Chum-Chum: Her Soulful Gaze

Chum-Chum: Her Soulful Gaze, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

Try taking infrared portraits of your pets! If you have a plain brown dachshund that shows up poorly in color photos, you might be happily surprised.

February: Gulls on Almaden Lake

I was hoping they would be there for my granddaughters to see. And they were. I was there with my modified camera!

Palo Alto Church in Gathering Cloud

DSCF1875luk, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

Another of the beautiful infrared streets of Palo Alto.

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January Street Scene

DSCF1765xx, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

Buildings often look better in infrared, than they would in color. This is one of the beautiful edifices near downtown Palo Alto.

Oh, those recurrent sheep

DSCF1349panocrp, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

More from that farm in Plumas County. I think sheep will be easier to draw than horses, if I ever start my sketchbook.

Painted salmon and cream

DSCF1575, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

Is this what they call Carpenter's Gothic? I have to look up these styles again. The beloved History Park, source of great subjects for infrared.

On the Porch

On the Porch, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

I like the ones like this that only have a little clue (white leaves in foreground) that they even belong in this blog. The lady in the hat was an extra benefit--I had to shoot fast!

Waiting for customers in January sun

Waiting for customers in January sun, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

I Wish I had more time to work with these empty white chairs and these reflections on a Palo Alto sidewalk. Reflections are often clearer than you expected in infrared images.

CloudPanorama1

CloudPanorama1, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

This is a Photomerge of five photos, uncropped. Naturally, when something turns out OK, you scream to yourself: Why didn't I take MORE! MORE! MORE!

This made me feel like one of those street photographers!

This made me feel like one of those street photographers!, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

Bored and waiting outside a store, I saw her, she looked so ripe and healthy. I felt almost like Weegee. I think the infrared gives this kind of grab shot a soft quality.

Feather River Canyon

DSCF1482xxx, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

I am becoming quite fond of these infrared photos when I give them a warmer tone. I still don't understand how people get all the colors, but I like these, anyway,