I was caught off guard at how white the arch presented in infrared. Generally, items that are green, especially leaves and plants, become white in an infrared capture.The natural color of the arch is more earthtoned, with a yellow/brown/red mixture. I need to do a bit more research. Green and red are color opposites, and I’m wondering if the fact that both can display as white in the infrared spectrum depends on whether they derive their color by reflecting or absorbing light.
Beyond that, I was pleasantly surprised even to find this image last night as I scanned my catalog from the nXnw trip, because I have no memory of taking it. First, I did not remember using my infrared camera at this location. Second, this seems to be from a different perspective than where I remember being situated. Yet here it is.
Have a great weekend and see you back on Monday.
Dave Wilson
17 May 2013I think the fact that leaves show as white in IR is that they reflect the vast majority of IR light hitting them so, rather than it being a red/green thing, it’s a selective relfection thing. That said, I was pretty surprised at how this arch looked in IR too (I’ve not posted any of mine yet though). It certainly stands out better against the background than in some of the visible light shots I took.
Chris Frailey Photography
17 May 2013Other worldly.
LensScaper
18 May 2013That is so totally different. Infrared has breathed new life into this shot, Mark. I don’t imagine many infrared images have been taken of this – you may be on to something here.
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Michael Criswell
22 May 2013This is sweet Mark, I never thought IR would look that way on the arch, awesome!
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