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Wherever you may be, I hope this message finds you well! Here in Austin, we are off to a running start. I want to thank you for your continued involvement and support of the Undergraduate Business Council.
My name is Jordan Costen and I serve as this year's President of UBC. The theme for Business Council this year is "Carpe McCombs." No, we are not seizing McCombs, but rather taking our programs, members, and organization as a whole to new heights. We have placed an emphasis on strengthening relationships between organizations and being involved in McCombs, as well as bringing University-level issues and opportunities to our members. We are also working with the deans to provide input on facility changes that will affect undergraduates, such as the new MBA building and the upcoming closure of the Millennium Lab. Even the Frito is due for a face-lift! Between tuition, facility changes, and curriculum review, UBC continues to be a presence that faculty and staff look to for input and innovation.
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Marcovitz, D.M. (2012). Copyleft and Copyright: New Models for Accessing Media. In M. Bhattacharya; N. Mach & M. Moallem (Eds.), Emerging Technologies in Learning: Impact on Cognition and Culture. Chesapeake VA., USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Marcovitz, D.M. & Son, J.D. (2008). Point/Counterpoint: Is educational technology shortening student attention spans? Learning & Leading With Technology, 36(1), 8-9. Available online!
Marcovitz, D. M. (2006). Changing schools with technology: What every school should know about innovation. In R. C. Hunter (Series Ed.) & S. Y. Tettegah (Vol. Ed.), Advances in educational administration: Vol. 8. Technology and education: Issues in administration, policy, and applications in K12 schools (pp. 3-15). London: Elsevier.
Marcovitz, D. M. (2006). Copyright, technology, and your rights. In R. C. Hunter (Series Ed.) & S. Y. Tettegah (Vol. Ed.), Advances in educational administration: Vol. 8. Technology and education: Issues in administration, policy, and applications in K12 schools (pp. 73-84). London: Elsevier.
Marcovitz, D. M. (2006). [Review of the book The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning]. Teachers College Record. Retrieved June 27, 2006, from http://www.tcrecord.org/content.asp?contentid=12545.
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Top-10 Matchup
The preseason No.9 ranked Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team opens its 2011-12 regular season schedule this Friday and Saturday when it takes on No.8 ranked Mercyhurst at the Mercyhurst Ice Center in Erie, Pa. Friday's contest will begin at 7 p.m. while Saturday's game is scheduled for a 4 p.m. start.
Live stats and audio can be accessed by visiting the Official Website of Quinnipiac Athletics, www.QuinnipiacBobcats.com.
About Mercyhurst
The Lakers are coming off an incredible year in which they finished the 2010-11 season with a 29-6 overall record. Mercyhurst won its 10th College Hockey America regular season title and made its seventh straight appearance to the NCAA Division I playoffs. While the Lakers hosted the Frozen Four, they were eliminated by eventual runner-up Boston University in the quarterfinals of the tournament.
Mercyhurst graduated two of its all-time greatest players last season, in 2010-11 Patty Kazmaier Top-3 Runner-up Meghan Agosta and 2009-10 Patty Kazmaier Winner Vicki Bendus. Replacing their offensive talents will be senior Bailey Bram (43 points in 2010-11), sophomore Christine Bestland (42 points in 2010-11) and senior Kelly Steadman (29 points in 2010-11). In net for the Lakers is Hillary Pattenden, who accumulated a .905 save percentage to go along with a 2.04 goals against average during the 2010-11 season.
All-Time Against The Lakers
Friday's contest will be the 11th time the two sides face each other, with Mercyhurst holding a 10-0 all-time series lead. In their last meeting on January 26, 2009, the Lakers defeated the Bobcats 7-0.
Exhibition Tune-up
The Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team played strong in its exhibition contest, skating to a 7-0 victory over the Durham Jr. Lightning on Saturday, Sept. 24. Six skaters scored for the Bobcats, including three new members, junior Breann Frykas (East St. Paul, Manitoba), freshman Anna Borgfeldt (Kristianstad, Sweden) and freshman Nicole Kosta (Mississauga, Ontario). Sophomore Brittany Lyons (Canton, Mass.) added two goals for Quinnipiac, while sophomore Amanda Colin (Burnsville, Minn.) and Kristen Eklund (Barrington, R.I.) each tallied a goal. Junior goaltender Victoria Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario) made seven saves in net, before giving way to freshman Chelsea Laden (Lakeville, Minn.) and Michaela Spiessl (Champion, Mich.) for the final thirty minutes of action.
USCHO.com And ECAC Hockey Preseason Polls
For the first time in program history, the Quinnipiac University women's ice hockey team was ranked in the preseason USCHO.com Preseason Poll, garnering the ninth spot, as announced by the college hockey website on Monday, Sept. 19. In the 2011-12 ECAC Hockey Preseason Coaches' Poll, the team was selected to finish third, as announced by the league on Thursday, Sept. 15. The Bobcats collected 93 points in the ECAC Hockey Poll and one first-place vote after posting a 22-12-3 overall record (12-9-1 ECAC Hockey) last season, en route to the team's first-ever appearance in the ECAC Hockey Semifinals.
Season Outlook
Led by third year head coach Rick Seeley, the 2010-11 Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team experienced another record-breaking season, setting a new program-record for wins (22) and matching the program-record for ECAC Hockey wins (12). Quinnipiac made history when it completed a two-game sweep of Princeton in the first round of the ECAC Hockey Playoffs, earning its first-ever Semi-Finals appearance. Although the Bobcats lost to eventual ECAC Hockey Tournament champions Cornell, the team gave all the Big Red could handle, narrowly falling, 4-3.
A Rookie Season To Remember
The 2010-11 Bobcats were led by ECAC Hockey Player and Rookie of the Year, Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario), as she put together the most prolific offensive season the school has ever witnessed. Breaking the program's single season points, goals, and assists records, the program's first-ever Player of the Year recipient finished the season with a league-best 58 points on 30 goals and 28 assists. She accounted for nearly 30 percent of the team's goals and had 17 multi-point games throughout the season.
Her numbers had her not only first in ECAC Hockey, but also atop the leader board among all NCAA skaters. Babstock led all NCAA freshmen in goals, points, and points per game (1.59), while finishing second in assists. Among all NCAA skaters, she ranked second with 10 game-winning goals on the year, while ranking 11th in the nation in points per game and goals per game
The freshman hit the ice in full stride, as she registered at least one point in the first eight games of her career; a program record. On Friday, Nov. 26, 2010 in the team's 17th game of the season against Sacred Heart, Babstock broke the program's single-season points and assists record, while also setting a new single-game record with six points. Just two games later, she set a new program record for single-season goals on Friday, Dec. 3, 2010 against Brown.
The freshman forward also received nationwide attention for her performance throughout the season. On January 17, 2011, Babstock became just the second athlete in school history to receive mention in Sports Illustrated's Weekly publication of its "Faces In The Crowd" section. At season's end, Babstock was named one of the 26 nominees for the prestigious Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, presented by Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. The award is given annually to the most outstanding player in Division I Women's Ice Hockey.
Babstock was also named a First-Team All-League selection by ECAC Hockey, as well as being named the team's Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player at the annual team banquet. She also earned the title of Quinnipiac Female Athlete of the Year at the 2010-11 Quinnipiac Athletics & Recreation Athletic Awards program.
Wisdom Between The Pipes
Quinnipiac looks to be in prime shape to repeat the success it experienced a season ago, as it graduated just two seniors from the squad. Returning in net is junior Victoria Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario), the anchor to a Quinnipiac defensive unit which allowed only 62 goals against for a 1.68 goals against average (both second in ECAC Hockey). Vigilanti surpassed her own career-high last season with nine shutouts on the year, a mark which also had her ranked first in among all ECAC Hockey goaltenders. Vigilanti led the league in saves (841), minutes played (2179), and wins, and finished fourth overall with a .932 save percentage.
Senior Leadership
The Bobcats will once again rely on two of its returning captains from last season, seniors Jordan Elkins (Wasilla, Alaska) and Kate Wheeler (Oakville, Ontario). Wheeler finished the season ranked second on the team with 29 points on 12 goals and 17 assists, all personal career-highs. Elkins led the Bobcats to another defensively strong year, as the team allowed only 12 power player goals against, for a penalty kill percentage of 89.7%. The Bobcats also did well to stay out of the penalty box, recording the second fewest penalty minutes among ECAC Hockey teams with 238.
U.J. All-The-Way
Sophomore Erica Uden Johansson (Sundsvall, Sweden) returns to the squad following a great rookie season, as she finished third on the team in points with 25, on 11 goals and 14 assists. Uden Johansson began the season strong and recorded her first-career hat trick in just the fourth game of the season. Her contributions throughout the season remained consistent, as she recorded at least one point in 18 of the 25 games in which she saw the ice.
Growing Talents
Junior Brittany Lyons (Canton, Mass.) had a breakout season in 2010, setting new career-highs in points (22), goals (12) and assists (10). She finished the season strong, netting nine points in the final seven games of the year. Her most dramatic goal of the season came on Friday, Feb. 26, 2011, as her game-winning goal with five seconds remaining in the first round of the ECAC Hockey playoffs against Princeton gave the Bobcats their first victory in the series.
Sophomore Amanda Colin (Burnsville, Minn.) made a fine showing in her rookie campaign, as she finished with 15 points on seven goals and eight assists. Similar to Lyons, Colin's confidence grew as the season progressed, and tallied nearly half (seven) of her season's points in the month of February.
Senior Chelsea Illchuk (Lockport, Manitoba) will continue to lead by her veteran example, as she saw action in every game during the 2010-11 season, contributing two goals and four assists on the year.
Solid D
The defensive core for the Bobcats was one of the highest scoring defenses the program has ever seen. Newly assigned assistant captain and senior Bethany Dymarczyk (Hamden, Conn.) returns after leading all Quinnipiac defenders with 24 points on six goals and 18 assists. Junior Regan Boulton (Brandon, Manitoba), who missed a portion of the season due to injury, finished with 16 points on nine goals and seven assists. Senior Melissa Perry (Chelsea, Mich) and junior Felica Vieweg (Port Orange, Fla.) also add experience to the back line, as the two combined for three goals and eleven assists on the season.
Babstock And Vigilanti Preseason All-League
Quinnipiac women's ice hockey junior goaltender Victoria Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario) and sophomore forward Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) were each honored with an ECAC Hockey Preseason All-League selection, as announced by the league on Thursday, Sept. 15. For Babstock, the 2010-11 ECAC Hockey Player and Rookie of the Year, this was her first Preseason All-League selection while Vigilanti, the 2009-10 ECAC Hockey Rookie and Goaltender of the Year, earned her second-consecutive Preseason All-League nod. Joining Babstock and Vigilanti are four Cornell skaters, including defenders Laura Fortino and Lauriane Rougeau, and forwards Rebecca Johnston and Brianne Jenner.
Newcomers To The Squad
The Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team welcomes five skaters to its roster for the 2011-12 season. Freshmen Anna Borgfeldt (Kristianstad, Sweden), Morgan Fritz-Ward (Mason City, Iowa), Chelsea Laden (Lakeville, Minn.), and Nicole Kosta (Mississauga, Ontario) represent the class of 2015, while junior transfer Breann Frykas (East St. Paul, Manitoba) joins the squad after a move from NCAA Women's Ice Hockey National Champion Wisconsin.
"All five have fit perfectly into our program," said head coach Rick Seeley. "They all bring great character and determination and should clearly give us more depth than our program has ever experienced. Frykas, Borgfeldt and Kosta will help our power-play right from the start."
Kosta brings great talent to the team and looks to make an immediate impact with the Bobcats, as her all around skill set has coaches believing an ECAC Hockey All-Rookie team is not out of reach. As a team captain for the Mississauga Junior Chiefs last season, Kosta registered 25 goals and 35 assists in 31 games played. The Mississauga native received international exposure when she played in the World Championships in Sweden for U-18 Team Canada in 2011. As a member of the Mississauga Chiefs, Kosta helped the squad to a Union College Fall Festival Championship, USA/Canada Cup Championship, and a Provincial Women's Hockey League Regular Season and Overall Championship.
Fritz-Ward had a stellar 2010-11 season with her Lakeville South squad, finishing the season with 64 points on 28 goals and 36 assists. The team captain and Minnesota Girls Hockey Coaches Association (MGHCA) All-State honorable mention was named to the MGHCA All-Academic and All-Conference teams, as well as earning most valuable player honors in the Upper Midwest Hockey League.
Laden brings an impressive goaltending resume to Quinnipiac, earning runner-up in the state of Minnesota for Defensive Player of the Year in 2010-11. As a team co-captain with fellow teammate to Fritz-Ward, Laden held a .926 save percentage to go along with a 1.63 goals against average for Lakeville South. She was a four-time All-State most valuable player and Athena Award winner, as well as a four-time All-Lake Conference honoree. Her good size and quickness between the pipes should give the Bobcats an excellent one-two punch with Laden and her mentor, junior goaltender Victoria Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario), in net.
Frykas previously was a member of the 2010-11 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey National Champion Wisconsin Badgers. In her collegiate career, she has accumulated 11 goals and eight assists and earned a spot on the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) All-Academic Team. Before her collegiate career, she played for Team Canada in the IIHF World Women's U-18 Championship, helping the squad to a silver medal. As a member of Team Manitoba, Frykas helped the team to a bronze medal in 2007 and 2008 at the National Women's U-18 Championship.
Borgfeldt, who brings her aggressive offensive instincts to the ice, helped her native country Sweden to a bronze medal at the U-18 World Championships in 2009 and 2010. She helped her club team, Linkoping, to a Swedish Champion bronze medal in 2010.
Season Schedule
Following this weekend's games against Mercyhurst, the Bobcats will host Maine for its first two home contests of the season on Friday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. and again in Saturday, Oct. 8 at 1 p.m.
Quinnipiac begins a four-game road trip with visits to Northeastern on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 2 p.m., Boston College on Friday, Oct. 21 at 3 p.m., Renssealear on Friday, Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. and Union on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 3 p.m.
The Bobcats return home to face Yale on Friday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. followed by a Saturday, Nov. 5 matchup against Brown at 4 p.m. Quinnipiac travels to face Clarkson on Friday, Nov. 11 at 7p.m. followed by a meeting against St. Lawrence on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 4 p.m.
Quinnipiac returns home for three games, first hosting Colgate on Friday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m., followed by Cornell on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 4 p.m. and Boston College on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m.
The Bobcats will participate in the Nutmeg Classic up in Storrs, Conn. , facing Connecticut on Friday, Nov. 25 at 4 p.m., followed by a meeting between either Robert Morris or Yale on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m.
December will see the Bobcats play four games early on in the month; first traveling to face Brown on Friday, Dec. 2 at 4 p.m. Quinnipiac will then visit Yale on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 4 p.m. before it travels to face Princeton on Friday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. The Bobcats will then play their final game in the 2011 calendar year with a home game against Princeton on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 4 p.m.
After nearly a month break, Quinnipiac jumps right back into its conference games, hosting Dartmouth on Friday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. followed by a Saturday, Jan. 7 matchup against Harvard at 4 p.m. The Bobcats travel to face Cornell on Friday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m., followed by a Saturday, Jan. 14 matchup against Colgate at 4 p.m.
The Bobcats host non-conference opponent Syracuse for two straight games on Friday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. and again on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 4 p.m. Quinnipiac heads out on the road on Friday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. to face Harvard, before traveling to Dartmouth on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 4 p.m.
Quinnipiac hosts its final four games of the regular season, beginning with a meeting versus St. Lawrence on Friday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m., followed by a matchup against Clarkson on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 4 p.m. The Bobcats then host Union on Friday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. before its final regular season contest against Rensselaer on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 4 p.m.


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I was thinking about this the other day. Over the past few months with companies coming out with "long range" drivers a noddle arm such as myself can throw (Flow, Katana, Nuke, Vulcan etc...). I've been able to birdie holes that were a jump putt or upshot. So, a hard faught "2", but normally a solid "3". Now, they are pick up your disc and slap the chains birdies. Don't get me wrong, I'm kind of digging it and I also know accuracy and solid putting still plays a roll.
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Unless the course is designed as an open field, I see no advantage in being able to throw 1,000 feet. It has taken me 2 years of daily practice after learning of the X step and power grip to be able to throw 350'. That is a good throw for me, my average is about 285-315 with extreme accuracy and consistency. I am on the course daily and rarely do I see anyone throwing 300'. Most are throwing in the 225-250 range. I do run into a group every now and then that can toss 400'+, but that is uncommon.
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I'll remain happy with my 350' and I hope they continue to improve plastic for greater distance as it sure is fun to watch those long flights.
By the way, I measure my distance using a GPS survey grade unit, I confirmed the accuracy with a rollo-wheel and a calibrated steel tape. 350' remains my longest (other than a freak roller). I applaude those that can throw farther than me and I know there are many people who can, but more aften than not a claim of 400'+ drive as an average shot is a lot of BS in my opinion.
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Lisa Nikodym
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April 14, 2006, 12:09:11 AM »
I took my new converted-to-IR D70 to Japan, and took a number of images. They come out very reddish/magenta, however, and one must convert to B&W somehow or other. I'm still experimenting with the process, and would appreciate if anyone else with digital IR experience could share some of their methods for doing so.
Also, IR aside, I'm looking for suggestions from B&W digital photographers on whether I'm ending up with something that looks good, or whether they would tweak the tonalities differently. Following are two in which I was trying for somewhat different effects. I welcome comments on the B&W conversion (or, for that matter, on anything else constructive you feel like saying ).
P.S. Yes, they each have a slight color cast. After making an image perfectly neutral, I like to add a slight color cast that enhances the feeling of that particular image.
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April 14, 2006, 12:03:08 PM »
Although I don't have an IR camera myself (yet), I've looked at several IR images. I think your subject material is excellent and picture worthy, but they don't scream "IR" to me. Was your D70 converted into visible light + IR, so that you can take normal pictures with manual WB and filter, or the full IR? If I didn't know they were IR, I might simply think that you did a b&w conversion from an unmodified camera. The foliage is noticeably IR, but it is VERY subtle in the temple & water shot compared to other examples I've seen.
If you haven't seen it already, I would suggest checking out the photo galleries at maxmax.com:
This particular photographer makes good use of foliage, and blue sky with their sensitivity and insensitivity to IR devices, respectively. From what I understand, IR devices don't pick up the blue channel very well, and so clear blue skies at certain times of the day (midday?) will be dark. As you can see from this photographer's portfolio, he has no problem experimenting with color casts, so maybe that's something you should have lots of fun with in IR photography.
It may be the case that it was overcast when you took these photos, which could account for the very bright sky, but I'm not really sure.
also: if you are looking for suggestions on tonality, you should post the originals so that anyone, especially those with experience, can give you suggestions.
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April 14, 2006, 08:23:39 PM »
Have any of your skies gone to black? That and the foliage going ghostly white are the things that really strike me about IR photography.
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April 14, 2006, 10:56:58 PM »
Lisa, I've done a lot of IR film, but no digital so I can't speak for the conversions. I agree with oldcsar (sorry, I don't know your name): the images don't look hugely different to what you can do to a regular image in photoshop. My 'advice' fwiw therfore comes not from direct experience, but from research as one who's looking for a way to do IR digitally!
As I understand it, many of the DSLR IR conversions allow the camera to record visible as well as IR light, so should you be filtering the visible light out with an IR filter? I know some converters claim you don't need to use an IR filter post-conversion, but I'd bet your results would be enhanced if you did so. I know one photographer who modified his 10D, and he gets better results when he uses an appropriate filter.
As I understand it, it is quite normal to experience a colour cast in your RGB images from a converted DSLR. I googled and came up with
site which may help you, and there were some digital how-tos
Hope you master it - I've looked around your website a few times and really like your work!
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April 15, 2006, 10:34:09 AM »
Interesting and unexpected responses. Good to know. Unfortunately, I didn't have much in the way of blue skies during the week I was there, so I wasn't able to get the dark IR skies with pale clouds I would have liked. My camera is IR-only, not a visible-light-too version, so the comments about additional filters don't really apply; I think I just took pictures that presented themselves to me and weren't differently dramatic in IR, instead of searching for situations that *were* dramatically different in IR. (The vast majority of the images I took were regular color ones; the IR was an occasional diversion.)
I took color images of the same (or very similar scenes), and I've attached them for comparison. For the first, the IR makes the foliage pale and the reflection much stronger. For the second, the orange portions of the gateway were much paler in IR, setting them off from the black cross-pieces, which I liked (and, again, the pale foliage is a bit interesting).
I'm aware of techiques for fabricating weird-looking science-fictiony false-color images, but am not particularly interested. I prefer the more natural (in some sense of the word) and subtle look of B&W. (Though from your comments, maybe it's TOO subtle...) I'm not trying to produce images that scream "gimmick! gimmick!", but pretty images to complement what I do in color. I'll take a look at the false-color links, though, and maybe play with it a bit ; thank you for them.
Most of the time, I just desaturate the image in ACR. I've made a couple of attempts at bringing the image into PS with the individual color channels still intact, and using the channel mixer to create a gray-scale image, but am still experimenting to get it to do something reasonable.
And thanks for the kind words, Peter.
Forgetting about any IR issues, are there any B&W photogs out there who can comment on how they might adjust the tonalities of these images differently? (Oldcsar: when you say "originals", do you mean the RAW files? Not enough bandwidth. Or do you mean downloadable versions of my final images? You can click on the thumbnails and then right click and do "save as" to save a copy.)
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April 15, 2006, 01:48:57 PM »
You're welcome, Lisa! I checked with my friend who has the IR mod, and he confirmed - his mod, like yours, is designated as IR-only, but he said he gets better results when he uses an IR filter. I can't vouch for this personally, but that's what the man says fwiw!
Incidentally for my own curiosity, I took the 'real' colour image of the temple and from it falsified an IR effect in PS. Doesn't manage to recreate the true IR effect in foliage!
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well, I don't think anyone's asking you to be gimmicky. but if you're going to go for IR, wouldn't it make sense to push for conditions which bring out the unique way that IR devices capture the environment? I personally don't think it's worth shelling out several hundred dollars for a modification you won't utilize.
"I'm aware of techiques for fabricating weird-looking science-fictiony false-color images"
Correct me if I'm wrong, but our eyes don't see IR light. Therefore, what the imaging sensor shows us is more or less a fabrication, or conversion of what we normally wouldn't be able to see. IR photos depict false color by bringing light outside of the human visible spectrum, into the human spectrum of sight. Since it has that nature, I don't see any harm in experimenting with the colors. If you're not going to experiment, I can't imagine a clear advantage in converting a camera to IR.
Of course, post-processing gives the photographer the opportunity to push the elements far, or subdue them. I do think that the effects are just a bit too subtle in these images. If you don't want to experiment much with IR images, then that's entirely up to you... but if you cling too closely to your methods, you might prevent yourself from growing in IR photography.
When I said "originals", I was looking for the images before b&w conversion. JPEG is practical, converted from RAW with normal settings and no modifications to the camera's saturation, channels, or white balance adjustment. From what I understand, they are very red, as that's the channel that the IR is most sensitive to.
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April 16, 2006, 01:54:38 AM »
I personally don't think it's worth shelling out several hundred dollars for a modification you won't utilize.
You exaggerate a bit. You really can't say that I "won't utilize" the technology just because I choose to make the differences from normal color images more subtle than your own preferences dictate. You misunderstand why I'm doing IR photography at all. My purpose is not just to make obviously IR photographs of something or other that looks extreme in IR. My purpose is to produce images of particular places, which I sometimes do in both color and IR, and if think the IR image was more effective in some way, I'll use it instead of the color one and call it a success. I've experimented a little with false-color images and the like (and will probably do so some more), and it can be amusing, but they aren't really something I want to hang on my wall. YMMV.
I was at one of the major photography galleries in Carmel and year or two ago, and the gallery owner showed me some images she was obviously excited about. They were B&W landscapes by one of the Muench family (I forget which one) which looked somewhat odd to me, but I couldn't quite figure out why. She then explained that they were taken with IR film. To me, the differences between those images and equivalent B&W ones were subtle, but different enough to make them interesting. That's the sort of IR photography that most interests me.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but our eyes don't see IR light. Therefore, what the imaging sensor shows us is more or less a fabrication, or conversion of what we normally wouldn't be able to see. IR photos depict false color by bringing light outside of the human visible spectrum, into the human spectrum of sight. Since it has that nature, I don't see any harm in experimenting with the colors. If you're not going to experiment, I can't imagine a clear advantage in converting a camera to IR.
Certainly there are conversions between the IR sensor frequency range and the visible range going on. And I never said that there's any harm in experimenting; I've done some of it myself, and am still trying some different things and finding my way. But, so far, I find more pleasing (to me - YMMV) images come from using the straightforward conversion of "amount of IR in this frequency range is proportional to the brightness of the image" rather than things like "let's swap the red channel and the blue channel and see what weird stuff comes out". Again, YMMV.
also: if you are looking for suggestions on tonality, you should post the originals so that anyone, especially those with experience, can give you suggestions.
OK, I'd be interested in seeing what others can do with the original images. I've converted the RAW images in ACR with the initial settings I use for normal color images, except with the "exposure" and "shadows" sliders moved to minimize clipping (though the second one had some clipping in bits of the sky, but I decided that was not a problem); they are attached.
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I had a fiddle with the image of the temple using Convert B&W Pro and several other methods, and can't improve on what you've already done without resorting to post-B&W trickery. There's just too little tonal data in the image other than red and black.
Have you seen the IR work of
Simon Marsden
? Gorgeous stuff, very haunting!
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April 16, 2006, 10:51:04 AM »
Have you seen the IR work of Simon Marsden? Gorgeous stuff, very haunting!
Yes, I found his work on the web about a year or two ago, and was VERY impressed. The atmosphere is absolutely extraordinary, and I envy his skill at capturing it. I haven't looked at it in a long time, though. It's time to do so again for inspiration and to see what's possible. Thanks very much for the reminder...
P.S. While I'm here, I found an amusing effect of IR that caught me off guard. I had another photo from the trip of a Japanese garden with foliage reflected in a pond, and, while the foliage is pale, its reflection is dark. Interesting (subtle, though). Image attached.
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April 16, 2006, 09:41:23 PM »
After reading your later response, I understand what you're looking for a little better. I suppose I got an incorrect impression of you after referring to the sample images of the link I supplied as "weird-looking science-fictiony false-color images." I thought they were good examples of what can be achieved through conversion, and found the way you worded your response to be very dismissive.
If you ever checked out that link, you'll find that the eighth one down from the top is similar in approach to the latest photo you posted... it's a black and white conversion, not color. IMHO, I find your latest attachment to be a much nicer conversion, and reminds me of that eighth photo in regards to tonality and the emphasis on foliage. It has that nice ir *pop*, and it's pretty clear to me you wouldn't have resorted to any sort of "trickery" to get that look.
Regarding what I said about shelling out hundreds of dollars for something that isn't noticeably utilized... I understand that you think that's exaggerated, but that's simply my own opinion on the matter of IR photography in conflict with yours. The fact that IR photography sees the world differently than visible spectrum only makes me want to persue a different direction than I would normally shoot from... different type of image, different conversion.
I experimented with both of the "very red" attachments, and the first shot came out similar to yours... I was surprised by how close it was at the end, when I compared it to your own b&w conversion. The only difference I see is that I didn't push the shadow tones as far, and brought the sky down a few notches in brightness. I still went for some dark tones, but if you look at the water, you'll see that I tried to show a little more detail in the water's reflection.
My choice in tonality on the second photo differs greatly from yours. I agreed with how black you made the roof of the gate, but found that the midtones you selected hid a lot of the texture of the stone guardians. It's far less "contrasty" than your interpretation, but unlike that wonderful photo of the japanese garden foliage, I don't think the tonalities match the subject matter (in reference to the midtones on the stone guardians and the visibility of the japanese calligraphy at their bases)
It was interesting working with the very red samples. Seems to me that there's FAR fewer effective ways of manipulating the tonality of IR in convert to b&w pro than with full color images...
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April 17, 2006, 10:02:41 PM »
Oldcsar, I recall a discussion somewhere in the LL forums about how easy it is to misinterpret someone's post, especially their attitude and intent, because one doesn't have the usual hints of facial expression and intonation that one has in regular conversation. It appears that we both misinterpreted one others' posts to some extent. I did check out your link, and saw the one B&W image; however, all the rest were the weird-color variety that isn't to my taste, and those rest were the ones I was referring to.
I also see that your conversions weren't too different from mine. (Yes, you achieved a different atmosphere from mine for the 2nd picture by making it generally brighter, but otherwise it appears that the basic approach you took was probably pretty similar. I agree that the brightness of yours probably works better; I was trying for a more mysterious, ominous atmosphere, but maybe that was a mistake.) It is indeed difficult to determine the best way to convert them when most of the information is in the red channel; that's what I'm struggling with, and why I posted looking for suggestions. So I gather that you used "Convert to B&W Pro" to do it? I don't have it - I've been trying desaturating in ACR, or using only the red channel.
The first time I exercised the new IR-only camera, I blew out the red channel on all the images because the D70 only has a combined histogram. Since then, I've taken three exposures of everything and then use ACR later to figure out which one isn't clipped. Oh, for a three-color histogram like on my D200!
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