April Image - Old House in IR

How I did it -

The March 2008 photo is my latest exploration into infrared. The old house was taken in Iowa on one of our trips to see our son Scott.  I used an action called " infrared" from a package of 160 actions that we bought on ebay for $ 79.  What do you think of this B&W creation.  I have included the color original.  

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COMMENTS:
 

Barb Athanasiou
Roy Cordingley	Looking at your original image it is soft everywhere not sharp. Not sure if it isn't saved at a high enough resolution or wasn't sharp when you took the image. I love the look at “IR” but this one doesn't have the sharpness and impact that it should. It has a very composition with the lead in fence. The old house is framed in nice with the two trees one on each side of the old house. And the clouds are very nice but with more contrast it would give this scene a lot of impact! Hope my comments are helpful
Dr. Mohanan Nair	Beautiful. The B&W picture is more appealing than the color. The contrast in the foreground enhanced in IR and minor details are clearly seen. What about giving a sepia tone to this picture?
Sally Grugan	IR is a very interesting effect. I like it. What are some of the other "actions"? The scene is yearning to be painted!.
Timothy D. Morton
Tom Davis	Definitely a painting like scene. I like the feel in black and white. A polarizer may have helped to bring out the clouds a bit. Nice job!

Member Bio

Carol McCreary - Biography I have been taking pictures since 6th grade and a box camera. After college, I bought an old Nikon FTN with several lenses and joined the Oklahoma Camera Club. Several years in to the hobby, I joined PSA and acquired a husband that also enjoyed photography. We were very active till the third child – no money or energy, so we dropped out for about 12 years. Now we are both back taking pictures and enjoying entering at our Oklahoma Camera Club, PSA Salons, and PSA portfolios. I am an avid photojournalism photographer and my husband, Tom, is always taking nature pictures. We also enjoy have a small studio and are practicing unique portraiture with a twist…. I love antique hats and other props in the portraits. I have exhibited in Salons in Monochrome prints, Color prints, and Photojournalism (prints and slides) with have stars in MPA, MPB, CPB, CPC, and PJ. My favorite studio photo subjects are people and animals. I am an avid PJ photographer and I am also enjoying learning more about studio portraiture. We use a 4-light novatron system. I enjoy taking color and black & white negatives with my 35mm cameras: Nikon D100 digital and Nikon N80 and several Nikor lenses We have invested in a Nikon scanner, an Epson R800 printer and an Epson 1280 printer. I am a student of the wonderful software called Photoshop. My prints are either commercially made or created on our Epson printer. I enjoy discussing and critiquing pictures and I know that there is always something new to learn. I welcome positive comments and hope that the info will help improve my photography.