More infrared

Well, I've worked out the filtering issues that made it look odd – another specialist red filter over the lens and all of a sudden i had near infrared, take for instance what I had here;



















it's the colour version, only the infrared overpowered it – the UV issues that I was having are clearly evident in the water (the water was brown, but water reflects UV, thus blue – the filter I was using cut out visible light, but not uv or ir) – so I add a red filter (which cuts uv) and whaddayaknow...



















I get black and white infrared, I didn't expect that – and frankly the online guides didn't lead me to it either, so I find that sky's are black...

















and everything's kinda soft and pictoralist...

















and stuff's pretty funky, I wasn't expecting this shit :D

well...

WELL...

Well, I'm still alive, and it seems that I've landed on my feet, which sounds impossible, given the shit that's gone down over the last couple of months. I've travelled something likr 1500 miles in the interests of not being there when trouble arrived. Well, it didn't arrive, though it did get within 15 feet of me, albiet without recognition – a truly bowel watering experience. If you know me intinately, then you know it – if else, well, think shit that happens in movies – thats what my life's been like the past 6-7 years.

Anyhow, photo – I'm a photo geek right? nothing less interesting...

I've moved into a new place, it's kinda neat – I don't have any shots from the front – which is sorta uncool, cos the front is sorta neat, but it's not really so bright to advertise yourself like that, but here's a shot of the back...

the laundry is on the left (a rusty shed with holes in the roof) – my new darkroom is the odd little A frame (actually 12' high – wide angle is decieving) it's less than selubrious shall we say – the reason it's my darkroom is that it's being pulled down when the landlord gets back – and thus he doesn't give a fuck. You can also see a wee bit of the big ass cabbage tree in the back yard – it's part of what sold me on the place (more in a moment) – I seriously love that tree – it's very nearly the biggest that I've seen – and about the biggest that i've seen next to a house. though I'm astounded by how many leaves it drops.

Yeah, there it is – far bigger than the house – though it's not easy to tell, the trunks (plural) are each near half a meter across. it's a big chunk of fern (cabbage tree's aren't tree's).

Anyhow, inside... Well, most of the house is tall, dark, big, and un-interesting, no really – it's 1940's kiwi dullness – plastered (unfortunately) in 1970-80's wall paper – think wooden hardwood floors (in good if serriously messed up condition (glue)). it's not exciting – though here's the front room;

it's also a bit perspectivally fucked up – it's actually about 10m long by about 5m wide (30' x 15') and has windows along one wall – that with plenty of shelves (more than any sane person would wish for) makes for a fantastic photo studio.

This place is more than a little bit weird, it's like the person just added when he (I know it's a he) felt like it – I tore up 2 layers of linolium in the bathroom – there's 3 layers left, the place looks worse and smells a damn sight better. anyhow, more oddness to come no doubt.