25.

SFX has a very nice tonality, even when not using infrared filters.

Now if we could convince Ilford to use this coating on sheets!

Nice shots Al. Next time I'm out west we will need to go shooting!

BTW, your film carrier was shipped today.

Don Bryant

al olson
9-Sep-2008, 18:03
Thanks, Don, both for the compliment and for sending the film carriers. I hope to see you out this way again soon. We are not lacking for interesting subject matter in this area and it is great to show other photographers around.

This invitation goes for anyone on this forum. If you are in the area, give me a shout. We can go out and burn some film or just sit around and talk photography.

Best,

Mattg
11-Sep-2008, 23:31
Here's one using Rollei 400 IR and a #29 filter. Generous exposure and development have given a slight IR effect.

shmoo
12-Sep-2008, 11:29
I posted this one on the landscape thread:
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=14449&d=1215494419

Macophot 820 IRc, an 87 filter IIRC.

RDB Korn
14-Sep-2008, 21:15
Here's one from July. Efke IR820, Hoya R72 filter.

Paul

Brian_A
14-Sep-2008, 21:19
Paul,

That's an awesome shot!! I bet that one looks great at about 20x30 :D Thanks for sharing!

-Brian

RDB Korn
15-Sep-2008, 08:17
Brian - thank you for the kind words.

Here's another from the same day.

Paul

Merg Ross
16-Sep-2008, 13:05
Al, how is the grain with the Ilford SFX? I have heard conflicting reports. Thanks for your thoughts. Nice work, by the way.

al olson
17-Sep-2008, 15:39
Merg, in examining a 16x16 print (made from a 6x6 neg) of the image I posted above I find that the grain is detectable in the clouds if you examine it closely, but not noticeable from a viewing distance. The grain is not detectable in the texture of the stone and vegetation.

I like the tonality of this film and expose it without filters as well. I prefer to print at higher contrast, somewhere around grade 3 to 3.25, which for ruins gives me a look that I like.

I hope I am being helpful.

Merg Ross
17-Sep-2008, 17:13
Al, thank you. That is what I was hoping to hear. I will give it a try in 120. Do you recall what developer you used? Do you think a Wratten 25 would alter the result significantly or would an 89B be necessary.

I appreciate your help.

al olson
18-Sep-2008, 06:16
You're welcome, Merg. I am happy to share everything I know. It isn't much, but anyway a start.

I have been using the Cokin filters on my Bronica 6x6: 003 at EI 25 and 007 at EI 12 for bright sunlight. The 007 has a cutoff at around 720nm similar to the R72 (I think this is the same as the 89B) while the 003 is similar to the Wratten A (#25).

I have been getting a nice Wood Effect with the 007 and the results with the 003 give a partial effect. In late afternoon light the shadow details get buried with the 007 but hold up better with the 003.

Since it is easy to swap the Cokins in and out of the filter holder I often do an exposure with one filter, change the exposure and then do one with the other filter. On a few occasions I have preferred the 003 exposure.

I use the zone focusing scales on my lenses to set my depth of field with a slight nudge to closer focus to accommodate the infrared focal length, keeping the aperture at f/16 whenever possible. Slow shutter speeds at an EI of 12, but not as slow as working with the MACO/Efke with an EI of 1.5.

I have gone back to using D-76 for all my b&w films. Development is with a JOBO CPP-2 and I use the temperatures/times as cited on the Ilford data sheets.

Based on my good experiences I have stocked up with 20 rolls in case they quit making it again. I hope you like your results.

Merg Ross
18-Sep-2008, 07:30
Al, I appreciate your time and information. I have everything but the film, and will take care of that detail this morning.

Thanks again,
Merg

Steve M Hostetter
2-Oct-2008, 16:10
..... Posey County IN

D. Bryant
2-Oct-2008, 19:57
..... Posey County IN
Looks like 35 mm not large format ...

Don Bryant

Joe Forks
15-Oct-2008, 07:00
I've posted this before I think, but in the interest of reviving this thread
I'll add a shot or two.

Keep this thread going guys


Faxon's Yucca at Dagger Flats, Big Bend National Park, Wista 4x5, 110mm lens, Rollei IR, Hoya R72

http://www.joeforks.com/yucca_faxoniana_W002.jpg

http://www.joeforks.com/yucca_faxoniana_W001.jpg

Steve M Hostetter
28-Nov-2008, 14:36
Rose

Don Hutton
28-Nov-2008, 14:50
RoseNo, that is not a rose.

Steve M Hostetter
28-Nov-2008, 16:23
Looks like 35 mm not large format ...

Don Bryant No actually it's a 12x20 something must have happened in compression

Steve M Hostetter
28-Nov-2008, 16:24
No, that is not a rose.

Ok Don I give up... what is it

D. Bryant
28-Nov-2008, 16:27
Rose

How about posting LF images not 35 mm.

Don Bryant

Steve M Hostetter
28-Nov-2008, 16:51
How about posting LF images not 35 mm.

Don Bryant

if you want to address me you can use my name.. and you are wrong this is a LF image

Gary Beasley
28-Nov-2008, 17:01
How about some tech details, is that first one EIR? How did you get the interesting color on your rose that looks like a tulip?

Steve M Hostetter
28-Nov-2008, 17:06
Gary,, I assume you are talking to me,, the first one was converted to IR as was the second

I don't even own a 35mm camera

thx

Steve M Hostetter
28-Nov-2008, 17:31
that was mislabled... your right it is a tulip ... If you don't like you can have it removed i'm sure the moderator will come to your emotional rescue :D

D. Bryant
28-Nov-2008, 20:35
the first one was converted to IR as was the second



How do you convert to IR?

Don Bryant

Don Hutton
28-Nov-2008, 20:58
How do you convert to IR?

Don BryantYou put on your spectacles with custom 87 lenses, and while you can't see anything, you do some dramatic tweaking in photoshop and then post 'em and hope everyone is too ignorant to guess....

Steve M Hostetter
29-Nov-2008, 07:10
Did dah dah dah don just call dah dah dah don a dummy

Steve M Hostetter
29-Nov-2008, 07:18
he studied weston but was only interested in the naked boy years

al olson
29-Nov-2008, 07:44
Joe,
Your Yucca photos are stunning. A wonderful application of IR. I would love to see the prints.

Don Hutton
29-Nov-2008, 07:48
he studied weston but was only interested in the naked boy years
We're discussing people trying to fake infrared - and suddenly you bring up young boys... A little worrying?

Steve M Hostetter
29-Nov-2008, 08:05
No your offering a critique for images without permission.. Quite frankly judging from your few posted images you couldn't tell a point and shoot from a pinhole

Now lets stop this crazy exchange and get on with scanning and posting ,, ok

Ole Tjugen
29-Nov-2008, 08:21
"Conversion to IR" is at best a misunderstanding. If the film isn't IR sensitive, there is no IR image. The "best" that can be done is a false-colour image, an IR image is impossible.


This one is IR, though:
http://www.bruraholo.no/bilder/skog-lith.jpg

Don Hutton
29-Nov-2008, 08:26
No your offering a critique for images without permission.. Quite frankly judging from your few posted images you couldn't tell a point and shoot from a pinhole
I didn't offer any critique. If you don't know a rose from a tulip that's your issue. If you have young boys on your mind, that's your issue too.

However, you should know that you are being extended some considerable courtesy by not having your images commented on.

I'd love to know which images I've posted which are really rubbish (in your esteemed opinion of course)? Post the thread and post number, so all can have a good look at what garbage looks like (and before you get too smart for yourself, the snaps of the Chamonix 5x7 don't count)...

Steve M Hostetter
29-Nov-2008, 08:43
ok big D you win I have issues because i'm not a flower person, you got me there

Steve M Hostetter
29-Nov-2008, 08:53
the comment about little boys just reflects my opinion about how you are acting is all nothing more contort it how you wish

Don Hutton
29-Nov-2008, 09:01
Quite frankly judging from your few posted images you couldn't tell a point and shoot from a pinholeYou not going to post which of my images offend you? Can't find them now? Why's that Steve? They don't exist and you just made that up?...

If you're going to level a critque at me, be man enough to let me know which image of mine you're referring to. Right now I can only presume you've never seen an image of mine and that makes you both a liar and a fool.

Steve M Hostetter
29-Nov-2008, 09:02
sorry for posting those Gary ,, I had no idea everyone was going to be so hardcore about converted images and the like .. You have my permission to have these removed if you like ... No big deal to me

Steve M Hostetter
29-Nov-2008, 09:18
"Conversion to IR" is at best a misunderstanding. If the film isn't IR sensitive, there is no IR image. The "best" that can be done is a false-colour image, an IR image is impossible.


This one is IR, though:
http://www.bruraholo.no/bilder/skog-lith.jpg

This is nice Ole,,, I wish I had experiance with this film

Gary Beasley
29-Nov-2008, 09:19
We'll leave things as they are just to show what not to do. As Ole said true IR isn't a photoshop technique, it's a band of the spectrum beyond our vision and only a truely IR sensitive medium can record it. And please, no sniping here. It makes an unpleasant taste for anyone encountering it.
Steves picture was interesting but not on topic. Live and learn, nobody needs to feel smaller for learning and we really don't need to snipe to educate others.
I do thank Steve for illustrating this point for us however inadvertantly. No hard feelings!

Steve M Hostetter
30-Nov-2008, 14:42
Sorry to the two Don's ... I didn't mean to get dark on ya

Joe Forks
1-Dec-2008, 06:35
Joe,
Your Yucca photos are stunning. A wonderful application of IR. I would love to see the prints.

Al,
Thanks! I appreciate the feedback very much. I wish they made that film in 8x10, it's the closest thing to Konica 750 (my favorite) that I have experience with. I do have some Efke in 8x10 and I hope to get down there and wear out that subject on that film.

Best
Joe

Ted Stoddard
13-Feb-2009, 15:41
Here is one from a while back....

I call it "Glowing Barn"

It was taken in Indiana near a cemetery my sis-in-law lived near... the lady who lived on the property was very nice about me photographing it...

drew.saunders
22-Feb-2009, 15:56
I just shot some Efke IR820 at Point Reyes with a Hoya R72. I had shot a couple rolls of it in 35mm, but these 6 sheets were the first in 4x5. I definitely think I should use a hardening fixer with it, or at least not drop the negatives in the sink after washing them. Still, it's a fun film that I'll keep experimenting with.

This one shows how "shadows" aren't so shadowy in IR:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3609/3301028895_d4ab94606f.jpg
(larger) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/3301028895/sizes/o/in/set-72157614308127798/)

Somehow, cemeteries and IR seem to be a natural match:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3489/3301862124_cba756b55a.jpg
(larger) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/3301862124/sizes/o/in/set-72157614308127798/)

I was pleased to see what IR does to cloudy sky and waves (and, yes, I should be more careful with the negatives, this one got really scratched up):
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3317/3301861318_f9221f0717.jpg
(larger) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/3301861318/sizes/o/in/set-72157614308127798/)

rcjtapio
22-Feb-2009, 16:17
It's been a while since I have thought about these images as they are probably 20 years old or so. I have never tried printing these (these are scans).

Rick Tapio

Jim collum
22-Feb-2009, 17:55
IR images shot with Betterlight scanning back (comb. IR and visual light)


http://www.jcollum.com/fm/2006_09_02_ftord_030-2.jpg



http://www.jcollum.com/fm/2006_01_12_fort_ord_003.jpg



http://www.jcollum.com/fm/2006_01_12_fort_ord_020-cvt.jpg

Nana Sousa Dias
28-Feb-2009, 18:55
Shot with Rollei IR 400, Shen Hao 4x5, Schneider 150 on first two, Schneider 47XL on the third one. 89b filter, Asa 1.5, developed with D76.
I'm not very satisfied with the results of this film, I shot 25 sheets, these 3 were the best, I bought a second box and gonna try again...

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/1893/95961191.jpg (http://img6.imageshack.us/my.php?image=95961191.jpg)

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/549/63373911.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/my.php?image=63373911.jpg)

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/5977/img0522j.jpg (http://img6.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0522j.jpg)

numnutz
2-Mar-2009, 08:56
My first experiment with my Gandolfi + Rollie IR 400 film. aprox. 10 seconds exposure through Hoya R72 filter. Developed in Retro Pyro. Using a Paterson orbital tank - sorry for the slight streaks in developement.

Jack and Jill Windmills on the South Downs in Sussex.


nn :)

monsta
26-May-2009, 16:21
rollei ir here too, nunhead cemetary london. overcast day 15 secs f22 in rodinal 1:25.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2433/3568542428_cd5f897d03_b.jpg

vinny
26-May-2009, 20:33
Nice work, Monsta!

PenGun
26-May-2009, 20:56
Very sweet monsta.

I got get me some of that stuff. The Rollie is pretty reasonable at Vistek. What filter did you use?

Andrew O'Neill
26-May-2009, 22:11
Ajisaka shrine, Japan. 4x5 Kodak IR. #25 kodak filter, EI 100. Xtol 1+1. Man, I miss this film.

monsta
27-May-2009, 02:01
hiya pengun, i used a Hoya R72 for that one. I just wished you could still get the kodak HIE still, fab film that was.

csant
27-May-2009, 02:20
I just wished you could still get the kodak HIE still, fab film that was.

<offtopic>
There was a very short offer (http://www.flickr.com/photos/infrared_film/) for 120 film with same emulsion as HIE, cut down from aerographic Kodak film. Only EIR left over now.
</offtopic>

Vlad Soare
27-May-2009, 03:04
Monsta, how did you know how much to compensate for reciprocity failure? I couldn't find this info on Rollei IR. :confused:
Nice picture, by the way.

PenGun, you won't be disappointed. It's a marvelous film, for infrared as well as for ordinary day-to-day photography. Great for portraits, in my opinion; great tonality. Just make sure there are no children around when you load the film holders, because you'll probably swear quite a lot. :D

monsta
27-May-2009, 03:15
hiya vlad, i did not know but just added a stop as to what the meter said. one of those lucky times i guess.

Jim Michael
27-May-2009, 04:23
We've been experimenting with the Rollei film and a B+W 092 filter. We were concerned that the cutoff region of this filter intersected the sensitivity drop off after the first exposures came out totally blank. After more tests it seems ISO 8 seems to be about right, and things got muddy quickly with overexposure.

Gary Beasley
27-May-2009, 06:39
Pretty cool but it's medium format, though the usage is similar. I wish I could get my scan back to work, I could get some pretty good 4x5 IR out of that as well. Even so I have an aesthetic preference for film shooting IR.

drew.saunders
27-May-2009, 10:38
I've just shot two rolls of the Rollei IR recently (one 120, one 135) and here's my experiences:

As a plain film (no filters), at 400, the negatives were a bit thin. Using no filter, yellow, orange or red, I'd say 200 is a better speed. Developed in Diafine 1:1 in a Jobo tabletop rotary 1500-series drum for 3+3 minutes.

With the Hoya R72 filter, and my Leica M6TTL's internal meter, I tested it at 400, 200, 100, 50 and 25 ISO and found that 50 worked the best, where for Efke IR820 I found ISO 25 to be the best with the R72 filter.

The grain is much nicer than the Efke film, but the IR effect is more subdued. The Rollei is also less scratch prone as a film than the Efke, which is nice. I'm going to finish my box of 4x5 Efke and see if I can get better luck with the scratches and then decide which one to stick with.

Here's a shot (on 35mm) with the Efke IR820/Hoya R72 (TTL meter set to 25): http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/3151877203/in/set-72157618657774764/
And here's a similar subject with the Rollei IR400/Hoya R72 (meter at 50): http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/3559456193/in/set-72157618657774764/

You still get dark skies but less glowy plants.

David Karp
27-May-2009, 11:03
Hi Merg,

SFX works well with Rodinal too. Gives you some more grain when you want some.

drew.saunders
1-Jun-2009, 21:12
Here are a few that I shot this weekend. All Efke IR820, Hoya R72 with an Ebony 45SU.

The first two, Picchetti Pond at Picchetti OSP in the hills above Cupertino CA, with the 80mm SSXL at f16 and 3 seconds:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3588102348_1692d028f1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/3588102348/sizes/o/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3643/3587292253_99d2a009fb.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/3587292253/sizes/o/)

This next one isn't so interesting of a shot, but I was curious to see how the different types of plants and roads would look in IR. 300mm Fuji-C at f16 and 1 second. It seems the more water in a plant, the more it glows. See the vineyard in the distance, those leaves are probably still plenty full of water.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/3587292675_66b02cd9b9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/3587292675/sizes/o/)

monsta
2-Jun-2009, 08:19
another rollei ir shot on the chamonix with 90mm nikkor and hoya R72.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3323/3587340674_7883250343_o.jpg

Nana Sousa Dias
6-Jul-2009, 07:52
A few photos made with Rollei IR 400. I used Cokin 007 filter (wich I believe it's a 89b) E.I. 1,5 asa and developed with Rodinal, 1+50, 10m30s at 20ºC on a Jobo ATL2.
I saw some photos here made with the same film and equivalente IR filter, shot at 25 and 50 asa, wich look pretty nice and show a very strong wood effect. I'm confused. I had to go down to 1,5 asa to get some wood effect so, what am I doing wrong?

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/1755/cucosir5.jpg (http://img514.imageshack.us/i/cucosir5.jpg/)
Shen Hao HZX 45 IIA, Shcneider Symmar S 150, 89b filter


http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/8018/serrademonchique3.jpg (http://img41.imageshack.us/i/serrademonchique3.jpg/)
Shen Hao HZX 45 IIA, Nikon W 210mm, 89b filter

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/6382/cucosir.jpg (http://img514.imageshack.us/i/cucosir.jpg/)
Shen Hao HZX 45 IIA, Schneider 47mm, 89b filter

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/2954/ruralidades101.jpg (http://img41.imageshack.us/i/ruralidades101.jpg/)
Shen Hao HZX 45 IIA, Schneider 47mm, 89b filter

SamReeves
6-Jul-2009, 09:19
^ #1 and #3 are the winners for me. Very nice work! :)

SergeyT
6-Jul-2009, 18:38
I saw some photos here made with the same film and equivalente IR filter, shot at 25 and 50 asa...I'm confused. I had to go down to 1,5 asa to get some wood effect so, what am I doing wrong?
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I think 25 and 50 ASA means Film's IR sensitivity before accounting for the filter factor.

Nana Sousa Dias
7-Jul-2009, 07:03
I think 25 and 50 ASA means Film's IR sensitivity before accounting for the filter factor.

Rollei anounce that the film is 400 asa.

Nana Sousa Dias
7-Jul-2009, 07:05
^ #1 and #3 are the winners for me. Very nice work! :)

Thank you, Sam.

Vlad Soare
7-Jul-2009, 07:18
Rollei anounce that the film is 400 asa.
That only applies to the "normal" layer, the one sensitive to visible light. The speed of the IR-sensitive layer is much lower.
If you want to use it as a regular black and white film, disregarding its infrared sensitivity, then it is an ASA 400 film indeed (and a great one at that).

Great pictures, by the way. :)

Nana Sousa Dias
7-Jul-2009, 07:31
That only applies to the "normal" layer, the one sensitive to visible light. The speed of the IR-sensitive layer is much lower.
If you want to use it as a regular black and white film, disregarding its infrared sensitivity, then it is an ASA 400 film indeed (and a great one at that).

Great pictures, by the way. :)

Thank you, Vlad.

What I don't understand is how can someguys get a great Wood effect with the same filter that I used (89b), with a E.I. of 25 and 50 asa, when I had to use 1,5 and 3 asa.
Well, I guess I'll have to try it again with 1,5, 3, 6, 12, 25 and 50 asa...

Philippe Grunchec
7-Jul-2009, 07:43
Nana,

Don't change anything, your photos are great the way they are!

Bryan Lemasters
7-Jul-2009, 07:45
It does not look to me like you are doing anything wrong! That first shot is especially stunning, with nice tonal range. Great job! According to the specs from this link http://www.digitaltruth.com/products/rollei_tech/Rollei_Infrared.pdf
this film is rated at ASA 25 when using an 88A filter, which passes a bit more light than the 89B. Your 1.5 ASA sounds consistent w/ other IR films with sensitivity to 820nm. Kodak HIE is the only film that I've found that gives the full IR "wood" look that you describe. Everything else is a bit more subtle and, yes, often disappointing.

SergeyT
7-Jul-2009, 13:06
25 (IR) ASA - 4 stops (for 89b) = 1.5 ASA
No need to chage anything ;)

drew.saunders
2-Sep-2009, 20:41
A few more from this past weekend.

This one turned out pretty well. I was expecting some blur from the wind for the exposure, I just thought the gazebo would be sharper:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2481/3879398399_08612864ac.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/3879398399/)

I could say that the next image is meant to deconstruct something or some other art critic stuff, but I just plain messed up. I think I put the film in the holder with the emulsion facing inwards:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2630/3880196624_bea2574ec2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/3880196624/in/photostream)

And the next one was a bit denser than ideal (a rare thing with Efke IR820), but I wanted to know what a close up of a cactus in IR would look like, and here it is:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2443/3879399151_2aa5503bea.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/3879399151/in/photostream)

Drew

jvuokko
3-Sep-2009, 17:44
Couple of Macophot IR820c Aura shots (4x5):

http://jukkavuokko.com/linkatut/lf/45_2009-08-30-0%20tahkapuisto%20ir%20web.jpg


http://jukkavuokko.com/linkatut/lf/45_2009-08-30-1%20tahkapuisto%20ir%20iso.jpg

tmastran
4-Sep-2009, 06:07
A few photos made with Rollei IR 400. I used Cokin 007 filter (wich I believe it's a 89b) E.I. 1,5 asa and developed with Rodinal, 1+50, 10m30s at 20ºC on a Jobo ATL2.


Nana,

These are all outstanding. The composition, lighting, and tones. What strikes me is the apparent sharpness in these JPG images. How were they created? Are these scans from prints or scans from negatives? Were they drum scanned? Or am I just seeing good sharpening technique?

Thanks!

Craig Griffiths
19-Oct-2009, 01:14
A couple from the last few days, both Efke IR820 with 89B filter. Both developed in Rodinal 1+25. ISO of 3 for both.

The first is 8x10 and the second 4x10.

Nana Sousa Dias
19-Oct-2009, 01:47
Nana,

These are all outstanding. The composition, lighting, and tones. What strikes me is the apparent sharpness in these JPG images. How were they created? Are these scans from prints or scans from negatives? Were they drum scanned? Or am I just seeing good sharpening technique?

Thanks!

Hi, Ted

These are negative scans made with a Epson V-700 scanner. I wish I could afford a drum scanner!!!:rolleyes:

This Rollei IR 400 is a very sharp filme, indeed. I just did the usual in photoshop, Levels, a little unsharp mask, resize and "Sharpen".

drew.saunders
23-Dec-2009, 21:38
I took some Efke IR820 to Point Lobos this past Monday, to see how it would do in cloudy/overcast/drizzly weather. In short, it really doesn't do well in overcast conditions, as even calculating the exposure at ISO 1 was at least 2 stops underexposed. These two images turned out OK:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4209640901_bb5817af29.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/4209640901/sizes/o/)

I thought the lacy lichen (the stuff that looks like Spanish Moss, but isn't) would be brighter in IR than the trees, but it's pretty neutral.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2708/4209640721_109aac3eea.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/4209640721/sizes/o/)

I could claim that I intended the sky to look so moody, and there may be some effect from the misty sky and impending rain, but I think it's just an effect of the underexposure.

I also discovered on one of the 6 shots that it is possible to load the film with the piece of paper stuck to it in the holder and not notice. And for another shot I must have left the preview lever open on the lens, as I finally got a sheet of IR820 to be completely overexposed, but it must have taken about 5 minutes of light to do that.

It's always an adventure with that film, isn't it?

jvuokko
25-Dec-2009, 14:20
I also discovered on one of the 6 shots that it is possible to load the film with the piece of paper stuck to it in the holder and not notice. And for another shot I must have left the preview lever open on the lens, as I finally got a sheet of IR820 to be completely overexposed, but it must have taken about 5 minutes of light to do that.

It's always an adventure with that film, isn't it?

Yes, the it is possible to load Efke's films without noticing that paper. Done that :mad:
It wasn't IR820 though.
The paper is sometimes so stuck (because of static electricity?) that it's really hard to get it off and you have to feel with your finger if there's now paper or emulsion..

Even got one film to developing tank, processed and during the final wash I noticed the paper...



The Kodak HIE was good in overcast and even foggy conditions, but I haven't tested IR820 in these situations. After all it's sensivity ends at 820nm which may limit something, but I am not sure.
Best IR film on the market currently, especially Aura version which gives nice halo effects, althought not nearly as good as HIE did.

drew.saunders
24-Jan-2010, 16:18
Three more from a photo group walkabout on Stanford University campus yesterday, Saturday the 23rd:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4301214405_eb5f704e00.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/4301214405/)

I had never thought of taking LF up to the observation deck of Hoover Tower, but I sort of like the perspective:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4301214045_ef90e8c795.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/4301214045/)

Since it takes so long to set up the camera, put on the filter, and then take a relatively long exposure, I'm happy the cloud stayed put behind the tree:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2733/4301213815_86cfd7684c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/4301213815/)

sly
24-Jan-2010, 17:32
Yowzers! love that last tree in particular!

drew.saunders
25-Jan-2010, 10:44
Yowzers! love that last tree in particular!

Thanks! That's the first time that I had a reasonably good idea as to what I'd be getting from IR, and actually got it!

Nana Sousa Dias
25-Jan-2010, 14:29
I took some Efke IR820 to Point Lobos this past Monday, to see how it would do in cloudy/overcast/drizzly weather. In short, it really doesn't do well in overcast conditions, as even calculating the exposure at ISO 1 was at least 2 stops underexposed. These two images turned out OK:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4209640901_bb5817af29.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/4209640901/sizes/o/)

I thought the lacy lichen (the stuff that looks like Spanish Moss, but isn't) would be brighter in IR than the trees, but it's pretty neutral.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2708/4209640721_109aac3eea.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/4209640721/sizes/o/)

I could claim that I intended the sky to look so moody, and there may be some effect from the misty sky and impending rain, but I think it's just an effect of the underexposure.

I also discovered on one of the 6 shots that it is possible to load the film with the piece of paper stuck to it in the holder and not notice. And for another shot I must have left the preview lever open on the lens, as I finally got a sheet of IR820 to be completely overexposed, but it must have taken about 5 minutes of light to do that.

It's always an adventure with that film, isn't it?

Sure it is! First time I used Efke IR 820, I "tried" those paper "filters" on 3 of 10 sheets...

thart2009
31-May-2010, 17:53
I think the really good film photographers keep good track of their development times, temperatures, work over and over again with the same film/developer combinations, etc. That discipline is my weakness and something I need to work on. I just like to play. Today, as I try to remove the 'Photographer's Block' that has been with me for a bit, I took some Efke 820IR infrared, put a lens together with the front element of a Schneider Xenar 135 and the rear element of an old Bronica PS 80mm lens. (Hey, why not? They screwed together in the shutter nicely.) Doesn't quite cover 4x5 so there is a crop here. Developed in Rodinal 1-100 with a dash of Pyro W2D2+. (???) Red R72 filter. 30 minutes stand development, V700 scan, etc. ANYWAY, I kind of like the lens effect. This is at f22 for 90 seconds. Of course, I could never say I did any of this with a particular result in mind.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4657403124_17f39a5632.jpg

al olson
1-Jun-2010, 07:04
Didn't know that the rear element of a Bronica 80 could be fitted to the front element of a Schneider 135. I will have to try that. Nice effect with the Efke IR.

Cor
3-Sep-2010, 09:53
2 weeks ago I shot these images on my last sheets of MACO AURA (aka EFKE 820c IR Aura). These were taken in the courtyard of the Boerhaave museum, Leiden, the Netherlands. They were shot with a Linhof Technika III and a 120mm Angulon 120 (horizontal shot) or a 90mm Super Angulon f22-32.

Through 70 red filter at 2 ASA, exposure times between 5 an 20 seconds.

I processed these in PyrocatHD and a JOBO, printed them on Ilford MG FB, filter 2 1/2

Best,

Cor

Gary Beasley
3-Sep-2010, 12:25
Great shots Cor!

drew.saunders
12-Sep-2010, 20:17
Here's one from Point Reyes, Limantour Beach, from a few weeks back. I shot 4 sheets from the same point of the waves coming and going, and this one turned out fairly well. The foamy water is really bright in IR.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/4984702986_3daa78f0d3.jpg (http://flic.kr/p/8AtUwW)

Nana Sousa Dias
5-Mar-2012, 12:50
Alberto, that photo is very good. I could never get a result like that with Efke IR 820 Aura, in 4x5". As to the sensitivity, I would try 3 asa, 1,5 asa and 0,75 asa.

I still don't understand very well how this film responds to light. I always get diferent results, using the same exposure index. It's always inconsistent.

The Rollei 400 IR is a much easier film to deal, with incredible sharpness and middle tones, unfortunatelly, it costs the double of Efke's film. Another "problem" with Rollei IR 400 is its extremelly thin base, wich reminds Kodak HIE's base.

Alberto Bregani
5-Mar-2012, 12:58
Alberto, that photo is very good. I could never get a result like that with Efke IR 820 Aura, in 4x5". As to the sensitivity, I would try 3 asa, 1,5 asa and 0,75 asa.
- etc etc ...- .

Yes, great Nana ;)
thanks a lot - I'll start following your advices and I'll show the forum as soon I develop the films
thanks again - I really appreciated
ciao!!

stradibarrius
7-Mar-2012, 07:11
My results with Efke 820 Aura have been very good. I have only used 120 roll film but plan to shoot 4x5 this summer. I shot it at ASA 1.6 and use an 89B filter. I would post something here but it is only MF.

vinny
7-Mar-2012, 11:58
Same here, 1.5 asa, 89b filter.
Bracketing is for sissies!

Nana Sousa Dias
7-Mar-2012, 13:01
Same here, 1.5 asa, 89b filter.
Bracketing is for sissies!

Well, I use to do triple bracketing, so, I supose that makes me a triple sissy...

scm
7-Mar-2012, 13:49
http://stevemidgleyphotography.com/Scan-120219-0001.jpg
4x5 Kodak HIE

Nana Sousa Dias
9-Mar-2012, 19:45
Homemade 4x5 camera, Efke IR 820 Aura

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/2904/ir002.jpg (http://img192.imageshack.us/i/ir002.jpg/)



http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5428/ir008.jpg (http://img39.imageshack.us/i/ir008.jpg/)

bigguy88
9-Mar-2012, 20:59
http://stevemidgleyphotography.com/Scan-120219-0001.jpghttp://www.edslrvideo.com/line.jpg
4x5 Kodak HIE
great tones..thanks for sharing

Steve French
10-Mar-2012, 06:20
Homemade 4x5 camera, Efke IR 820 Aura

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/2904/ir002.jpg (http://img192.imageshack.us/i/ir002.jpg/)



http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5428/ir008.jpg (http://img39.imageshack.us/i/ir008.jpg/)


Great Shots again Nana!! Particularly like the second

Nana Sousa Dias
11-Mar-2012, 07:17
Great Shots again Nana!! Particularly like the second

Thanks, Steve.

stradibarrius
14-Mar-2012, 08:04
Homemade 4x5 camera, Efke IR 820 Aura

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/2904/ir002.jpg (http://img192.imageshack.us/i/ir002.jpg/)



http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5428/ir008.jpg (http://img39.imageshack.us/i/ir008.jpg/)
These are terriffic! I like the 1st one best. great detail.

Roman Putintsev
21-Mar-2012, 09:19
Good day, infrared photography is my favorite theme.

Rollei Infrared 400 + Heliopan infrarot 715
http://putincev.com/files/77/96/42/01/ed_24698641_Arkhyz_1.jpg (http://putincev.com/p/spage/photo/oid/24698641) http://putincev.com/files/81/96/42/01/ed_24698651_Kavkaz.jpg (http://putincev.com/p/spage/photo/oid/24698651) http://putincev.com/files/31/96/42/01/ed_24698571_00700002.jpg (http://putincev.com/p/spage/photo/oid/24698571)

Roman Putintsev
21-Mar-2012, 09:23
A few more photos

http://putincev.com/files/3b/96/42/01/ed_24698581_00710001.jpg (http://putincev.com/p/spage/photo/oid/24698581) http://putincev.com/files/a9/96/42/01/ed_24698671_putincev_043.jpg (http://putincev.com/p/spage/photo/oid/24698671) http://putincev.com/files/b3/96/42/01/ed_24698681_putincev_049.jpg (http://putincev.com/p/spage/photo/oid/24698681)

vinny
21-Mar-2012, 09:56
Nana, really nice images. Yes, triple sissy.

vinny
21-Mar-2012, 09:59
I think I posted this in the trees thread already. Here it is again.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7044/6858510391_3ff7fbde68_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62218065@N00/6858510391/)
45ir zion tree (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62218065@N00/6858510391/) by vinnywalsh.com (http://www.flickr.com/people/62218065@N00/), on Flickr

Alberto Bregani
29-Mar-2012, 12:31
Good day, infrared photography is my favorite theme.


Roman
my best congrats for your wonderful photos in your website
I suppose it is russian, so i couldn't read so much..
..but images have their own language
so i understood very well how clever you are

Alberto

Jim Cole
30-Mar-2012, 11:02
A few more photos

http://putincev.com/files/3b/96/42/01/ed_24698581_00710001.jpg (http://putincev.com/p/spage/photo/oid/24698581) http://putincev.com/files/a9/96/42/01/ed_24698671_putincev_043.jpg (http://putincev.com/p/spage/photo/oid/24698671) http://putincev.com/files/b3/96/42/01/ed_24698681_putincev_049.jpg (http://putincev.com/p/spage/photo/oid/24698681)

Roman,

More great images, but I really love the third in this series. Positively otherworldly!

Roman Putintsev
31-Mar-2012, 00:45
Thank you for your comments, photos from their language of communication.

scm
7-Apr-2012, 17:55
http://www.stevemidgleyphotography.com/Scan-120406-0005.jpg

Roman Putintsev
11-Apr-2012, 11:21
Hello, a fresh photo: Toyo 45aII+Schneider Apo-Symmar 150/5.6 L+Rollei Infrared 400 + Heliopan infrarot 715.
http://putincev.com/files/e7/07/48/01/pw_25022141_putincev_141.jpg (http://putincev.com/p/spage/photo/oid/25022141)

mat4226
13-Apr-2012, 18:11
Just got around to shooting my first few sheets of Efke IR, and am looking forward to shooting more of it in the coming months.

71934 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mat4226/7073209949/in/photostream/)

Eastman Commercial B 8x10 + Fujinon W 210mm f/5.6 w/ #87 filter
Efke 820c @ ASA 1.5 + Obsidian Aqua 1:500

uphereinmytree
10-May-2012, 05:57
Here's a shot from Baltimore. I like the tones in metal subjects with efke IR. Full sun in winter time. long exposure maybe 2 seconds. f16 or 22 with a 240mm f4.5 Xenar on 8x10 Rodinal developer

SamReeves
10-May-2012, 09:00
Here's a shot from Baltimore. I like the tones in metal subjects with efke IR. Full sun in winter time. long exposure maybe 2 seconds. f16 or 22 with a 240mm f4.5 Xenar on 8x10 Rodinal developer

That stainless steel ain't so stainless now. Nice image though. :)

Louis Pacilla
10-May-2012, 09:41
Here's a shot from Baltimore. I like the tones in metal subjects with efke IR. Full sun in winter time. long exposure maybe 2 seconds. f16 or 22 with a 240mm f4.5 Xenar on 8x10 Rodinal developer

Terrific image. Just love it!

evan clarke
10-May-2012, 16:44
Old dead tree. Efke Aura 4x5, B+W 092 filter

evan clarke
10-May-2012, 16:46
More trees, More Efke Aura.

SMBooth
10-May-2012, 22:15
Beautiful shots Even, although I would of rotated the back 90deg...

Colleen K
11-May-2012, 06:09
Hi Evan,
Are these your 11x14 infrared shots?

Renato Tonelli
11-May-2012, 06:13
Evan - beautiful images.

mat4226
26-May-2012, 15:42
Quickly falling in love Efke IR. :)

74216

Eastman Commercial B 8x10 + Fujinon W 210mm f/5.6 w/ #87 filter
Efke 820c + Obsidian Aqua 1:500

jon.oman
26-May-2012, 16:17
Quickly falling in love Efke IR. :)

74216

Eastman Commercial B 8x10 + Fujinon W 210mm f/5.6 w/ #87 filter
Efke 820c + Obsidian Aqua 1:500

Very nice image!

viablex1
26-May-2012, 16:31
rollei ir here too, nunhead cemetary london. overcast day 15 secs f22 in rodinal 1:25.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2433/3568542428_cd5f897d03_b.jpg

:eek:

very nice!!

Roman Putintsev
28-May-2012, 00:53
Toyo 45aII, 210/5.6, Rollei Infrared 400 + Heliopan infrarot 715
http://putincev.com/files/c7/4e/4e/01/ed_25402421_putincev_BW153.jpg (http://putincev.com/p/spage/photo/oid/25402421) http://putincev.com/files/e5/4e/4e/01/ed_25402451_putincev_BW164.jpg (http://putincev.com/p/spage/photo/oid/25402451)

zenny
28-May-2012, 05:52
Homemade 4x5 camera, Efke IR 820 Aura

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/2904/ir002.jpg (http://img192.imageshack.us/i/ir002.jpg/)



http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5428/ir008.jpg (http://img39.imageshack.us/i/ir008.jpg/)

Marvellous shots! The second one looks beautiful!

Roman Putintsev
28-May-2012, 23:59
Fortress Khertvisi in southern Georgia, built in the fourth century BC. Many times, was destroyed by the enemy.
http://putincev.com/files/3f/4f/4e/01/ed_25402541_putincev_BW180.jpg (http://putincev.com/p/spage/photo/oid/25402541)
Toyo 45aII, 210/5.6, Rollei Infrared 400 + Heliopan infrarot 715

zenny
29-May-2012, 03:37
Fortress Khertvisi in southern Georgia, built in the fourth century BC. Many times, was destroyed by the enemy.
http://putincev.com/files/3f/4f/4e/01/ed_25402541_putincev_BW180.jpg (http://putincev.com/p/spage/photo/oid/25402541)
Toyo 45aII, 210/5.6, Rollei Infrared 400 + Heliopan infrarot 715

Very theatrical composition and shots, love it.

Any horizontal shot in the same location would be worth looking at ;-)

/z

Roman Putintsev
29-May-2012, 04:09
The ancient cave town of Georgia, Uplis Tsikhe.
http://putincev.com/files/bd/4e/4e/01/ed_25402411_putincev_BW152.jpg (http://putincev.com/p/spage/photo/oid/25402411)
Toyo 45aII, 210/5.6, Rollei Infrared 400 + Heliopan infrarot 715

Michael Graves
29-May-2012, 04:36
"...Beautiful shots Even, although I would of rotated the back 90deg... "

Only on that first one.

Jay DeFehr
29-May-2012, 06:45
Quickly falling in love Efke IR. :)

74216

Eastman Commercial B 8x10 + Fujinon W 210mm f/5.6 w/ #87 filter
Efke 820c + Obsidian Aqua 1:500

Very nice, Matt! How do you focus for IR?

Cor
29-May-2012, 07:11
Hi Jay,

I am not Matt, but I do use Efke IR film regularly. I actually do not compensate because EFKE IR does not go as deep into IR than the late and lamented Kodak HIE film (roughly 800 versus 950nm if I correctly recall). And I stop down to f22 or so. I try to stop down less than I would do in the same situation when using a normal B@W film, as I understood that diffraction is also wavelength depended. And diffraction gets worse at longer wavelengths (beyond red, that's longer right?)

Best,

Cor

mat4226
29-May-2012, 07:21
Very nice, Matt! How do you focus for IR?



I am not Matt, but I do use Efke IR film regularly. I actually do not compensate because EFKE IR does not go as deep into IR than the late and lamented Kodak HIE film (roughly 800 versus 950nm if I correctly recall). And I stop down to f22 or so. I try to stop down less than I would do in the same situation when using a normal B@W film, as I understood that diffraction is also wavelength depended. And diffraction gets worse at longer wavelengths (beyond red, that's longer right?)


I'm with Cor, Jay, I don't compensate unless the subject is much closer to the camera, where depth of field is a little trickier in the first place.

That's an interesting point about diffraction, I'll have to keep that in mind with future IR work. Though the image in question was made at f/64. ^__^

polyglot
30-May-2012, 16:58
Those are fantastic, Roman.

Maris Rusis
9-Jun-2012, 20:18
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8021/7356316778_47e8ec3ea7_c.jpg
Flooded Forest, number 1


Gelatin-silver photograph, image size 24.4cm X 19.6cm, from a Efke IR820 8x10 negative exposed on Freestyle Private Reserve VC FB photographic paper in a divided back contact frame. Camera was a 8x10 Tachihara 810HD triple extension field view camera fitted with a Nikkor-W 210mm f5.6 lens and an IR680 filter.

Michael Wynd
10-Jun-2012, 07:30
Superb Maris. Ilove it. So much detail to look at.

Jay DeFehr
10-Jun-2012, 15:48
Hi Jay,

I am not Matt, but I do use Efke IR film regularly. I actually do not compensate because EFKE IR does not go as deep into IR than the late and lamented Kodak HIE film (roughly 800 versus 950nm if I correctly recall). And I stop down to f22 or so. I try to stop down less than I would do in the same situation when using a normal B@W film, as I understood that diffraction is also wavelength depended. And diffraction gets worse at longer wavelengths (beyond red, that's longer right?)

Best,

Cor

Thanks, Cor -- makes sense. I'll give it a try, some day.

Gary Beasley
10-Jun-2012, 17:29
Gelatin-silver photograph, image size 24.4cm X 19.6cm, from a Efke IR820 8x10 negative exposed on Freestyle Private Reserve VC FB photographic paper in a divided back contact frame. Camera was a 8x10 Tachihara 810HD triple extension field view camera fitted with a Nikkor-W 210mm f5.6 lens and an IR680 filter.

I love how IR looks with water reflections in it, seems to have more depth than regular film. This is a super shot!

jb7
11-Jun-2012, 07:04
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8021/7356316778_47e8ec3ea7_c.jpg
Flooded Forest, number 1


Gelatin-silver photograph, image size 24.4cm X 19.6cm, from a Efke IR820 8x10 negative exposed on Freestyle Private Reserve VC FB photographic paper in a divided back contact frame. Camera was a 8x10 Tachihara 810HD triple extension field view camera fitted with a Nikkor-W 210mm f5.6 lens and an IR680 filter.

Remarkable Maris....

Maris Rusis
11-Jun-2012, 16:39
Thanks for your kind words Michael Wynd, Gary Beasley, and jb7.

A flooded forest is a fortuitous bit of subject matter that just happens to exploit the peculiar properties of Efke IR820 infrared film. The water is rendered black in infrared but because it is absolutely still it becomes a perfect mirror of "black glass". A reflection doubles the amount of luminous detail because it replaces an otherwise schmutzy foreground; an old trick that works every time!

Film exposure was 15 minutes at f16 at an effective film EI = 0.15. That's slow. What wasn't slow was me. I'm jumping about slapping mosquitos while not bumping the camera. Suffering for art takes many forms.

evan clarke
11-Jun-2012, 16:56
I was laying down at the time??

Cor
13-Jun-2012, 01:31
Great image, Maris!

I love the subdued IR effect, it's very subtle! I was wondering about the water, why it is not pitch deep black, now I understand, great trick, which regretfully won't work over here (The Netherlands) almost always windy..

I am a bit surprised about your speed: when I shoot 4*5 IR Efke I get a 1-2 Asa with a 70 red filter, you shoot even 2 stops slower! Was this the stuff you got relatively cheaply on ***bay ?

Best,

Cor

Thanks for your kind words Michael Wynd, Gary Beasley, and jb7.

A flooded forest is a fortuitous bit of subject matter that just happens to exploit the peculiar properties of Efke IR820 infrared film. The water is rendered black in infrared but because it is absolutely still it becomes a perfect mirror of "black glass". A reflection doubles the amount of luminous detail because it replaces an otherwise schmutzy foreground; an old trick that works every time!

Film exposure was 15 minutes at f16 at an effective film EI = 0.15. That's slow. What wasn't slow was me. I'm jumping about slapping mosquitos while not bumping the camera. Suffering for art takes many forms.

Zaitz
13-Jun-2012, 21:58
Love the photo Maris. Such complexity but the photos works really well. I have some Infrared film I need to get out and try.

Maris Rusis
13-Jun-2012, 22:52
Great image, Maris!

I love the subdued IR effect, it's very subtle! I was wondering about the water, why it is not pitch deep black, now I understand, great trick, which regretfully won't work over here (The Netherlands) almost always windy..

I am a bit surprised about your speed: when I shoot 4*5 IR Efke I get a 1-2 Asa with a 70 red filter, you shoot even 2 stops slower! Was this the stuff you got relatively cheaply on ***bay ?

Best,

Cor

Yes, the Efke IR820 8x10 used was the cheap Ebay stuff. The batch my film came from is no longer available on the 'bay and I think I got nearly the last of it. The slow effective speed of EI = 0.15 was established by testing and I'm convinced it is an example of unstable infrared sensitisation. I reckon IR sensitivity really does fade in storage while panchromatic sensitisation will last for decades.

By the way, my Efke IR820 rollfilm negatives are coming out nice at EI = 1.0. The Efke IR820 4x5 that I've just used (about 100 sheets) is down to EI = 0.5 and I suspect it is from the same master roll as the 8x10 stuff. No matter, a solid tripod always defeats slow film.

Jeff Dexheimer
13-Jun-2012, 22:59
75334

RichardSperry
14-Jun-2012, 01:07
Why do a majority of IR images contain snow white trees and snow white grass?

By any other standard those images would be considered overexposed.

Is that the vision you(if you produce the snow flavored images) have when you take the image? I much prefer images like jeffdex's when the foliage is a neutral tone with the sky black. Or like Maris' blackened water.

Cor
14-Jun-2012, 02:03
Yes, the Efke IR820 8x10 used was the cheap Ebay stuff. The batch my film came from is no longer available on the 'bay and I think I got nearly the last of it. The slow effective speed of EI = 0.15 was established by testing and I'm convinced it is an example of unstable infrared sensitisation. I reckon IR sensitivity really does fade in storage while panchromatic sensitisation will last for decades.

By the way, my Efke IR820 rollfilm negatives are coming out nice at EI = 1.0. The Efke IR820 4x5 that I've just used (about 100 sheets) is down to EI = 0.5 and I suspect it is from the same master roll as the 8x10 stuff. No matter, a solid tripod always defeats slow film.

Interesting observation Maris, I am a long time user of EFKE IR, got the very first batch (labeled MACO than) to test, the first batch was the fastest (around 4-5 asa), later batches were slower. I freeze (-20degC) all my 4*5 film, and keep a working stock at 4degC. I did not notice a drop in speed over time with a particular batch. I once did have a 35mm roll which was from the first pilot run as well, which had lost it's IR sensitivity completely although I had kept it frozen.

Best,

Cor

SamReeves
14-Jun-2012, 08:26
75334

Looks fantastic!

drew.saunders
14-Jun-2012, 08:49
My latest IR shots, taken this past weekend on our meetup group Sutro Baths in San Francisco get together. I went for "sunny f/16" at 1.5 seconds, which might be a pinch over exposed, with Efke Aura and the Lee filter. I'm so used to the occasional nearly blank negative that having four reasonably dense ones was quite a shock.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7229/7185652761_465a38cce1_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/7185652761)

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5348/7185652809_3ba22879ee_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/7185652809/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8150/7370883992_315fd943eb_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/7370883992/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7243/7370884040_16f37e5179_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/7370884040/)

To answer an above question about trees and grass, from my experience here's what IR and a strong filter do to things, most of which can be seen in these four:

Sky goes to black, clouds are very white, hazy sky (as is often the case in San Francisco or near the ocean anywhere) gets muddy or "moody," depending on your interpretation.

Plants with lots of water in them go white, plants without much water are grey. I was expecting the plants, which seemed pretty green and "water full" to be brighter in the above shots.

Water tends to go black, sometimes the plants under the water will show through strongly, sometimes not. In the second image above, the bright plants on the water are floating at the surface, other plants/algae that were just below the surface didn't show through. Surf stays pretty sharply white, but the non-churning water next to it gets so dark that you get some pretty strong contrast, which can be fun.

Drew

Leigh
14-Jun-2012, 09:16
Why do a majority of IR images contain snow white trees and snow white grass?
Green foliage reflects a lot of IR, so it gets recorded as very bright.

Also, there are two types of IR film, one of which has brighter IR highlights than the other.

Normal film and one type of IR film have an anti-halation dye applied to the back, to prevent light from going through
the film base then reflecting off the pressure plate into the emulsion, causing additional exposure.

The other type of IR film does not have anti-halation dye, thus enhancing this secondary exposure, which is out of focus.
The resulting "halo effect" is a general brightening of the area but without fine detail since it's out of focus.
On casual viewing this looks like blown highlights, but it's a very different effect.


- Leigh

Brian C. Miller
14-Jun-2012, 10:01
Why do a majority of IR images contain snow white trees and snow white grass?

IR film was originally created in WWII to expose camouflaged positions. The old Kodak advertisements show a scene photographed with normal aerial film, and then photographed with infrared film. The camouflaged position stands out drastically with the IR film, as the camouflage comes out black against white foliage.

The cellular structure of the vegetation acts as a reflector. Deciduous trees and grass are the most reflective, and conifers and shrubs tend to be the least reflective. Kodak HIE/HIR was the most sensitive film, and everything showed up brilliantly white. Konica, Efke/Maco, and Ilford SFX are not as sensitive, so conifers and shrubs have varying degrees of reflectance.


By any other standard those images would be considered overexposed.

Overexposure is typical with IR images. There aren't any IR-only spotmeters or instant IR film available, so guessing and bracketing is necessary. The Kodak film was made without an antihalation layer, so bright spots would get a glow around them. Note the attached crop for an example of halation. The sunlight on the cross causes halation, and a polarizer and red 29 produce a dark sky.


Is that the vision you(if you produce the snow flavored images) have when you take the image? I much prefer images like jeffdex's when the foliage is a neutral tone with the sky black. Or like Maris' blackened water.

The sky only goes completely black with the use of a polarizer in addition to a deep red or opaque filter. However, that's my experience with Kodak, Konica, and Ilford SFX films. The Efke/Maco film, if it isn't given an absolutely glacial EI that results in minor halation, drops shadows very badly. (I shot a grey scale card at EI 6, and below middle grey there was nothing.)

scm
14-Jun-2012, 11:04
http://stevemidgleyphotography.com/Scan-110316-0008.jpg
4x5 HIE

scm
15-Jun-2012, 18:04
http://stevemidgleyphotography.com/Scan-110316-0012.jpg

jon.oman
16-Jun-2012, 12:48
I really like this image!

scm
23-Jun-2012, 09:37
http://stevemidgleyphotography.com/Pond.jpg

Gary Beasley
23-Jun-2012, 17:19
Wonderful stuff!

scm
1-Jul-2012, 15:50
http://stevemidgleyphotography.com/Scan-110322-0012.jpg

Maris Rusis
9-Jul-2012, 17:11
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8012/7539375960_f29d51cf69_b.jpg

Deep Forest, number 3

Gelatin-silver photograph on Freestyle Private reserve VC FB photographic paper, image size 19.5cm X 24.5cm, from an 8x10 Efke IR820 negative exposed in a Tachihara 810HD triple extension field view camera fitted with a Schneider Super Angulon 121mm f8 lens and an IR680 filter.

Exposure was 15minutes at f22 reflecting the extremely slow EI = 0.15 characteristic of this batch of film.

Zaitz
9-Jul-2012, 20:22
Deep Forest, number 3

Gelatin-silver photograph on Freestyle Private reserve VC FB photographic paper, image size 19.5cm X 24.5cm, from an 8x10 Efke IR820 negative exposed in a Tachihara 810HD triple extension field view camera fitted with a Schneider Super Angulon 121mm f8 lens and an IR680 filter.

Exposure was 15minutes at f22 reflecting the extremely slow EI = 0.15 characteristic of this batch of film.
Love it! This is the kind of look I bought IR film for.

Jim Cole
10-Jul-2012, 06:17
Deep Forest, number 3

Gelatin-silver photograph on Freestyle Private reserve VC FB photographic paper, image size 19.5cm X 24.5cm, from an 8x10 Efke IR820 negative exposed in a Tachihara 810HD triple extension field view camera fitted with a Schneider Super Angulon 121mm f8 lens and an IR680 filter.

Exposure was 15minutes at f22 reflecting the extremely slow EI = 0.15 characteristic of this batch of film.

Wow, fantastical!

scm
10-Jul-2012, 17:49
http://stevemidgleyphotography.com/Scan-110319-0007xx.jpg

Frank Petronio
15-Jul-2012, 22:10
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/nina_max_if.jpg

1983... good dog.

SMBooth
15-Jul-2012, 23:12
http://stevemidgleyphotography.com/Scan-110319-0007xx.jpg

Very Nice, what film?

scm
15-Jul-2012, 23:23
Thank you! That was taken with 4x5 Kodak High Speed Infrared (HIE).


Very Nice, what film?

SMBooth
15-Jul-2012, 23:47
Thank you! That was taken with 4x5 Kodak High Speed Infrared (HIE).

Stock pile? :)

I'll have to use something else

Denise Dognini
23-Jul-2012, 05:25
My first IR ever. Thanks to my dearest friend, NANA SOUSA DIAS, who taught how to deal with this film.


São Paulo (Brazil) Botanical Garden, 4 p.m.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8283/7629197278_8dd200b2ab_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denisedognini/7629197278/)
Infra Red 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denisedognini/7629197278/) por Denise Dognini (http://www.flickr.com/people/denisedognini/), no Flickr

Linhof Technika III (4x5) - Schneider Symmar 135 - Efke IR 820 - Cokin 007
Rodinal 1+50

Maris Rusis
21-Aug-2012, 00:20
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7272/7829431122_6754a73d8b_b.jpg


Noosa Sound from the Woods
Gelatin-silver photograph on Freestyle Private Reserve VC FB photographic paper, image size 24.5cm X 19.6cm, from an Efke IR820 infrared 8x10 negative exposed in a Tachihara 810HD triple extension field view camera fitted with a Schneider Super Angulon 121mm f8 lens and IR680 filter.

The little seat affords a contemplative vantage point of the harbour, the distant landscape, and passing clouds.

Jim Cole
21-Aug-2012, 03:28
Dreamy, Maris.

slackercruster
21-Aug-2012, 03:41
I got lots of IR shots, but all small format. IR yields fuzzy images for the most part. That is something I don't like about it. I read how some of you think a 4 x 5 image is 35mm when it is shot in IR. I'm no expert though on IR. Really only used my IR cam a handful of times. Will open up a thread on the lounge for small format IR.

Nice stuff here in any case. Thanks to all for their pix!

Oh...one other things guys.

A lot of people dis HDR, yet they like freaking out the pix with IR or 'alternative' tricks. What is the difference between freaking things out with one technique or the other whether it is HDR, alternative or IR? ? Only difference is personal prejudice guys.

Now, if you don't like HDR, OK. No one is going to push a technique on you. But keep this fact in mind. That even choosing to shoot BW is a choice you are making to freak out an image. It is not like in the old days when we just had BW or just had alternative. These are all personal choices we make.

Andrew O'Neill
21-Aug-2012, 07:55
I just posted this image yesterday but in the post alt section. Since IR film was used, it's perhaps better off here. Scan of carbon transfer print. Film used was Efke 8x10 IR. EI 1.5 Kodak #87 filter. f/11 @ 22 sec. Developed in D-19 1:3. Taken in Greenwood, British Columbia.

Gem Singer
21-Aug-2012, 10:06
Grain Elevator-Frisco, TX. 4X5 Maco 820 film. #25 Red Filter.

scm
21-Aug-2012, 10:46
http://stevemidgleyphotography.com/Scan-110314-0004.jpg

Jody_S
2-Oct-2012, 14:42
I've just bought a roll of Konica Minolta infrared, 12.2" x 100', of unknown age for next to nothing. Does anyone have any experience shooting anything like this? I plan on cutting it, I should be able to make a jig to cut 10" lengths off the roll, for 1 8x10 + 2 4x5s. I assume it won't lie flat in a film holder, so some taping might be in order. Did Konica make different versions of IR, or if it says Konica Infrared it's the same stuff they sold for film photography? I see some people have mentioned shooting with it in this thread, but no images in LF to show.

Nana Sousa Dias
2-Oct-2012, 15:00
My first IR ever. Thanks to my dearest friend, NANA SOUSA DIAS, who taught how to deal with this film.


São Paulo (Brazil) Botanical Garden, 4 p.m.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8283/7629197278_8dd200b2ab_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denisedognini/7629197278/)
Infra Red 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denisedognini/7629197278/) por Denise Dognini (http://www.flickr.com/people/denisedognini/), no Flickr

Linhof Technika III (4x5) - Schneider Symmar 135 - Efke IR 820 - Cokin 007
Rodinal 1+50

Great shot! You ow that to yourself, not to me...;-)

Jody_S
11-Oct-2012, 18:52
I've just bought a roll of Konica Minolta infrared, 12.2" x 100', of unknown age for next to nothing. Does anyone have any experience shooting anything like this? I plan on cutting it, I should be able to make a jig to cut 10" lengths off the roll, for 1 8x10 + 2 4x5s. I assume it won't lie flat in a film holder, so some taping might be in order. Did Konica make different versions of IR, or if it says Konica Infrared it's the same stuff they sold for film photography? I see some people have mentioned shooting with it in this thread, but no images in LF to show.

Preliminary results are encouraging. The film is not fogged, though it is much thinner-based than any film I've ever worked with. So thin that I can't develop in tanks and will have to resurrect my tubes that I made according to someone's plans last year. It appears that I have bought 100 sq. ft. of Konica infrared film for $11.50 plus shipping. I'm cutting off 10" lengths, from which I get 1- 8x10 and 2- 4x5s, for a total of 120 sheets 8x10 and 240 4x5s. I will have to make larger tubes so I can develop 8x10s, or else I'll attempt in trays.

Jody_S
12-Oct-2012, 09:11
I have some work to do on developing, and I need to remember that I live in Canada and it's mid-October. Here's my first attempt, the only one (of 4) that I got a usable image from:

81930

vinny
12-Oct-2012, 10:09
Jody,
If it's the same as konica 750, then I have exp with it. 1/4@16 is my sunny 16 with an 89b or cokin 007. I have a ton of very expired stuff and it keeps better than any other ir film I've used.
Search konica 750 or konica infrared on flickr. Or vinnywalsh.com on flickr.

Jody_S
12-Oct-2012, 10:23
Jody,
If it's the same as konica 750, then I have exp with it. 1/4@16 is my sunny 16 with an 89b or cokin 007. I have a ton of very expired stuff and it keeps better than any other ir film I've used.
Search konica 750 or konica infrared on flickr. Or vinnywalsh.com on flickr.

Thanks, I tried at 1 sec @f16 and f22 with a wratten 25 (just plain 'red'). I also tried an IR760 filter I just happened to have; Konica specs the film as sensitive to 820nm, peak sensitivity at 720nm; a 760 filter wasn't recommended but I tried it anyway just to see. I'm still not convinced it's the same emulsion as the Konica 750 that was sold for photography; it might be a film designed for an industrial application with red or IR LEDs. But it will certainly produce an image, and I have lots of it to experiment with, so I don't really care.

Jody_S
15-Oct-2012, 08:30
Still bracketing to find the sweet spot. Here is calculated ISO10 with red filter, + 4 stops:

82094

4x5 Konica infrared, some vignetting from my Series V filter holder, hood and LUC shutter stack on a vintage Cooke wide angle.

Dan Henderson
15-Oct-2012, 09:53
This seems like a great thread to post an "I'm on the IR learning curve" question. For those who live in parts of the country where leaves change color in the fall, am I correct in assuming that as the leaves lose their green color the IR effect diminishes? A few of the leaves here are just beginning to turn yellow and red, but most are still green, although the more vibrant green of summer is fading.

Jody_S
15-Oct-2012, 11:05
Heads up to anyone who's interested, there are 4 more of these available on the 'bay right now, for $9.99 each. That's 120 8x10s and 240 4x5s in Konica infrared for $9.99 + shipping. 170922380334

And yes, I bought 2 more before posting this.

EdSawyer
15-Oct-2012, 14:20
I just bought one of those rolls on ebay too. Let us know what you get for a best exposure/filtration combination. Will do the same.

-Ed

polyglot
15-Oct-2012, 15:53
This seems like a great thread to post an "I'm on the IR learning curve" question. For those who live in parts of the country where leaves change color in the fall, am I correct in assuming that as the leaves lose their green color the IR effect diminishes? A few of the leaves here are just beginning to turn yellow and red, but most are still green, although the more vibrant green of summer is fading.

Some wooden material without chlorophyll (e.g. fenceposts) also shows a pretty strong IR glow while some (bark of some species) doesn't. Autumn-leaf effects I assume would also be species-dependent. e.g. some evergreens come out dark and some come out bright.

polyglot
15-Oct-2012, 15:54
Heads up to anyone who's interested, there are 4 more of these available on the 'bay right now, for $9.99 each. That's 120 8x10s and 240 4x5s in Konica infrared for $9.99 + shipping. 170922380334

And yes, I bought 2 more before posting this.

Wow, I really want one but they say "SHIPPING TO US AND CANADA ONLY! NO EXCEPTIONS!" in huge lettering. Is there anyone in the USA who could re-ship it to me?

Gary Beasley
15-Oct-2012, 17:07
Heads up to anyone who's interested, there are 4 more of these available on the 'bay right now, for $9.99 each. That's 120 8x10s and 240 4x5s in Konica infrared for $9.99 + shipping. 170922380334

And yes, I bought 2 more before posting this.

Thanks for the heads up, I got the fourth one!

polyglot
18-Oct-2012, 06:28
Lone Sheep:
http://www.brodie-tyrrell.org/pad/img/2012/10/07/display.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24125157@N00/8099825620/)

4x5 IR820, R72, Toyo 45A, 150mm Nikkor-W, Xtol.

Jody_S
26-Oct-2012, 21:21
Konica infrared, 8x10, IR760 filter, exposure was 45s or 1 minute. Don't remember what lens. I won't be able to get details on leaves unless I get faster lenses, use a red filter only, and shoot in midsummer.

82614

Gary Beasley
27-Oct-2012, 05:58
Konica infrared, 8x10, IR760 filter, exposure was 45s or 1 minute. Don't remember what lens. I won't be able to get details on leaves unless I get faster lenses, use a red filter only, and shoot in midsummer.

82614

Technidol will help bring out the details. Konica 750 is very similar to techpan in this respect, even uses the same developing time. I noticed better speed using it, maybe about a stop gain.

Jody_S
27-Oct-2012, 09:56
Technidol will help bring out the details. Konica 750 is very similar to techpan in this respect, even uses the same developing time. I noticed better speed using it, maybe about a stop gain.

Really? I'm using dilute HC-110 as a way of managing contrast, which is rather unpleasant with this film. I was toying with trying Pyro, until I read the label on the box they sent me (I develop most of my stuff in the kitchen sink). I'll start looking for that, because I'm not really happy with the way the HC-110 is working out.


Detail isn't that bad still, with the HC-110. My problem is that there simply aren't any days with no wind whatsoever, and all my exposures are more than 30 seconds. Here's a 1200dpi crop of the scan (cheap, worn-out flatbed):

82620

Gary Beasley
27-Oct-2012, 14:29
Yeah the amount of Technidol left in the world is limited so we need to figure out a good replacement formula for it. I'm told it's a POTA developer, forgot what the acronyms stand for but theres a few POTA recipes out there. If anyone knows what the equivalent recipe for Technidol is it would be nice to know how to homebrew it.

polyglot
28-Oct-2012, 20:07
HC-110 is terrible for film speed, just like Rodinal. While I've never used Technidol or Tech-Pan, I can recommend Xtol if you want better speed without compromising the grain.

trog
28-Oct-2012, 20:34
My first IR photo.. taken today.

Ebony 4x5, 110mm

Efke IR820 + Lee #87 Filter
f/32, T: 2M28s
Ilford DD-X

82689

Jody_S
1-Nov-2012, 16:07
Still catching up with my scanning backlog:

828778287882879

All with Konica Infrared & Dallmeyer 8" Pentac (1925). My 1st roll of Infrared seems to have some fogging along 1 edge.

SMBooth
7-Nov-2012, 23:01
Old snowgums along the Australian Alpine Walking Track. Ekfe IR820 w R72 @ISO3 in 1:2 Xtol 90mmf6.8 Angulon.
Negative scan on V700

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8205/8163545507_18a179f047.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/isisford/8163545507/)

scm
8-Nov-2012, 01:13
http://stevemidgleyphotography.com/Scan-110314-0004x.jpg
4x5 Kodak HIE

Jody_S
8-Nov-2012, 07:48
4x5 Kodak HIE

Still love this one, and wish there were some equivalent feature of the landscape I could use around here. All I get are concrete monstrosities, which are interesting in their own right but don't allow such a juxtaposition.

Corran
8-Nov-2012, 08:27
Old snowgums along the Australian Alpine Walking Track. Ekfe IR820 w R72 @ISO3 in 1:2 Xtol 90mmf6.8 Angulon.
Negative scan on V700

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8205/8163545507_18a179f047.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/isisford/8163545507/)

Nice! Love the look of the shadows.

I'm having no luck with IR film. I keep having fogging of about 1 inch into the frame. I'm guessing the light trap of my holders isn't IR-proof, or something. Also I have lots of scratches and stuff. Need to try again.

scm
8-Nov-2012, 10:11
Still love this one, and wish there were some equivalent feature of the landscape I could use around here. All I get are concrete monstrosities, which are interesting in their own right but don't allow such a juxtaposition.

Thank you, I'd forgotten that I'd posted this one before and have substituted another from the same series. These were taken in the late Eighties at the abandoned Intermountain Indian School in Brigham City, UT, about an hour north of Salt Lake City. The school's was originally the Bushnell Army Hospital during World War II

SMBooth
17-Nov-2012, 00:10
Thanks Corran, try using your darkcloth over your film hold when the slife is pulled. A couple of my 8x10 holder do that, and that want I do.


Nice! Love the look of the shadows.

I'm having no luck with IR film. I keep having fogging of about 1 inch into the frame. I'm guessing the light trap of my holders isn't IR-proof, or something. Also I have lots of scratches and stuff. Need to try again.

C. D. Keth
17-Nov-2012, 00:13
Thank you, I'd forgotten that I'd posted this one before and have substituted another from the same series. These were taken in the late Eighties at the abandoned Intermountain Indian School in Brigham City, UT, about an hour north of Salt Lake City. The school's was originally the Bushnell Army Hospital during World War II

I know just the place. I worked on a music video there several years ago.

Corran
17-Nov-2012, 08:57
Thanks Corran, try using your darkcloth over your film hold when the slife is pulled. A couple of my 8x10 holder do that, and that want I do.

Thanks, will try that.

vitality
17-Nov-2012, 17:23
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/55245071/photo/sinar_efke_ir820_collinear.jpg
(http://www.mpix.eu/2012/11/efke-ir820.html)My first try with IR...

Sinar 4x5, Voigtlander Collinear 132mm, Efke IR820 + R72

mono
18-Nov-2012, 01:07
A very good first try, really!

Jiri Vasina
18-Nov-2012, 06:43
My first try with IR...

Sinar 4x5, Voigtlander Collinear 132mm, Efke IR820 + R72

Vitality, keep going, it's wonderful image and I am interested what will come next (when the first one is already so good... ;) )

Jiri

stradibarrius
18-Nov-2012, 06:45
WOW...really nice shot period!
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/55245071/photo/sinar_efke_ir820_collinear.jpg
(http://www.mpix.eu/2012/11/efke-ir820.html)My first try with IR...

Sinar 4x5, Voigtlander Collinear 132mm, Efke IR820 + R72

Dan Henderson
18-Nov-2012, 18:06
This row of arbor vitae trees seemed to emulate the church spire and made me want to photograph them. Infrared film seemed like the optimal solution to separating the trees from the brick wall and associating them with the spire. So I took the time to learn how to expose and develop IR film. It has opened up an entirely new realm of possibilities for me and I cannot wait for next summer's leaves to unfurl!

83834

Gary Beasley
20-Nov-2012, 17:57
Don't forget that IR is really good for cloud contrast too, I've shot on days that seemed blah grey overhead that printed up with some pretty awesome details in the overcast. You never really know what will come up.

Jim Cole
23-Nov-2012, 10:19
WOW...really nice shot period!

Yes, it is! Fantasyland.

polyglot
10-Dec-2012, 06:59
from last month:
http://brodie-tyrrell.org/pad/img/2012/11/10/display.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24125157@N00/8260318137/in/photostream/)
4x5 IR820, 90/6.8 Grandagon-N, R72, Toyo 45A.
f/16 1.5s
Xtol 1+1 14:00 Jobo.

scm
10-Dec-2012, 18:06
http://stevemidgleyphotography.com/Scan-111024-0004.jpg

polyglot
3-Jan-2013, 22:26
Tylden:
http://www.brodie-tyrrell.org/pad/img/2012/12/26b/display.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24125157@N00/8345058130/in/photostream/lightbox/)
http://www.brodie-tyrrell.org/pad/img/2012/12/26/display.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24125157@N00/8345057822/in/photostream/lightbox/)

Both Toyo 45A, IR820, R72 and Xtol. First is a 150 Nikkor and second is 90 Grandagon-N.

jcoldslabs
3-Jan-2013, 22:53
http://www.brodie-tyrrell.org/pad/img/2012/12/26b/display.jpg

The dappled light falling across the path is beautifully rendered.

Jonathan

Gary Beasley
5-Jan-2013, 07:46
polyglot, jcoldslabs you have some good stuff going on here.

ataim
8-Jan-2013, 19:36
Here my latest, Efke IR820 Aura, 720nm filter, 90mm Super Ang

uphereinmytree
25-Jan-2013, 10:09
4x5 efke IR 820; B+W 092 filter ; 8 3/4" verito f6.8 Baltimore MD.

Andrew O'Neill
25-Jan-2013, 11:16
I already showed this one in post alternative thread.. but since it was shot on efke IR, why not here too? Hope you don't mind. Kallitype print.

Andrew

scm
25-Jan-2013, 12:03
http://stevemidgleyphotography.com/Scan-120214-0001x.jpg
4x5 Kodak HIE

Andrew O'Neill
25-Jan-2013, 13:17
The best IR film ever!

uphereinmytree
25-Jan-2013, 14:15
efke IR 820, B+W 092 filter, 200mm imagon f5.6 no strainer, Baltimore MD.

scm
25-Jan-2013, 15:10
http://stevemidgleyphotography.com/Scan-110316-0010.jpg
4x5 Kodak HIE

uphereinmytree
26-Jan-2013, 17:28
efke IR 820, 200mm imagon f6.8 no strainer, B+W 092 filter west Baltimore MD. This structure has an X sign under the ladder indicating it's scheduled for destruction. Is the big shadow at the bottom bad?

David Schaller
26-Jan-2013, 20:45
efke IR 820, 200mm imagon f6.8 no strainer, B+W 092 filter west Baltimore MD. This structure has an X sign under the ladder indicating it's scheduled for destruction. Is the big shadow at the bottom bad?

Not to me. I think it balances with the blackness of the sky. It makes the building "float.". Cool picture.

Andrew O'Neill
27-Jan-2013, 07:44
Nope. It works. If the foreground had been bright, it could have been really distracting. Nice one!

Louis Pacilla
27-Jan-2013, 09:08
4x5 efke IR 820; B+W 092 filter ; 8 3/4" verito f6.8 Baltimore MD.

Hey Brother I love all three of recently posted images but this one my favorite! Reminds of a inner city Wizard of Oz scene.

Gary Beasley
27-Jan-2013, 13:18
I already showed this one in post alternative thread.. but since it was shot on efke IR, why not here too? Hope you don't mind. Kallitype print.

Andrew

Thats pretty cool imagery, makes me think of a ship awash in a stormy landscape not far from sinking..

drew.saunders
20-Feb-2013, 10:21
Some IR shots from President's Day (Monday the 18th) at Pescadero Beach, California. I either botched the exposure a bit (went for ISO 1.5-2 instead of my usual 1 or less) or I shouldn't have re-used the Diafine from the regular film (I dilute Diafine 1:1 with water and use it as a single-shot, and I guess it really is a single-shot developer then), so these are a bit thin, but usable:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8505/8491663590_6baa26295c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/8491663590/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8372/8490564117_fab3ca0c9b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/8490564117/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8226/8491663704_311d8882d6_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/8491663704/)

The last two are from the same spot, just rotated the camera on the tripod to see whether I wanted more rocks or more ocean.

Andrew O'Neill
20-Feb-2013, 11:00
Efke Infra-red. Digital negative. Carbon print.

Robert Hall
20-Feb-2013, 11:21
And one more from SLC (me, not the image... ) :)

89864

Maris Rusis
20-Feb-2013, 15:07
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8085/8472336994_6711570ff4_b.jpg
Garden Seat, Infrared.

Gelatin-silver photograph on Ultrafine Silver Eagle VC FB photographic paper, image size 16.4cm X 21.3cm, from a 4x5 Efke IR820 negative exposed in a Tachihara 45GF double extension field view camera fitted with a Schneider Super Angulon 75mm f5.6 lens and IR680 filter.
Titled and signed recto, stamped verso.

sanking
20-Feb-2013, 16:20
Reflections at dusk on barrier island southeast US. Efke IR.

Andrew O'Neill
20-Feb-2013, 16:27
Up at SFU one Spring morning. Efke IR 4x5.

Andrew O'Neill
20-Feb-2013, 19:15
Sandy, did you expose the film with a red filter? I really like this film with #29.

Jim Cole
21-Feb-2013, 08:21
Up at SFU one Spring morning. Efke IR 4x5.

Andrew,

A very nice image!

Andrew O'Neill
21-Feb-2013, 08:50
Thank you, Jim.

scm
21-Feb-2013, 12:59
http://stevemidgleyphotography.com/Scan-110319-0001b.jpg
4x5 Kodak HIE

Corran
1-Mar-2013, 08:46
Finally I got a usable negative...only took me like 20 sheets to figure out what I was doing. I used a Marumi IR700 filter (I was using an 820nm filter before which was incorrect and screwing up my results). Still isn't as enchanting as most of the images you IR vets have posted (really love the fences scm!). Anyway, here it is, taken with a Nikkor 120/8 with lots of rear tilt with Efke's IR820 AURA film and developed semi-stand with Rodinal 1:100:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/efke013ss.jpg

Marko Trebusak
2-Mar-2013, 13:24
How about some colour IR? I started to experiment with Aerochrome in 4x5 size. This is the first usable photo so far. Film expired in 2006 and was at least some time in cold basement instead in freezer, and therefore it developed some red fog, that is fortunatelly easy to remove in Photoshop.


Devil's Tower was a garden pavillion to Soteska castle, that is now in ruins. I was there in the middle of snow storm. I was actally surprised, that ivy's leafs responded to IR light in such condition. 135mm, Kodak Aerochrome III, yellow filter. I run out of the image circle, so some PS trickery was used in upper right corner (not very succesfully)

http://1vtis.si/forum/NO_029-45-IRa.JPGHudičev turn

drew.saunders
24-Mar-2013, 12:38
A couple from Niles Canyon Rail Yard near Sunol, CA. We had a Bay Area LF meetup.com get-together there, and I shot some IR. I think I need to heed the suggestion that Efke "Aura" doesn't need a pre-soak, since I've had some very mottled negatives. These two turned out OK:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8104/8587144002_169ff56a19_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/8587144002/)
f/45 and 12 seconds. 200 M-Nikkor.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8225/8586043223_dd1981fab2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/8586043223/)
That blurry blob is a steam locomotive heading out. f/16 at 1 second, 80SSXL.

mat4226
29-May-2013, 06:35
Riverbend Trail, Findlay, OH
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2881/8866378051_5b8be56e27_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mat4226/8866378051/in/photostream/)

Sinar P2 + Fujinon W 210mm f/5.6
Efke IR 820c + #87 filter (overkill, but the only filter I have)

stradibarrius
30-May-2013, 06:36
Ilike it! O don't think it is overkill but it was not my vision that saw the image so you are the real judge.
Riverbend Trail, Findlay, OH
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2881/8866378051_5b8be56e27_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mat4226/8866378051/in/photostream/)

Sinar P2 + Fujinon W 210mm f/5.6
Efke IR 820c + #87 filter (overkill, but the only filter I have)

mat4226
30-May-2013, 11:28
Oh I just mean the filtration. With Efke films, they don't see as far into the IR spectrum, so the extra filtration is just adding to the already long exposure times. Switching to an R72 filter in the next week or so, since I'm currently rating this film ~ ASA 1.5.

polyglot
31-May-2013, 05:08
Riverbend Trail, Findlay, OH

Sinar P2 + Fujinon W 210mm f/5.6
Efke IR 820c + #87 filter (overkill, but the only filter I have)

I like this a lot.