Eleven Arches: PT.III | 850nm Infrared | 35Chronicle Photography

black & white, fine art, landscape, photography, rural, skies, spring, structures, trees

When the Chill Thwarts Spring.

After the thoughtful, wonderful responses I received to PT.II last week, I have to say that I am a little bit unsure as to how I can even think of topping it. Holding back on frame one was never an option (I get far too excited at grabbing shots like that and have the shameless, breaking-strain of a Kit-Kat when it comes to showing just what can be achieved with alternative wavelength photography on a good day) and so, with a slight concern for posting a bit of a ‘come-down’, I nonetheless have pleasure in sharing my last chosen three from an absolutely fabulous hour shooting this awesome structure that is the Kinclair Viaduct. I am grateful that the spring here has started so cold as it has this year; the growth of the foliage has been slowed down somewhat and, were that not so, I’d have struggled to make the stonework as prominent as I was indeed able to do for fighting my way through the dense leaves and branches (thinking here mostly about this top image). As a compromise, from higher up – I’ve seen beautiful and eerie hanging gardens – even if in retrospect; (thank you, Janet!)

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IV | Dodging Traffic | 850nm IR | 24mm – 1/125th – f8 – ISO:703.

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Anyhooz – this is my last post from Pinmore and will be, I’m sure, my last for a good long while. As spring warms up a little now – I have plenty of other places to discover and the viaduct will be relegated like the rest of my work to date, to my archives; nonetheless, I have much to think about with regards to composition and light if I am to feel as good about what I am still to achieve if these few frames remain the benchmark I have currently set for myself. Holy moly, this is so much fun!

And summer is on the way…

…goodie!

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V | Convergences | 850nm IR | 24mm – 1/125th – f8 – ISO:734.

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VI | Into a Floating Paradise | 850nm IR | 24mm – 1/125th – f8 – ISO: 476.

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[All frames: Ricoh GXR LTFS Full-Spectrum Conversion & Front Mounted 850nm IR Filter]

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Eleven Arches: PT.II | 850nm Infrared | 35Chronicle Photography

black & white, fine art, full-spectrum, infrared, landscape, photography, rural, skies, structures

Kinclair Viaduct, Pinmore – Revisited.

Just about three years ago (give or take a month) I first shot the amazing, grand, utterly imposing viaduct just south of Pinmore on the Newton Stewart to Girvan road. I had to check my files from back then, some of which I posted in No.30, to recall which cameras I took with me on that shoot. Made on my old GR and X100T cameras, I came away with some very pleasing black and white images caught on a less than perfect day for contrast and I also recall that even the sky was so flat and diffused that the resulting frames rendered it featureless. But, I had travelled a very long way in order to shoot this iconic structure and vowed always, to go back. Maybe, I’d give it my IR treatment next time? Alright, so that was a rhetorical question!

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I | Kinclair Viaduct | 850nm IR | 24mm | 1/125th – f8 – ISO:400

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Of course I always intended to do that, so when the sun came out yesterday, Bumble and I headed off, westwards towards the A714, and north-west of Newton. In fairness, we’d been planning it for a couple of days (it’s not prudent to put any faith in the weather forecast anywhere in Scotland, more than forty-eight hours in advance; any of you who live here or have visited for more than a day, will understand exactly what I’m talking about!) When it came to the shots I’d make – I had thought to shift up from 720nm and decided that 850nm would give me a little more contrast under good light. I’d need that extra light to keep my film speed down and my shutter speeds up negating my need for the three-legged thing. As you can see from the frames here, I got very lucky with the light. One pair of frames in particular (No.I in this post and No.VI to come in the following share) did have us scrabbling upwards through tricky dense foliage in order to get the height and length I needed to grab the shot I had always imagined I would take on my first visit – a few minor abdominal wounds today remind me that the climb was well worth it and without that little extra effort, I would have come away knowing that the shot was there for the taking and I did nothing to get it – but it’s here, and the wounds will heal. Please do click the link to my original post and compare, because I truly believe that from the ground, these are the best IR shots I could possibly have made on any day such as this.

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II | Two of Eleven | 850nm | 24mm | 1/125th – f8 – ISO:911 (!)

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Dedications:

To my long-suffering and ever encouraging, Bumble – I thank you for getting into my scrapes for the sake of art! What else can I say? To all of you who visit and revisit my pages, click, comment and get involved – thank you all so much. The best that I can hope is that you will enjoy some of these captures – enough to come back. I utterly love what I do and take none of it for granted; and so – I keep doing it with the same passion and love that I felt when I first discovered what was even possible. To my good friend, Amar – your creations still help me make some of my most pleasing and dramatic work and in this regard, words fail me. Thank you, my friend!

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III | Woodburn Cottage | 850nm IR | 35mm | 1/80th – f6.3 – ISO:200

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Until PT.II – I do hope you’ll enjoy these few frames and, I wish you all a very happy and healthy weekend ahead.

[All frames: Ricoh GXR LTFS Full-Spectrum Conversion & Front Mounted 850nm IR Filter]

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Mono-Archives: PT.VII | 35Chronicle Photography

black & white, fine art, infrared, Long Exposure, nature, photography, ruins, rural, skies, structures

The Way They Move…

Gelston Castle: Long Exposure 720nm IR | 60″ – f22 – ISO:100

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The Lighthouse at Southerness: Long Exposure 720nm IR | 30″ – f22 – ISO:100

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“Love It or, Hate It” – ‘They’ Say! | 35Chronicle Photography

50mm, black & white, close-up, colour, fine art, macro, photography, still life

There’s No Room for Ambivalence Here…

I’ve been a fan of this stuff since I was a very young child and am delighted to be able to show off a few Special Editions that I have collected over the years. These three completely intact and sealed jars all went out of date (second frame, left to right) in 2009, 2014 and 2011, respectively; and yes, I have tried all of them but I kept these unopened – hoping to add more releases to my small collection. Alas, these are all I have. Though I had always intended to photograph them, it’s taken me until now to get around to it. They’ve been sat in my Harry Potter cupboard (aka: my macro-studio under the stairs!) for a couple of years now and the only reason that I ended up getting around to making a few frames with them last week was because my friend, the Good Doctor, sent me a few more fabulous goodies for my GXR system – one of which was a split-spectrum converted (from 330nm) A12 50mm macro lens & sensor unit. (I’ve discussed split-spectrum photography on my Light Waves page, if you’re not familiar). Whilst not hugely important for close-up or macro photography where a tripod and base ISO are used (just as they should be in a nicely controlled shooting environment) it is very nice to see the subtle different in luminescence in the black and white images as a result of a small amount of IR radiation from my desk lights – captured by this fabulous and versatile lens unit. As the weather here in Scotland has been nothing short of atrocious of late, it was also the perfect excuse to have a little fun indoors and, to make these frames.

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A few little known facts about Marmite, too; it’s named after a French Casserole dish (often pictured on the label, and always, on the standard jars), was invented accidentally by a German, Justus von Liebig in 1902, in New Zealand, it’s parent company is the Sanitarium Health & Wellbeing Company; here in the UK – Unilever has ownership. Whether or not you’re a fan of Marmite – I do hope you’ll enjoy these captures.

Have a great week!