Spring Photos

Here are some color and IR pictures I shot this past spring at Pott County State Fishing Lake and Willow Lake (below the dam at Tuttle Creek Lake).

Enjoy!

Fort Larned in Infrared (IR)

When I was out in the Great Bend area last month I stopped at the Fort Larned historic site to photograph the fort in Infrared. I had intended to convert all the photos to black and white IR, but I really liked how some of the shots looked in color IR. I really liked how the blue in some of the uniforms came through in the IR. You can view the photos here.

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Road Trip in IR

Here are a few photos of my recent trip to northeast Kansas in infrared (IR).

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And Thanks to all the Veterans out there!

Infrared Photos from this fall

Here are some recent infrared (IR) photos from this fall. These were taken in various places around Kansas, Wildcat Park, Konza, Pillsbury Crossing, Elk City Falls, and Cross Timbers State Park.

Hope you enjoy!

Marshall County 8-23-08

It is getting closer to fall! The sorghum (milo) fields are heading out and starting to turn their fall colors. These are some pictures, both color and IR, of a recent drive through Marshall County where my Dad and I caught an amazing sunset.

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Recent IR photos

Here are some recent IR photos, these were taken in Clay County, Marlatt Park, and at the Stockdale Park on Tuttle Creek Lake.

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Foggy Morning on Deep Creek Road

Well summer is here finally and the heat has driven me to desperate measures...getting up early to photograph at sunrise. I'm not a morning person! Anyway, this past Saturday was beautiful with really heavy fog. I was a little late getting out, but still got some photos of the fog out on Deep Creek Road and then headed to Pillsbury Crossing. My photos can be viewed here.

I also had my IR modified camera with me and shot several photos in IR. I've posted these as well, they can be viewed here. Most of these I've converted to black and white, but I've also left a few with the slight red tint they have coming straight out of the camera. A few I've also exchanged the red and blue channels of the images which lets you put a blue sky back in the photo. I really love this effect.

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First light with new IR camera

I recently sent off a Digital Rebel to Lifepixel.com to be modified for infrared (IR) only photography and I've been anxiously awaiting its return....it finally arrived this past Friday! I took it out in the backyard for my first test shots with it. You can view them here.

I'm hooked!! I love the look of IR photos. If you are curious, you can learn more about IR photography at the Lifepixel website or at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared_photography. IR photography is not the same thing as thermal imaging, which many people confuse it with. IR photography is simply recording IR light as opposed to visible light, not heat as is done with thermal imaging. A great subject for IR photography is any green plant. The chlorophyll in plants strongly reflects IR light. Kansas is an IR shooters paradise in the spring and summer, we have lots of green and lots of sunshine!

Peace.

Chase County and Tall Grass Prairie National Grasslands

I recently visited the Tall Grass Prairie National Grasslands near Cottonwood Falls and Strong City in Chase County, Kansas with a couple of friends. We visited the Chase County Courthouse, the oldest operating courthouse in Kansas and did some photography there and then stopped at an old railroad depot and a cementary before hiking the nature trail at the Tall Grass Prairie. You can find some information on the Tall Grass Prairie Grasslands here and info on Chase County here. This is a good place to visit and look around, both on the Prairie and in the towns of Cottonwood Falls and Strong City. If you are driving down from Manhattan, an excellent place to stop for some food is the Hays House Restaurant in Council Grove (which is also a neat town to explore). My color photos from this trip can be viewed here and my Infrared Photos here. Hope you Enjoy!

Peace.