The Farm (Infrared)

Right after I got home from our first landscape class in Laguna, I immediately bought an I.R. filter because I fell in love with it. So when I got my grubby hands on the pricey filter, I was excited to try it out in a place where there was a lot of green. So what better place than The Farm in San Benito! It was mostly cloudy and even rainy on our second day there, the day I was supposed to shoot my I.R. pics. Plus, I couldn’t get my camera to accept the data of the green grass I was taking pictures of. When using I.R., you need to preset the white balance to the green grass you’re planning to shoot, but my camera flat-out refused to accept the data. My dreams of trying out my new filter were almost dashed, when suddenly, the sun came out for about 30 minutes, and my camera suddenly accepted the data and I was off!

The sun would shine then hide, giving me little pockets of sunshine. I.R. photography sometimes takes a full minute of exposure at a time, so it was frustrating when the sun would suddenly be engulfed my massive rain clouds. But no matter, I was able to squeeze out a couple of shots.

My I.R. shots have a weird flavor. Usually, they’re bluish in tint, but mine came out with golden hue. So instead of an icy, wintry feel, mine felt more like…Jurassic. To me they look like pictures taken during the time of the dinosaurs.

Well anyway, here they are: