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    Default Karori Sanctuary - IR

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    Took my recently converted D70s with on a school holiday road trip with the kids. Still very much learning what to do with it and birds keep distracting me. Liked the ripples in this from a duck that had landed.
    Nikon D70s -IR
    Nikon 18-70 @18mm
    ISO 200 1/160 f8
    Red and Blue channels inverted in CS4 then some fiddling with hue/saturation/vibrance/levels
    Comments and suggestions much appreciated.
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    Tony, I love the ripples!! The IR is fantastic. I would take a sliver off the top just till where the dark spot is. Very beautiful scene. I think the blues are really nice. Well done.

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    Hi Tony, This is a beautiful shot and I'm glad you're enjoying the IR. I agree with Denise on the small crop from the top. The shot is very well balanced and the ripples are a great addition. If you don't mind my asking, what did you use for setting the white balance? Whatever it was, it worked well for you.Thanks for sharing.

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    I wish I was an IR magician so I could truly comment on that aspect of it but you really nailed the composition, Tony. I would also take off a slice from the top (just above the steeple). I'm also wondering if the clouds or the white on the building could be a little less blue - more of a true white - just to give it that extra pop? Surely one of our IR experts could tell you.

    As is it's an incredibly detailed and beautiful image. I certainly wouldn't mind hanging that one in my home.

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    Thanks for the comments everyone. Dave, I just used a shot of sunlit green grass for the custom white balance. The RAW images come out with a very mild red tone and then by inverting red and blue channels the false blue comes out.
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    Thanks Tony. That is what I have used also. It really is a stunning shot. I like the blue, but also feel it would be just as strong as a true B&W IR

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    I was browsing through some of the other galleries, and came across this one. This is simply brilliant Tony. Thanks for explaining your process. The setting in this, is pure serenity. I like the ripples, and the reflections are perfect. Beautiful country NZ, and well done on this. ( looking forward to seeing the shots of the birds in this. LOL. )

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    Cheers, Stuart. The IR body has been a bit of fun - still needing to learn a lot about it and try some other lenses - the 18 end of the 18-70 doesn't seem quite wide enough for some images - I must see how the 12-24 works.
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    Stellar capture! Really, really well done!

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