About 4 months ago I sold a lens to a chap and got into a conversation with him in which he told me that as a hobby he converted old point-and-shoot cameras to infra-red. I've been interested in IR for a couple of years now and the cameras he had for sale were very cheap in comparison to what it would cost to convert one of my old cameras, less than a hundred pounds. And so I bought one from him on his recommendation. I haven't shot very much with it and this is the first shot I've properly processed. The quality of the little camera leaves a little something to be desired, I see artefacts in the sky here for example, but I do like the look of the pictures it produces. The difficult thing is, as a rank beginner, knowing what will work and what won't. I think this did in that it almost has the look of B&W film with the heavy contrasts and tonality. Looking at most of my other IR shots I also have a pretty good idea of what doesn't work. Not sure how much I'll use this camera but it's an interesting diversion and it's an outlet for me when I want to shoot in the middle of the day, when the light is at it's harshest. For IR that is exactly the right conditions!
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