FCIR Study-2

FCIR Study-2, a photo by McF Studios on Flickr.

One of my favorite discoveries in this area was this "nostril rock". Figured that I was making strangely coloured photos, so why not up the oddness a bit. This is another false coloured infrared photograph. The sepia toning is a characteristic of the filter I'm using as it allows a portion of the visible spectrum to pass as well as infrared light. The foliage is actually white or shades of grey, but an optical illusion is giving it the appearance of being slightly cyan. Kind of geeky and kind of cool, so I'm sticking with it for now. Composing a shot like this involves working through a nearly opaque filter, there's a lot of redundancy and note-taking involved. Not usually part of my MO - but strangely, I'm enjoying it very much.

FCIR Study-1

FCIR Study-1, a photo by McF Studios on Flickr.

I dusted off an old camera to begin experimenting with infrared photos… again. It isn't very straightforward, and there is a huge learning curve. If you are the research type, you may shorten your experimentation, but my art school background demands I just continue to fail until I succeed. Anyway, I went off into the backyard and started shooting. While trying to figure out how to develop a decent IR image, I discovered a method of conversion that produced this effect. Similar to a duotone, but with full RGB information. Kind of like the false colour thing and they seem interesting enough to share. Plenty more to come.

Flowers For Monday

 The ethereal genus: Nymphaea.

Sometimes my photography is not about spacial depth and exploring three dimensions within the expressional constraints of two.  Sometimes it is a story of colour and texture.

Spring 2012 Cover of Rocky Mountain Caving!

 My photograph was selected as the Spring 2012 cover of Rocky Mountain Caving magazine.  The original is below.  I'm quite pleased, it's my first cover shot!

Deadwood Gulch Scene 1

Deadwood Gulch Scene 1, a photo by McF Studios on Flickr.

It happens a lot that I just stop along whatever road I'm traveling along and head into the forrest. Chasing a hunch or Sasquatch or flash of colour. That's the story for these three little cascades. Driving with the windows down I saw a small stream that sounds much bigger than it looked. (Riding with me as a passenger is pretty interesting, I'm told.) Of course we stopped and these were the reward for our curiosity.

Deadwood Gulch Scene 2

Deadwood Gulch Scene 2, a photo by McF Studios on Flickr.

It happens a lot that I just stop along whatever road I'm traveling along and head into the forrest. Chasing a hunch or Sasquatch or flash of colour. That's the story for these three little cascades. Driving with the windows down I saw a small stream that sounds much bigger than it looked. (Riding with me as a passenger is pretty interesting, I'm told.) Of course we stopped and these were the reward for our curiosity.

Deadwood Gulch Scene 3

Deadwood Gulch Scene 3, a photo by McF Studios on Flickr.

It happens a lot that I just stop along whatever road I'm traveling along and head into the forrest. Chasing a hunch or Sasquatch or flash of colour. That's the story for these three little cascades. Driving with the windows down I saw a small stream that sounds much bigger than it looked. (Riding with me as a passenger is pretty interesting, I'm told.) Of course we stopped and these were the reward for our curiosity.

In other news...

I built the frame for this table in 1998.  As soon as I put it in my living room, I decided I needed a TV stand more than a coffee table.  So that's where it stayed, unfinished but functional.
When we moved to Rifle, CO this year, we decided not to move the TV.  So this table was no longer functional and being unfinished it was also kind of an eyesore.  But no longer!  Can't wait until is gets its first coffee cup ring.
Fifteen years is a long time... Guess I should have thrown that damn TV out sooner.