Otherworldly Oasis - IR by TwoPynts
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"The moment we walked in, we knew it was the oasis we had been looking for." ~ Pete Lawrence
A quiet spot at the Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, FL. I'd like to dedicate this photo to our fellow Renderosity members living in Hawaii. Hurricane Flossie is bearing down on them and to make matters worse, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit the big Island last night. So Punaguy, Sharky, thevolunteer, and our other friends there, stay safe and I hope things soon return to the type of calm pictured above. A few of you have commented on my infrared images and I guess it is not too clear how I get them. In short, I am shooting with a modified camera that captures mostly the infrared spectrum of light. I say mostly because this specific camera also lets a slight bit of "normal" light reach the sensor, which is how I get a "false color" scheme. When I download it on my computer, the colors are actually reversed so I swap the red and blue color channels to get blue skies instead of red. No layering or other special manipulations are done. EXIF data was left intact on this one. ------
Thank you for your gothic comments on my last upload,
What Hath Thou Wrought?
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Sony DSC-P200 (IR Converted) & PhotoshopCS. (984)
Lake Wales, Florida, USA 2007
Sponsored by: 
Kramer Kreations 
Comments (48)
mojo1917
remarkable detail and textures from all of the different plants and trees, a very fine frame.
Hendesse
Stunning shot. The POV is fantastic and the IR effect looks outstanding. Super!!
odie
OMG Kort... coool, feathery and so crisp.
aik_696
I think, this is my new favorit of your IR Serie Hope Hawaii pepole will soon come back to normal condition
Artlan59
Beautiful work. Great lighting/shadowing effect.
prionbrain
IT's really gorgeous!!!!
thevolunteer
I was just reading up on how black and white, as well as sepia photos, give a better presentation than some color shots. Amazing what a POV how the lack of colors can make such a huge difference in a picture. You have a fantastic gallery. Mahalo for the well wishes for Punaguy, Sharky, and me. Besides the hurricane, the earthquake was a shocker. It said 5.3, but it sure felt stronger to me. Plus, it was only 25 miles from us. No wonder it felt so spooky. Now to deal with Flossie today...You take care too. Aloha
tr4cey
Wow, that is a great shot. Thank you for sharing your 'how you do it' with us! I also hope those RR members in Hawaii are ok, and back with us soon.
mark.spooner
Excellent!
curious3d
Great composition. I think I want to live in IR world. Perhaps I should have been born a bee.
NekhbetSun
Whew, don't know what it is about these, but they are ultra ultra kewl Kort !!! Guess it is the otherworldliness Awesome image !
unstrung65
.......very pleasing to the eye as well as other-worldly and luxuriant.
carlx
By one word: Fantastic!!!
lior
BreathTaking image!
Ionel
Excellent picture, Kort! Is it possible, and is it interesting, the underwater IR photography? :)
erlandpil
Excellent image erland
Victoira
WOnderful picture... Sucj beautiful by color... Bravo!!
MrsLubner
I love the powder blue splotches of sky here and there. The denseness of the plams and other growth is marvelous. Good shot!
Hedepo
As if it comes from a fairy tale!!! I like it!! An excellent piece of IR - art and I like the Compo!! Have a very nice evening Henk
mansco
This is real special, I really like your last works very much. Well you have a splendid style ;O)
awjay
definately other world
Onslow
Superb capture but then I expected that - I like the composition here - I think this type of foliage suits IR very well :)
fredster66
Yes... my thoughts are there as well... this is a great image. Really impressive work!
Burpee
Very clever procedure and it makes fantasticly odd looking images. Odd in a good way...unique :)
RodsArt
Wow, so many different levels of light. It's odd that we don't notice things like that when color is in play. Great capture.
Fred255
Looks like the winter snow has come early, very well done!
jocko500
I got to look at the news lol Hope they safe where they at. cool shot.
alhak
terrific work once more here, the palms look like huge dandilions...
zep_addict
Palm trees are always a perfect choice for ir. Surreal and beautiful.
goodoleboy
Whatever sorcery you employ in the creation of your IR concepts, they come out exquisitely. The lighting and textures are striking in this composition. And I have a nephew living in Hawaii also, who has been keeping me up to date on the odyssey of Flossie. Nothing about the earthquake, though.