Interesting Photo of the Day: Through the Infrared Trees

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Infrared photography is a style of photography that captures and portrays the world around us in a way that’s different from what we’re used to seeing. It’s different in the sense that we can capture the way in which infrared light, which is outside our visible spectrum, interacts with our surroundings. Basically, the reflective surfaces appear more prominent while the surfaces that absorb light appear more subtle. Photographer Loren Gosselin who owns a modified infrared camera took the following image of the McGill University in Montreal and you can easily see the impact it has made:

“McGill University Through an Infrared Camera” by Loren Gosselin (Via Reddit. Click image to see full size.)

Gosselin shot the image using a full spectrum modified Sony A7 camera and a Tamron 28-200mm lens at 200mm. He also used a 720nm IR filter to allow the camera to record the infrared light.

As the leaves reflect the sun rays to a much higher degree than the buildings, they’re more pronounced. However, it’s not that they appear pink in the image straight out of the camera. There’s some level of editing work that goes in the background as Gosselin explains:

“The raw file was basically all orange. I then had to set the white balance on the leaves, then swapped the red-blue color channels.”

Technicalities aside, there’re so many aspects that we can appreciate about this image. For one, it has such a lovely vibe to it that it can even leave you speechless. The beautiful contrast between the classic buildings and the vibrant tree leaves is a pleasure to the eyes. It’s almost as if we’re looking at a place in a fairytale – even a dreamland perhaps. And the way in which the buildings seem to be peeping from amongst the trees is such a mesmerizing scene, don’t you agree?

If this image alone doesn’t make you feel like trying your hands on infrared photography, I don’t know what would!