Me neither, we inherited it with the house - apparently it can self seed and become a bit invasive in damp conditions but I think we will be okay. The hanging form of it is quite decorative.
Here's some Clematis Montana enjoying the sun.
Clematis
Me neither, we inherited it with the house - apparently it can self seed and become a bit invasive in damp conditions but I think we will be okay. The hanging form of it is quite decorative.
Here's some Clematis Montana enjoying the sun.
Clematis
Infrared #24 by Bill, on Flickr
Infrared #23 by Bill, on Flickr
Infrared #22 by Bill, on Flickr
From the Bisti badlands in New Mexico. This location is brilliantly well suited to infrared if you are visiting at midday, though it's worth a visit anyway to see the petrified wood and dinosaur bones literally underfoot. Shot on an Olympus E-PL1, 760nm.
Very nice images! I can see why they call the area 'badlands'. I've read a number of stories by Tony Hillerman that referenced this area. Now, I know what he was talking about!
Thanks for the kind words Jon. Bisti is unlike anywhere else I have been - it really doesn't feel like earth anymore. The mounds in the second image are coal, some of which have been ignited by lightning and by burning turned from black to red. There are numerous intact petrified trees exposed, 10s of feet long, surrounded by the hoodoos of the first image. And there are no trails there so you are free to wander the entire area (a gps or a map and compass is mandatory).
Some images from the lower San Juan river.
Infrared #20 by Bill, on Flickr
Infrared #17 by Bill, on Flickr
Infrared #15 by Bill, on Flickr
Wonderful images Bill! Interesting information. I would like to visit the area.
I have visited the Badlands several times. I made the following images in the park during my last visit back in 2015. All of the images were made with an IR converted Sony a7r. The round image was made by combining two images, one in vertical orientation and the other in horizontal, a technic I learned from my friend San Wang.
Sandy
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Terrific work, Sandy!
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Thanks Jon and Peter for your comments re: the round images. In 2015 I made these images by mounting Sony E mount APS-C lens in a tripod socket that allowed rotating from vertical to horizontal position for two frames on a Sony a7r camera. It worked but was not very precise. Today this is much easier since there are several rotating collards available for Sony a7 type cameras that allow rotation for any lens mounted on the camera, or for fast switching from vertical to horizontal format.
Attached are a few more round shots I made from the trip to the South Dakota badlands. We were fortunate to have had very nice lighting and clouds most days of our stay there in late September.
Sandy
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More great stuff, Sandy! I wasn't so lucky when I visited. The skies were mostly blank.
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