I’m heading over to Black Rock Center for the Arts in Germantown, Maryland in an hour. I’ve got show duty today until 12:30 pm for the spring show (“Shades of Spring”) of the Art League of Germantown. (I’m a member.) Feel free to stop by! The artists’ reception is tomorrow, so I’ll also be there from 1:00-3:00 pm. I live very close by, though, so if you want to come by another time, feel free to give me a call at 202-596-8147, and I’ll see if I can meet you there for a tour! Click on the link above for more information.
Infrared photograph of palm trees at Myakka River State Park in Florida. This image is part of my "Alternative Reality" series. All cameras have an internal filter that blocks most, if not all, infrared light from passing through it. Because the infrared blocking filter in my camera still allows a very small amount of infrared light to trickle through, I am able to do infrared photography by placing a filter on my camera lens that blocks all visible light. Thus, the camera can still make use of the trickle of infrared allowed through. Because so little light enters the camera, I use a tripod and set very long exposures, up to 10 minutes in length. The advantage of working this way is that the long exposures allow me to creatively capture the movement of my subjects – such as trees and grass blowing in the wind. I love the resulting effect, as well as the alternative reality of infrared. This image was also a 2009 Photo District News (PDN) Photo of the Day.
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