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Infrared Dragonfly
Started July 25, 2010 @ 1:13pm by Tim Gray
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Tim Gray
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| Infrared Dragonfly | July 25, 2010 @ 1:13pm | 
ISO 400;1/20 sec at f / 4.5;-2 EV;EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM;200 mm;Canon EOS 7D
Maybe not technically a macro, but I got pretty close with a 70-200. The 7D has been customized to shoot IR spectrum and I though this was an interesting variation on the dragonfly theme.
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Usha
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Flo
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| July 27, 2010 @ 12:31am | Lovely. I too am amazed that you'd have a new 7D converted! Did you know that there's a visual light pass filter that you can use to make normal images, too?
I have one. It was expensive, but worth it. I have the Fujifilm S3 Pro IR/UV body which takes Nikkor lenses. So without the filter, I get IR; with it I get normal visible light images.
I also use it with normal camera bodies and lenses, as I think it makes for clearer and truer colors under certain circumstances. It causes no loss of light.
Flo - PPY
"May we live in peace without weeping. May our joy outline the lives we touch without ceasing. And may our love fill the world, angel wings beating." aziza
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Tim Gray
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| July 27, 2010 @ 6:18pm |
Quote (Flo)
Lovely. I too am amazed that you'd have a new 7D converted! Did you know that there's a visual light pass filter that you can use to make normal images, too?
I have one. It was expensive, but worth it. I have the Fujifilm S3 Pro IR/UV body which takes Nikkor lenses. So without the filter, I get IR; with it I get normal visible light images.
I also use it with normal camera bodies and lenses, as I think it makes for clearer and truer colors under certain circumstances. It causes no loss of light. |
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Actually, this doesn't ring a bell - can you send me a reference link? Thanks. |
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RickT
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| July 27, 2010 @ 10:59pm | Well, while everyone is off discussing the tools, I'll sneak in to mention the picture itself. I like the lines of this shot, with all the diagonals running from lower left to upper right. Both the foreground and background branches sweep in that direction, and then the wings of the insect continue the line. Nice interest in what could have been just a silhouette shot.
RickT
Boulder, Colorado
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rwteichler/
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Pixelle
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| July 28, 2010 @ 12:07am | To Tim: Magnifique IR picture! RickT said it all for me. I want to add that the similarity between the insect's legs and the branch on wich it stands is quite amazing. The shape of one echos the other. Bravo, Tim!
To Rick: The photo of the bee you submit for the macro challenge is wonderful. I do not like insects pictures, sorry, but this one is a great abstract: texture, colors,details. Loved it.
Micheline
"Finding and expressing your vision is a journey, not a destination". David Du Chemin
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Flo
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| July 28, 2010 @ 8:23am | Tim, this filter is made in Germany by B+H and the ID around its edge reads F-Pro.
My local camera dealer got it for me and I don't know where he ordered it from.
I think B&H Photos in NYC can get it (Not to be confused with the manufacturer B+H).
Also, try MaxMax in NJ. They convert cameras - they buy all their camera bodies from my local dealer, btw. MaxMax also makes and sells a variety of filters for various wave lengths in the IR and UV ends of the spectrum. So they probably have a similar filter that blocks all IR and UV wavelengths and allows only visible light to pass through to the sensor.
A filter like this visible light pass has to be screwed onto the lens you are using, to prevent IR and UV wavelengths from sneaking past. So this means getting the filter in the size of your largest frequently used lens and then getting step-down adaptor rings for your lenses with smaller diameters.
If you have one of these filters, then you can use your 7D for any type of photography. The best of both worlds. 
Flo - PPY
"May we live in peace without weeping. May our joy outline the lives we touch without ceasing. And may our love fill the world, angel wings beating." aziza
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