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Re: polarizing filters with b&w infrared


  • From: Bill Madden <wjm@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: polarizing filters with b&w infrared
  • Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 13:11:08 +1000

JoePaduano@xxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> Tom--The point about polarizers and b&w infrared film is that they are not
> required to produce black skies and white vegetation. The red and infrared
> filters accomplish this quite well by blocking blue light, which a polarizer
> does not block. Optimum effects are achieved with these filters, ( including
> haze penetration ) and a polarizer will not improve on these results. This is
> discussed in a chapter on filters in Kodak's Applied Infrared Photography
> book and from personal experimentation.
>                                                                joe
> ###
Joe

Could you remind me of your web site address ?  I seem to recall you 
have written three books but the photo book club here has only listed 
one.

Thanks

Bill...

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