One of the great advantages of Infrared photography is it doesn’t require a 5am alarm call to get the best conditions. In fact the maximum amount of infrared radiation is generally on a hot summers day at midday. However it’s perfectly possible to take infrared images throughout the day and at times when colour photography would be, well…boring.
I visited Cawdor Woods today at about 8am. It was a bright sunny day but not too warm (spring keeps arriving then disappearing again). The forests were green although the Oak trees have still to flush. I used my trusty Olympus Em1 and had the 9-18mm and 40-150 lenses which I swapped depending on the subjects. I also swapped between 950nm and 720nm depending on light levels (950nm leads to long shutter speeds in a relatively dark forest). All images were handheld.
I went without huge expectations but am happy with some of the images. So if you are struggling for motivation on a sunny day why not try infared photography and who knows what you will capture.
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