Dipping my toes ...

[Jameel Hyder]

... in IR space that is. I recently converted my Sony RX100 IV for 590nm. This was my casual walkaround/snapshot camera and wasn't getting much use. There is a significant learning curve involved. I have been taking shots around the neighborhood to experiment. This was taken on my morning walk.

C&C definitely welcome and encouraged as I have a lot to learn.

 

[JimFox]

Well, I would say that this is sure really cool Jameel! It's great to see someone else joining in on the IR train. Now, we just need to get @AlanLichty to pull the trigger on an IR conversion!

I like the look of this. The Sony RX100 IV is a really good camera for a P&S since it has such a nice sensor in it. Have you noticed any hot spots with it yet?

 

[Ben Egbert]

Nice one Jameel, I like it but maybe not the sky color so much. I like the color in the reflection better.

 

[AlanLichty]

Interesting starting point for your IR explorations.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Well, I would say that this is sure really cool Jameel! It's great to see someone else joining in on the IR train. Now, we just need to get @AlanLichty to pull the trigger on an IR conversion!

I like the look of this. The Sony RX100 IV is a really good camera for a P&S since it has such a nice sensor in it. Have you noticed any hot spots with it yet?

Thanks Jim. Haven't noticed any hotspots yet but have only shot a handful so far. The past few days were cloudy and grey and the IR look under the conditions isn't conducive (or at least didn't seem so far) for IR work. All that said I have quite a bit to learn and enjoying the journey. Composing is a bit challenging given the red tones. I also had to max out the LCD brightness to help with composing.

Nice one Jameel, I like it but maybe not the sky color so much. I like the color in the reflection better.

Thanks Ben. Since this is all false color, the look is totally upto the choices made during processing. The reflections are typically at least a stop darker regardless.

Interesting starting point for your IR explorations.

Thanks Alan. Just experimenting right now to get the hang of it before I get out to more interesting locations for the IR work.

 

[Amy Nelson]

What an excellent start you have made here Jameel. Like I said before, there is definitely a learning curve with IR and judging by your start here you will make short work of the curve. GREAT JOB!

 

[JimFox]

From what I have learned so far any hot spots would show up when you have bright sunlight or are shooting towards the sun. Cloudy days or days where the sun is being hidden by clouds seem to be the best for IR. But... I say that not positively as I have only done some IR so far too, but that's kind of been what I have been seeing.

So it will be interesting for me to learn from your experiences too. Hot spots are something that have come and gone in mine, and I know certain lenses will generate hot spots more then others, but until I can find a good IR lens for myself, trying to learn how I can diminish the IR Hot Spots will be very helpful as they can be a pain in the butt to recover from while processing.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Given that the Sony RX is a fixed zoom lens, I will be restricted to using just that (24-70mm equivalent). I do get flare with this when shooting with the sun in the frame or just outside. I should look into a way to put a hood on this. The image below is an extreme case of the flare.

From my limited experiments, cloudy days with no sun (all too common here in the PNW) are not too interesting for IR.

 

[Ben Egbert]

I like this sky color better. I know it's always going to be a false color, but I prefer this false color

 

[Jameel Hyder]

I like this sky color better. I know it's always going to be a false color, but I prefer this false color

I hear you. I am not sure about false colors yet. I think going towards natural sky blue would be better for the sky.Some white fluffy clouds work really well with IR rendering. Right now it’s either grey skies or occasionally blue. The happy medium is hard to come by in this area during fall/winter.

 

[JimFox]

This addition is pretty cool Jameel. I think I get what you are saying about the cloudy skies and preferring the clearer skies, and I agree for that I think you are right because it helps to give that IR feel to it, where clouds can just end up being more neutral feeling.

If you don't mind, when you are posting, please add your settings. Primarily the aperture, since the aperture plays a huge part in hot spots. It would be nice to review these and get a sense on how your camera is doing since it does have that fixed lens.

I still need to get a converted camera as using a filter to do my IR has a pain, and since it blocks so much light, there are lot's of times I can't use it even if I want because of the super long exposures I need with it. So I will be following your photos and your settings to see if maybe this is a route I take to get a converted camera.