PMAE No 175

San Francisco Peaks from the east. More snow due tonight, not enough but some at least.

Infrared Conversion

[Iris]

Beautiful. Is this a night shot, or low key?

[Walks @ 7]

@irisn Thank you so kindly for the fav. This is shot in infrared then converted to B&W. It is a tad low key I agree.

[Krista Marson]

I occasionally check in with my desktop Flagstaff Web Cam to see if it's snowing or not. It's never too exciting, but I can peek at the weather at least: https://www.flagstaffarizona.org/webcam/

[Walks @ 7]

@blueberry1222 Winter is being very shy this year. The wind isn't tough. Taken along I40 near Two Guns.

[Margo Sayer]

VML how the peaks have an origami appearance. I'd probably get lynched for airing such a view....

[M. Brutus]

Very cool landscape shot. Like the black and white. And the white clouds in the dark sky.

[Larry L]

Love the very dark skt! Has an Ansel Adams feel.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Love the dark tonal range of this - always think of IR as more High-key for want of a better description. Like it

[Walks @ 7]

@s4sayer No violence here, just glad you like this. The wind was rather fierce out on the desert yesterday.

@mbrutus Thank you so very much.

@lsquared Thank you ever so kindly for the fav. Mr. Adams was and is always a favorite of mine.

@ziggy77 So grateful for the fav. I think that I like IR because I can go out in the middle of the day when it has warmed up a bit.

[Domenico Dodaro]

Beautiful, fav!

[Diane]

This is beautiful!

[Walks @ 7]

@domenicododaro Thank you so kindly for the fav. The east side of the peaks shows where the mountain blew all those many thousands of years ago. I believe it used to be about 4 thousand feet higher. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Peaks )

[Walks @ 7]

@eudora Very grateful for the fav, thank you so much. I like this side of the peaks, its much less crazy, windy but more peaceful.

[Stephanie]

Very nice, your pictures have progressively got me thinking about converting my old 500D...

[David]

Fab! (sorry not very original comment!)... but it is! Fav

[Walks @ 7]

@stephanies If you are thinking about converting a camera to IR, I say go for it. I used Life Pixel but they are in the States, not sure about who would be a good choice in GB.

@yrhenwr I am grateful for the fav. Thank you kindly. Would you have any suggestions of what I might do differently here? Sometimes I tend to go too dark in my conversions.

[David]

@joysabin Difficult one... the snow on the peaks and the white clouds stand out against the dark sky. It would be a pity to lose that. I guess it depends upon what you want to communicate... a mood? time of day? or more realism? I would see what can be achieved by lightening the whole, selectively lightening some parts, trying a different balance between sky and foreground etc. It's likely I'd keep it as it is.