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Thank you for the kind comment. I do crop, adjust levels, and sometimes tweek the image slightly. By this I mean `dodging` some of the shadows to lighten, and `burn in` the highlight in areas that are a bit bright. Generally speaking, the Jpegs do not need much done to them.

@@rogerhance5883 very impressive. I'll try it out with my Pen F, just got it 2 weeks ago. Thanks for the tips!

Its a cracking lens and would be ideal for Puffins coming in to land.

Thanks for the kind comment Michael. Glad you enjoyed the video.

Thanks for the kind comment. Glad you liked the video and the slow mo.

THhnks Peter. Glad you liked it.

Thanks for commenting. Like you , I steer away from club ccompetitions. Been there, done that, got the Tshirt.

Thanks for commenting. The advantage of using a rangefinder is you see a more normal picture at the time of taking.

Thanks for the kind comment Frank. Its much appreciated.

Glad you enjoyed the video Richard and thank for commenting. Its a different and enjoyable way of taking pictures, and well worth the money getting a old camera converted.

Thanks Neil. It seemed daft having the old EM1mkIi sitting around doing nothing. It re-sale price was ridiculous, so it made sense to get it converted. I have always liked IR images, but its not to everyones taste.

@@rogerhance5883 Very true. I looked at trading in my old Canon 50d, but have since given it the Magic Lantern firmware. I did consider IR, and it’s still an option I might explore

Thanks for commenting. Sorry you found the Scotland pictures so boring.

Thanks for the kind comment Paul. Glad you liked it.

Thanks for the kind comment. Using the 300mm F4 is a vaild point.

Thanks James. I knew some people would be critical and I say in the video that IR is an aquired taste. At the end of the day, we take pictures that we like, and thats the important thing. Thanks for the kind comment.

Thank you. It well worth thinking about if you have an old camera you rarely use anymore.

Hi Roger, Thats something I would never have thought of trying. Good idea.

Thanks for the very kind comment Charlie. Not sure how much it would cost but if you contact Protech, I am sure they will give you a quote. I would think in the region of £215.

Thanks for commenting Barry. Glad you enjoyed it. When ProTech do the conversion, they will set a custom white balence, but its easy enough to do yourself. You just take a reading off of grass. Although the images will look monochrome in the viewfinder and on the LCD screen, they will have a slight colour cast. I convert my images to mono in Sliver FX software, and that takes the colour cast out completely. Hope that helps.

Thanks Robert . Much appreciated.

Hi Ray, Thanks for watching, and glad you enjoyed the video. As you say, its not everyones cup of tea, but like you, IR gives another area of photography to explore. Have fun `exploring my channel. Most of the videos are natural history based, and although they are mainly based towards the OM /Olympus system, a lot of the techniques and information would be applicable to your Canon system. Thanks for commenting.

Thanks for the kind comment. 👍

Fair enough comment. I have seen some very nice `channel swap` pictures.

Thanks for commenting Alan. Like you , I am not a great fan of getting up early. I did it all my life for work, and didnt want to have to do it when I retired. Unfortunately, sometimes you have too. Its very frustrating getting up early, driving in the dark, walking to the location, and then finding either the light is rubbish, or the thing you want to photograph is not performing.

Thanks for commenting. I was pleased with it.

@@rogerhance5883 The results are first rate Roger and what an excellent re purpose of an old camera. Terrific images....Huge thanks for the heads up info too..saved me a lot of researching. Thank you

@@mxyptlk Thannk. Much appreciated. 👍

Thanks for commenting. I had mine converted just before my trip to Skye and Torridon. Glad I did because there were times when the light was far too harsh.

Thanks for commenting. You see a monochrome image in the viewfinder or on the back of the LCD screen. The image will have a slight `magenta tone or colour cast`, but I correct that in post processing. I use Silver FX for converting my monos, and I find it gives a nice `punchy` black and white. I shoot IR in Raw, but you can shoot it as a Jpeg. I have to say I dont understand `is the Bayer array removed` ? I am afraid that going a bit over my head ! 😂

Thanks for commenting. With a converted IR camera, you will get a good idea in the vieewfinder and the LCD screen as to what the finished image will look like. The images will have a slight sepia/or magenta cast, but when I convert to monochrome in post production, the colour cast disappears.

@@rogerhance5883 Thanx, good responce.

Hi Stephen, Thanks for commenting. The pictures on the back of the screen will look different to how these pictures have finished up. On the back screen and viewfinder, they will have a slight colour cast, - often magenta. This is fairly normal for all IR converted cameras. To reduce this, take a white balance reading off of grass, and and set that on your camera. Even still , there will be a cast to the pictures. Once I have downloaded the pictures, I convert to monochrone using Silver FX software, and that takes the colour cast out completely. I find the settings, - High Structure Smooth or High Structure Harsh will give a nice punchy mono with a decent range of tones. Hope this helps.

@@rogerhance5883many thanks for the information, 🙂

@@stephenwilliams6682 I should have mentioned the colour cast and how I process the images in the video, but I try to keep all my video to about 10mins long. After that, I think people tend to get a bit bored.

Thanks a lot. Glad you liked it.

Thanks for commenting Martin. Like you , I love infra red, although I know some people hate it. I looked at your video. Some nice images. Well done.

@@rogerhance5883 Thank you Roger

Thanks for the very kind comment. Its much appreciared. Glad you liked it.

Cheers John. Not sure its everyones cup of tea, but I enjoy taking IR images.

Thanksfor commenting Mark. If I was going away to do landscape, I would still get up early in the morning for sunrise, or be out late in the vening to take `conventional shots`. Trouble is that when you go away to a location, and it bright and sunny, what do you during the middle of the day ? At least IR photography gives you another option.

Thanks for commenting, and you do have some interesting points. As I mentioned in the video, Infra Red is not to everyones taste. I know of at least two camera club judges who hate it, which is fair enough. Everyone to their own, and it would be a very boring world if we all liked the same type of images. Regarding taking the same shots as everyone, else in places in `England-Scotland-Wales`, again its a valid comment. It would be nice to find new locations that have not been photographed before, but most of these `honey spot` or `tripod holes` locations are often the best places to take pictures. O.K. so they have been done to death, and by other phtographers who have made better pictures than me, but the fact they have been done before should stop other photographers from taking the pictures. Having never been to Skye and Torrindon, it would have been rude not to have taken a few shots, and providing the photographer is happy with them, it should not decry him from taking a shot that been done thousands of time before. Thanks for the comment, and as I said at the start, you do have some interesting points. P.S. Regarding `running out of idea`- I am always trying to think of new ideas, but unfortunately, they never seem to materialise ! 😂

The reason why soo many go to the same locations is because it's all they know . As they never venture to places rarely even featured on YT .

@@colintraveller Fair enough comment.

Different people work with different tools because their brains are wired differently. Some may like the analogue of attaching filters while others may like to tinker in Lightroom with their mouse. Different strokes for different folks. Regarding infra red, it's an interesting way of seeing the world as if we have a different set of eyes. Certain living things see the world in a completely different frequency range. It can be fascinating and actually encourage greater creativity.

The real skill and luck is finding that one moment where the same old location provides a unique lighting situation thar allows a photo to be created with a completely iujnique perspective. That usually requires great persistence and patience. ​@rogerhance5883

Cheers Mike. Bit different to my normal nature videos, so not to everyones taste.

All you need to do is removing the interior UV/Bayer filter, and it's done. I think it's far more exciting to use infrared film.

@@Autorange888 It is a different way of taking pictures.

Thanks Trevor. As always, you kind comments greatly appreciated.

Thank you. Very kind of you to say that. Its greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the kind comment. Glad you have found it helpful.

Thanks for the very kind comment. Glad you liked it.

Thanks for the very kind comment. Glad that you found it helpful , and that it assisted you with your shots at the Eden project.

Thanks Johnathan, for such a nice comment. Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks David. I was quite pleased with this one. It is a great location. You probably went with Richard ?

Thanks for the very kind words . Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks Richard. Glad you liked it.

Thanks for the kind comment and glad you liked it.

Thanks a lot. Glad you liked it. 👍

Thanks for the kind comment. Much appreciated.