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SONY NEX5-N converted infra red with enhanced color IR filter, done by Lifepixels.
Taken hand held at ISO 200, f/8 , 1/500s using autofocus mode on sony lens 18-55mm OIS f/3.5-5.6 (Focal length is 35mm).

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SONY NEX5-N converted infra red with enhanced color IR filter, done by Lifepixels.
Taken hand held at ISO 200, f/8 , 1/500s using autofocus mode on sony lens 18-55mm OIS f/3.5-5.6 (Focal length is 28mm). Inversion of blue/red channels in Photoshop CS5. Desaturation of yellow color in Lightroom 3.

This type of photo looks surreal but nonetheless supersharp due to the removal of the AA filter from the sony camera.

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Nikon D700 and lens Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2.0 ZF. Taken on Tripod with wireless trigger at ISO 400, 1/3s f/4.0. White balance on manual at 3000K.

It is always a pleasure to the eyes to see how the same landscape can be transformed through so many different colors of the natural light. Here it was 40 minutes before sunrise at 6:00 in the morning. With the white balance set-up at the level of incandescent light temperature, the bluish cast along with the pink tones characteristic of dawn contrasted nicely with the yellow/orange lights of the street lighting. The long pose as well as the lack of wind created also a mirror like reflection on the river. Finally the pine tree above me helped me frame the photo and fill up a portion of the empty sky.
The very cold night (-16 degrees C) also helped in enhancing the visibility and in amplifying the puffs of smoke coming out of the heating system of the various buildings reinforcing the winter/cold mood.
I had two layers of clothes and two layers of silk gloves to weather this moment but felt I belonged to the bed I had left too early at 5:00 am for a sunrise that finally came near 7:00 a.m. My fingers were stiff, barely capable to trigger the camera, therefore the use of a Phottix wireless trigger inside my winter coat pocket. Next time I will investigate better the sunrise hours in my city :).

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Nikon D700 and lens Voigtlander APO Lanthar 90mm f/3.5 SLII on Tripod Gitzo. HRD from 3 shots taken at ISO 400 f/5

This was taken approx 45 minutes after sunrise at 7:30am on a cold sunday morning. The back lighting on the smoke escaping the heating system of the city buildings add life to this very peaceful moment.

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Nikon D700 and lens Voigtlander APO Lanthar 90mm f/3.5. Taken on Gitzo tripod and wireless trigger at ISO 400, f/6.3, 1.3sec.

It is getting cold this week: -16 degrees C!