Tuesday, May 07, 2013

2012 05 May 04 IR HDR West End 01a

Vancouver's West End looking all tiny in the perspective distorting clarity of infra red light.

Distance haze in real life and photography is due to water in the atmosphere. Our brain tell us that the more something is caught in haze the farther away it must be. Totally smart.

Water, by design, reflects blue light which is why our oceans, as seen from space, are blue. However, by design, an Infra Red (IR) camera is indifferent to blue light and is thus equally indifferent to the haze water creates.

Take the haze out of the equation and our brain concludes those distant objects must be up close and personal.

Shooting in infra red is like have super hero vision.

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