On Apr 17, 2006, at 4:15 AM, Derby Chang wrote:
I think it was Ken who said my pics had too harsh a light. I agree.
But I live in Sydney so it is a challenge to get soft northern
light. So, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade :) IR has the
virtue of being very forgiving about the harshness of light.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/index7/06_04_HeartIR/index.htm
Just had a chance to look at this set. To me, these two are the
standouts:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/index7/06_04_HeartIR/04.htm
http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/index7/06_04_HeartIR/06.htm
Most of the others are capriciously off-angle to no particularly good
purpose, it proves more a distraction than adds to the photo's merit.
These two have wonderfully dramatic lighting and present an emotional
impact.
I've done a good bit of IR work and most of the time white foliage is
just too much of a gimmick. Just like tons of extreme soft focus with
a toy camera lens and other highly stylized renderings ... unless
done extremely well and used sparingly, IR work rarely has staying
power to me.
Godfrey
