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Digital IR 2, Thoughts on My Creative Process

02.24.2016 by Peter J. Crowley // Leave a Comment

A stroll with film camera shooting Rollie RPX 400 an orthochromatic B+W film. Using this film with a Red 25 deep Red filter produces a negative similar to IR. Well this digital age has me a bit less patient so standing at the bus stop I thought. In theory digital doesn’t react to color filters yet last spring I exposed some orange Poppies with a red filter with a good result.

DSC_0138 RPFilter S30 Cnvt IR B-3_edited-1Setting the camera on B+W I went into the menu and applied a Red/Purple filter the darkest available. My idea being if the filter was applied internally I might have a better starting point to create this effect. So convert even when shot on BW, to B+W IR followed by contrast and sharpening. The second image is re opened in PS Convert again save in Newspaper mode contrast and sharp.

DSC_0138 RPFilter S30 Cnvt IR B-3_edited-2

IR close but not quite, perhaps over sharp yet it feels like I saw it staring almost into sun just out of frame in left. Opinions on effect? Thoughts appreciated. 

The trick is not found by letting the camera tell you what it can’t do, it is found by making the camera do what you want.

enjoy pjc

Photographic Art  Meanwhile back in the 70’s scanning new/old negs

Categories // Abstract, B+W Fine Art, Diggie, Fine Art Photographs, Nature, Olympia Wa., Texture, Tutorials, Uncategorized, Washington, Winter to Spring Tags // Abstraction, B+W Fine Art Photography, Black +White Fine Art Photography, Olympia, Photographic Art, Simplicity

Old Roads, Traveled Again 2016

01.08.2016 by Peter J. Crowley // Leave a Comment

Retrospective the word for 2016 a year to be spent reviewing and scanning 45 years of images. 

057 Lebonan Pond on way to Cars 11-18-13 This from November 18th 2013 Rt. 87 the road to Carl and Maarit’s. I could take the highway be there quicker but Rt. 87 just drives well. Sunday radio on Patriots game and Jets or Giants game poking along at the speed limit how rude. It was my road there were areas that I stopped so often the people would wave occasionally come and ask what I see? This pond in Lebanon during Autumn had spectacular light sheering across the plants and dead trees. 

Image made on Canon Rebel from the turn of century. Thanks Scott for the introduction.

enjoy pjc

Photographic Art   Thoughts on Rt. 87 a lifetime of travel real and metaphoric.    

Categories // Autumn, Between Here and There, Close to home, Fall, Fine Art Photographs, Nature, Poem, Simplicity, Texture

Frost for 2016

01.01.2016 by Peter J. Crowley // 1 Comment

9:45 am shot sharpened a lot add contrast walked out and knew the effect I wanted wish the [Sh] kit lens was more optically sharp,  a consumer goodnuff lens from Nikon U$A. Also made a neg on Rollie RPX 400 with Red 25 filter with a Glass Nikon lens a real lens not needing artificial intelligence to pretend to be sharp. RPX is a red sensitive film results similar to IR film. Image to come later when I get a film scanner. 2016 more film more B+W not a resolution per say just coming home.

DSC_0066 Cnvt Sss250 Cnst+100 Frost1-1-16Cold, Cold, Cold outside but inside the heart is warm. Happy New Year.

peace pjc

Photographic Art              Winter in New England

Categories // Abstract, Abstraction, B+W Fine Art, Black and White Fine Art, Digital and Film, Morning Light, Nikon, Olympia Wa., Texture, Winter Scene Tags // Abstraction, B+W Fine Art Photography, Black +White Fine Art Photography, Olympia, Photographic Art, Seasons

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