Re: Red Filters vs. Visually Opaque IR Filters

["Gary Hall" <Robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: Editor - P.O.V. Image Service <editor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 10:10 AM
Subject: Red Filters vs. Visually Opaque IR Filters


> Just wondered if someone might have sample imagery that portrayed a
> scene shot with  a Red #25 or Cokin Red 03 on the one hand, and the same
> scene shot with a Wratten 87, 87C, or 89B (or similar visually opaque
> filter) on the other hand...
> 
> I wondered how much visual difference is obvious in the final image...
> 
> I generally prefer the red filters...  
> 
> They are easier to focus and as they reduce a scene to near monotone
> tonalities, they make it easy to pre-visualize the scene's composition. 
> Of course the IR effect itself is not wholly predictable..
> 
> As I shoot primarily Kodak HIE, I would be most interested in example
> imagery shot on that emulsion...
> 
> 
> Feel free to e-mail me sample images directly or direct me to a URL if
> you should have, or know of, any images shot both ways, as described
> above..
> 
> Keith
> 


Try  http://spear.users.netlink.co.uk/infrared/

One of our users pages.


R. Gary Hall
Infrared and lith Prints...
www.RobertHallPhotography.com



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