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Lily and Nik Silver Effects Pro

So, here is Lily again – the day before her two week birthday. For this one, I used Silver Effects Pro to convert to black and white. Looks good. I am also using my new Canon 430EXII (since the good … Continue reading

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Lily & Grandpa

Here is my new granddaughter, Lily, in my arms having a nice nap. This image was taken by Lily’s dad and I had a bit of filter fun with Aps on my iPad.

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Reflections in Infrared

This image was taken as part of a series on a lake behind my daughter’s home in Westchester (NY). The early morning stillness and shadows produced a nice reflection in this lake surrounded by trees. I processed the RAW file … Continue reading

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A Man with His Daughter

Brad and Lily on the day of her birth (Also, my new granddaughter)! The photo was taken in Nicole’s hospital maternity room on June 12. There was some great light coming in the window – a low and bright overcast … Continue reading

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Multiple Manipulations

Here is an IR of trees with the sun backlighting the leaves. After some adjustments in Lightroom 3, I used Nik Silver Effects Pro to convert to black and white. Then I applies the Polaroid Transfer filter from Nik Color … Continue reading

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IR Image

Trees display as white in infrared. What about other green vegetation? This cactus is a shade of green and has a white range. The detail is often lost but sometimes elements of the plant can be seen where they do … Continue reading

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At the Cemetery Using IR

I spent this afternoon at the Bethlehem Cemetery. Officially known as the Bethlehem Cemetery Association, it was established 140+ years ago on 30 acres in the town of Bethlehem (Delmar), NY. Only about 3/4 mile from my (northern) home, I … Continue reading

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IR in B&W

Here is another infrared image taken of some small palms in my backyard. The original was taken as a jpg and converted to black and white with Nik Silver Effects Pro. I printed the finished image on RedRiver Paper’s Polar … Continue reading

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Infrared Photography

The images in this post were taken with my newly converted infrared camera. I sent my ancient Canon 300D (Digital Rebel) away to LifePixel to get it converted to infrared. I chose the standard filter conversion which is equivalent to … Continue reading

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Space Coast

We recently returned from a visit to the Kennedy Space Center and had the privilege of meeting the oldest daughter of the late astronaut Alan Shepard. She and her extended family attended the first day issue of a stamp honoring … Continue reading

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