Many years ago, I used vintage color infrared slide film (branded “Aerochrome”) for some photos in the Adirondacks. One of the best shots I pulled from that excursion was a shot of a waterfall near the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Hudson, a photo I christened Aerochrome Falls.
Man. I pulled that shot NINE YEARS AGO.
This time, instead of hauling the Rolleiflex and using extremely expensive (and hard to develop) infrared film, I chose instead to bring my infrared-modified Nikon Df camera and a couple of filters. Let’s see what kinds of shots I can pull this time.
Sure enough … sunny day, safe parking spot … let’s make this happen.
I first set up the tripod and captured the falls with the IRChrome filter, which should allow a similar color infrared capture as the original decade-old film attempt.
Well, that’s an improvement. Nice detail, a little bit of candy color in the trees, a bit of purple in the water.
I should note, however, that this camera can also shoot in black-and-white infrared when I use a 780nm filter. So … back to the camera bag, grab the 780nm filter, and let’s give this a try.
Now this is also tasty. Plenty of moody detail here.
As you can expect, I’m getting more comfortable with this infrared-modified camera, and the more I play with it, the more I test it out in various locales and situations, the more I want to keep using it.
And that’s a good thing.
Chuck The Writer 
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