Re: IR with no direct sunlight

["Tim Rudman" <tim.rudman@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Kodak IR can be very rewarding in dull conditions. It won't give you the
glowing effects of sunny day IR shots but it doesn't look like conventional
film either, it has a more subtle effect all of it's own. I use it in cloudy
overcast and stormy wheather and love the results. It can be interesting at
night with artificial lights too - or even with flash. Just experiment. The
worst thing that can happen is that you waste some film, only it's never
wasted of course - it's learning.
Tim
----- Original Message -----
From: Clive Warren <Clive.Warren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <infrared@xxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: IR with no direct sunlight


> At 11:15 am +0100 26/9/00, Robert Jander wrote:
> >
> >I accidently deleted a message where someone told me that there is
> >no necessity
> >to have bright sunlight in order to shoot IR photos. Can anyone tell me
more
> >about his/her experiences under those conditions, some links with photos
would
> >be great, too.
> >
> >Thanks in advance
> >
> >Robert Jander
>
>
> Have a bit of catching up to do myself - back to find a lot of posts
> to read :-)
>
> You can capture some really moody scenes without the need for bright
> sunlight.  There are a couple of photos in the CoCam Gallery (URL in
> sig. file) which have heavy cloud cover but not completely overcast.
>
> You will find that contrast will be lower when shooting on an
> overcast day - much the same as normal film.  This can be an
> advantage when using inherently high contrast films such as Konica IR
> 750.  It also makes the photos easier to print.
>
> So, go ahead and experiment - you can obtain some wonderful
> gradations in cloud with infrared film - take a look at the sky in
> the Clifton Suspension Bridge photo in the CoCam Gallery.
>
> --
> All the best,
>
>               Clive   http://www.cocam.co.uk
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