The Singing Tower - IR by TwoPynts

Photography • Architecture • posted on Sep 11, 2007

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"Dedicated to the memory of two fallen towers." ~~~~~

Another infrared photo with my Sony P200. I bought two of them already modified (modded) from fellow member zep addict. He removed the internal cut filter (that blocks most of the IR and UV wavelengths) from both of them, and with this one attached a B+W 92 filter via an external thread mount so I can actually switch filters if I so desire. It allows me to take handheld infrared photos with a false color scheme (as opposed to black and white). With an unmodded camera you are looking at longer exposures (think tripod), sensor noise issues and lens hot spots. My other P200 has the filter internal and it cannot be swapped without disassembling the camera. It has more restrictive filter that blocks all visible light and only allows the infrared to pass. It also has the bonus feature of looking like a normal camera -- stealth IR! Like last time, once I downloaded the photo from the camera, I swapped the red and blue channels in Photoshop to approximate a more normal (I use the term loosely) color scheme. Levels and saturation were adjusted -- this time a bit more as the original file was a littler dark and flat. The photo was resized and sharpened and the frame/sig added. To find out more about the Bok Tower, please click HERE {---link. For those of you with sharp eyes, you can see the wrought iron gate from a previous image towards the bottom left (by the fencing). ------

Thanks for your overwhelmingly supportive comments on my previous upload, Braids ----- Sony DSC-P200 (IR Converted) & PhotoshopCS. (1004) Lake Wales, FL, USA 2007 Sponsored by: Kramer Kreations

Comments (59)

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nongo

10:12PM | Tue, 11 September 2007

Awesome image Kort!!!!!! I love your IR work, it makes the ordinary into extraordinary!!!!!!

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dgrits

11:22PM | Tue, 11 September 2007

Looks like the perfect place for an IR shot! You did it justice, also! Well done!

Liam.

2:17AM | Wed, 12 September 2007

Another lovely one

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Gor111

2:38AM | Wed, 12 September 2007

A fabulous posted dedication or tribute! The tower which symbolizes the two World Trade Centers looks fantastic!It's a pleasure to look at this wonderful colored IR photography! An excellent capture!!!

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alhak

8:32AM | Wed, 12 September 2007

awesome piece of photography..excellent!

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NekhbetSun

9:28AM | Wed, 12 September 2007

This just blows me away...fave !

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MagikUnicorn

9:51AM | Wed, 12 September 2007

Really MARVELOUS and what a great effect WOW

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prionbrain

11:48AM | Wed, 12 September 2007

This is unbelievable! So beautiful! White perfection!!!

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ilona

3:54PM | Wed, 12 September 2007

While you´re scrolling down.. before you get to the bottom ,the idea I had was I was looking into a fantasy place.. like an elfic tower... it just looked magical... wonderful picture

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jocko500

7:14PM | Wed, 12 September 2007

this is far out

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ascript

12:03PM | Thu, 13 September 2007

Superb!

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npauling

10:05PM | Thu, 13 September 2007

A wonderful tower and it looks great in IR, it has quite a lacy look to it, and the trees set it off nicely.

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aik_696

7:51AM | Fri, 14 September 2007

Thank you for the amazing picture and for your great technical explanation. It is very interesting!

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bevsphototreasures

9:15AM | Fri, 14 September 2007

This is just awesome, no other word will do for me.

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lizzibell

12:42AM | Sat, 15 September 2007

Beautiful...

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RodsArt

9:36AM | Sun, 16 September 2007

Awesome definition with IR, Super POV too!

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Punaguy

9:32PM | Sun, 16 September 2007

Impressive shot and results here! Aloha~

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danob

9:13AM | Mon, 17 September 2007

What a great shot and looks almost like a gothic tower in some medieval European building.. No doubt the archtect was inspired in this setting!

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Chipka

12:09PM | Wed, 19 September 2007

This is most definitely one of my favorites.

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xxancroft

5:06PM | Fri, 21 September 2007

That image has imapct!!

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lucindawind

9:54AM | Wed, 26 September 2007

totally awesome !

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abstractix

9:25PM | Wed, 26 September 2007

Kort, I always love your IR shots. This one is definitely one of your best. I really like the slight blue color of the tower and the white clouds behind it. And that tower is friggin huge!

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Gabriel_van_Dark

1:18PM | Thu, 27 September 2007

Pure magic and fascination... No more comment, I am speechless right away ^^

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dorothylee

8:09PM | Sun, 07 October 2007

I love how the top of the tower looks like lace. And of course the infrared capture adds even more magic to this fairy tale location. Great capture!

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lior

12:38PM | Wed, 10 October 2007

Excellent POV,very impressive render! Thank you for sharing and have a nice evening, Lior

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TomDart

8:31PM | Sun, 18 November 2007

I saw this years ago and had almost forgotten. Very nice shot with the modified camera.

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goido

10:05PM | Wed, 28 November 2007

Gorgeous photo!!! This IR is very effective. I love this photo.

Nilla

12:11AM | Sun, 16 March 2008

I have not been over there since Charley hit back in 2004, the images on their website made my heart sink! I can not imagine how the reflecting pool looks either minus all of the huge oaks that had lined it. It will take many, many years for those oaks to grow back. Looking at this image it appears that the oaks in the front of the tower survived! This looks absolutely dreamy in IR!

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