infrared and sunflare on the Molonglo River, Coppins Crossing by lbmcshutter

infrared and sunflare on the Molonglo River, Coppins Crossing

I had a big day yesterday, the rode across town to my practice test, getting up to 100km/h, I came back home on a more scenic route stopping for a quick photo. The plans were to head to the fireworks later for a big photo session.
I was invited to dinner with friends across Canberra and since the weather was clear I thought I'd ride and experience my first night ride.
It started raining and we heard crowds of 100,000 were at the lake for the fireworks and I hate crowds. I hoped the rain would ease up for my ride home. It did not. The ride home was horrendous, the rain on my visor in the dark made the ride home very scary, it was OK on well lit roads but on stretches with no street lights I was pretty tense. I guess I have experienced it now and survived, so hopefully it will never be that bad again.
so here is a another shot with the infrared converted camera
I love this photo, and you album is fantastic!. Well done..:-)
March 18th, 2012  
you know... cars have 4 wheels and a roof. Some are very fuel efficient nowadays, and your friends can hang inside with you. Dry.
March 18th, 2012  
It looks awesome!
March 18th, 2012  
Oh!! Megan you've done it again - how many of your shots have taken my breath away!! This is just gorgeous.
Well done on persevering with the scooter..must admit I wouldn't like it in the rain either but you know that if you have to do it, you can. Maybe avoid it in the snow!! 100km/h? Go Girl!! :)
March 18th, 2012  
Gorgeous view! Your IR shots are stunning!
March 18th, 2012  
beautiful!!!
March 18th, 2012  
Great flare and lots of water. Like impact of infrared
March 18th, 2012  
Cool - the IR gives a really interesting effect. Your ride sounds stressful though.
March 18th, 2012  
oh wow, this is stunning!!! Love the processing...faved:)
March 18th, 2012  
I van really see the IR difference in this shot. Very interesting
March 18th, 2012  
Almost looks like Winter.
March 18th, 2012  
Very cool shot...I' ve been ridding bikes for over 35 years and still hate the rain in the dark.
March 18th, 2012  
Success, amazing!
March 18th, 2012  
Fave. Looks like a scene from a fairytale story, wonderful!
March 18th, 2012  
Oh wow, what a stunning photo.
March 18th, 2012  
This is wild and exciting.Great infrared shot.
March 18th, 2012  
Amazing shot.
March 19th, 2012  
Cool shot of reflected heat.
March 19th, 2012  
very cool effects, it draws you in
March 19th, 2012  
I think you should do an 'IR month'. Or at least IR Fridays (or something). The drama is just so addictive.
March 19th, 2012  
@jgoldrup great minds think alike, I have been thinking that I need to use my IR cameras (yes there are more than one - different IR wavelengths) on a more regular basis and I should have a day of the week that I regularly post IR shots. I haven't decided what day that will be but I will try to do it weekly.
March 19th, 2012  
@steeler dark without rain is OK, rain in daylight is OK but the two together is something I'd prefer to avoid
March 19th, 2012  
@filsie65 thanks Phil, your comments always make me feel so good. It seldom snows in Canberra (just a freak snow fall once every 5-10 years is all) so I shouldn't have to deal with that
March 19th, 2012  
Fscinating shot, lots of things to keep a viewer interested! Very dramatic and moody looking.
March 19th, 2012  
OH MY GOSH I THOUGHT I WAS FOLLOWING YOU - i saw this on pp - megan i adore this! fav!
March 19th, 2012  
very cool and strange and intriguing! saw on the PP. awesome!
March 19th, 2012  
beautiful.......perfect in B&W
March 19th, 2012  
Wow, stunning!
March 19th, 2012  
...lovely moment:)))
March 20th, 2012  
Great flare! Sorry about the weather not cooperating though!
March 21st, 2012  
@lbmcshutter
So remind me again, what the heck? They add a filter into the camera? This is on digital? I'm confused by new things. Did you already explain this to me? sorry, fav.
March 22nd, 2012  
@chewyteeth they remove the infrared blocker in front of the sensor and replace it with a filter that removes visible light. This filter is behind the mirror, so the camera can be used normally - handheld, normal shutter speeds, normal composition through the viewfinder, and focus, all work like a normal camera. (thanks to wikipedia for the explanation)
March 22nd, 2012  
@lbmcshutter
What costs it?
So you had a digital point and shoot converted or a DSLR? its super cool.
March 22nd, 2012  
@chewyteeth there are places which convert your camera but I bought already converted cameras on eBay, I ended up buying a couple at different wavelengths (I get addicted to eBay at times) and got both canon DSLRs and p&s
March 24th, 2012  
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