Bridges and Long Exposure Practice

The fog was very heavy this morning so my plan to shoot some long exposures during the sunrise never happened. However, I got a couple of shots of the delapidated pier on Lake Monroe in the fog. I learned a few things such as you need to cover the view finder to keep ambient light from leaking in. I went home and found the cover so I can use it next time. I also found a long exposure chart online. Second lesson learned was wear my waterproof hiking shoes since the grass can be wet in the mornings. Once the fog burned off, I drove down to the St. Johns Bridge to take a few more shots. I discovered a section of the old Lake Monroe bridge is still there as a landmark. The steel structure is interesting to photograph. I also took some infrared shots of the Seminole trail bridge  over I-4. I hope to get back up there around sunset to get more dramatic skies.

Old Lake Monroe Bridge

Infrared of the Seminole Trail Bridge over I-4

Home Sweet Home

Just returned from a trip to visit my dad in Massachusetts. September is a beautiful time to be in New England although a little too early for fall color. The weather was spectacular. The next camera club theme is bridges so I went in search of a few bridges that were pretty close to home. The Memorial Bridge in Springfield has always been one of those things I took for granted. I have driven by countless times and never paid much attention to it. Now I am seeing it in a whole new light. Fortunately the city created a riverside park on the Springfield side of the bridge so my dad and I went down to see what kind of views we could see. Of course, I would have rather had some early morning or magic hour photos of the bridge, but you don't know if there are unsavory characters lerking in the shadows. So, I have to live with the middle of the day shots. The clouds were very favorable against the vibrant blue sky.

Memorial Bridge, Springfield, Mass

Covered bridge in Forest Park, Springfield, Mass

Infrared Photo of covered bridge
 

Infrared in Winter Park

The rain finally cleared out and the day turned out to be quite beautiful after 4PM so I took a
walk in Winter Park with my newly converted infrared camera. I didn't change any settings on it, I just pointed and shot. I opened the files in Lightroom and then used Silver Efx Pro to convert to black and white. The raw files have some color in them and I prefer total black and white.



Small Chapel in Altamonte Springs



Winter Park Institute



Walkway between the Annie Russell Theater and Knowles Chapel



Historic house in Winter Park

Infrared, Finally!

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Show Home at Baldwin Park

I finally got an infrared converted camera. I decided to convert a Canon G10 point and shoot for a starter infrared camera. I don't have an extra DSLR laying around that I could convert and I decided I would not want to carry two larger cameras around. I like the size of the G10... not too big and not too small. I have only taken a couple of shots and I think I will be happy with the conversion for now. I had the conversion done at Kolari Vision. The price was lower than the other conversion services and I was a little worried that I may have made a mistake. I can't see any problems with it and the whole process from shipping there and back including the conversion was only 8 days! This weekend I hope to be out giving the camera a full test. Digital infrared is definately easier than the film days of changing bags, worrying about the heat and the processing. More images to come soon.