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Limber Pine by Jim Cox
Monday, 7th July 2008

Limber Pine

by Jim Cox

On the Edge. Alberta. (Infrared)
Equipment: Sony 828
Jim Cox

Limber Pine by Jim Cox was photo of the day on Monday, 7th July 2008. It is tagged , . You can leave a comment below.

31 Comments

7th July 2008 at 1:24 am

I forgot to post but this area is being invaded by the Pine Beetle in the Rocky Mountains in Canada. Many of the pines in this area have been and will be lost. It will be very sad to see them go.

Anurag

7th July 2008 at 6:13 am

Exquisite B&W landscape with that IR Look that gives the surreal feel to the shots. Really like the Whimsical shape of the tree.
How did you convert to the IR?

7th July 2008 at 7:55 am

This is a spectacular composition combined with a tremendous tonal range. Please tell us what you used for the IR treatment, if you will. This is gorgeous! Thank you for posting this beautiful image of Nature!

7th July 2008 at 8:30 am

Very nice composition and very moody. The B/W tone is great What time was this shot taken ?

a.

7th July 2008 at 8:40 am

Oh my! This photograph is superb! I love the black and white, it almost looks like a painting! I love the IR! Great job!

7th July 2008 at 8:52 am

The sky looks like brush strokes, and I like the stripes on the mountains.

Alex

7th July 2008 at 9:59 am

Fantastic result. I thought: why do they show a painting today?

planet lover

7th July 2008 at 11:39 am

Not being a photographer (what’s IR, anyway?) I’d like to think of this as a photo taken at night under the light of a full (silvery?) moon. It is beautiful indeed, but I’d would have to wait for the light of day to see the landscape in its full splendor.

7th July 2008 at 12:09 pm

The shot is 10:41am September 28 and the stripes on the mountains are caused by snow. The Sony DSCR828 takes infrared but only at night so I use two 3 stop neutral density filters to fool it into working during the day. I use Photoshop to delete the blue channel and then convert it into monochrome and adjust the levels to get a full contrast range.

ChrisB

7th July 2008 at 12:13 pm

The contrast of light and texture is truly breathtaking!

7th July 2008 at 3:37 pm

beautiful black & white Jim. Do you use a infrared filter?

Eileen

7th July 2008 at 3:54 pm

I love black and white. I use it b & w film alot. To me it is the best. My dad felt it was the only thing real. I love Alberta. So I say good show. EZ

Eileen

7th July 2008 at 3:59 pm

P.S. Does anyone use real film like I do, or has everyone gone to digital? I am still a realist! EZ
P.S.S. My Dad even used a 3D camera!!!!!!!!

TomBrooklyn

7th July 2008 at 4:09 pm

Looks like a scene from a 1950s movie.

7th July 2008 at 4:44 pm

Shades (get it?) of Ansel Adams!

Rose

7th July 2008 at 6:29 pm

I love black and white pictures and this picture is one reason why. Just as a curiosity though I would like to see this beside the same shot is color and see the differance

7th July 2008 at 8:28 pm

Amazing shot! Congratulations – I love your B&W / IR work

Kind regards,

Gerry

7th July 2008 at 8:42 pm

lovely image. those are some gneiss (nice) mountains. ;-) Do you know–looks like gneiss. Anyhow, a great photo, and I really like the tonality and composition of this image. I too would love to hear something about how you do your conversion.

7th July 2008 at 9:31 pm

The wavering sky, the fallen tree, gives this a mysterious look. It’s a fantastic shot.Great Job!

7th July 2008 at 9:44 pm

This is stunning in seeing it, capture, composition and processing….kudos to you, Jim!

Creativity appears in all mediums of art and I have discovered so many creative geniuses out there combining tons of knowledge, (photography must be learned in a realist, purist form-itself) then carried out with creative, artistic and technical know-how. I belive that to be somewhat the same thing Ansel Adams did, underexposing the skies, burning and dodging….photography is adjusting the image for what he/she desires the second the photog adjusts the camera for the shot!
Great work.

Sue Gagnon

7th July 2008 at 10:56 pm

There is nothing like a GREAT B&W to me! Ellie, you said everything I was going to say. Kudos to YOU Jim. In my estimation, anyone who can photograph like Ansel Adams, is quite accomplished!

8th July 2008 at 1:14 am

I visited your web gallery. You have some amazing shots!! The infrared shots are awesome. I am impressed with how you do it. There are companies who will convert digital cameras to infrared. But, it sounds as though your camera has the ability to shoot infrared, but, only at night. The use of filters to trick it into letting you shoot the infrared during the day, is very smart. Great Job!!! -Lisa

8th July 2008 at 6:24 am

Great shot!!

8th July 2008 at 9:21 pm

superb shot, excellent processing, love it!

8th July 2008 at 10:24 pm

I really like the composition of this picture. It’s a very interesting scene and the b&w makes it even stronger.

10th July 2008 at 6:07 am

Love the picture. how would one obtain a copy. the b&w is stunning

10th July 2008 at 4:47 pm

Infrared photography is a beautiful art, as you’ve shown here.

su

7th July 2009 at 9:52 am

Like the way you have handled this shot. cool

22nd July 2009 at 6:09 pm

The black and white makes it look beautiful.

Renee

7th July 2010 at 6:04 pm

Wonderful shot!! Like the B/W effect!

Su

7th July 2010 at 6:17 pm

Great effect the u/r has on photos.

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