IR/UV photo experiment

I just picked up an Olympus E-PL1 from a friend, modified for infrared and ultraviolet photography.  That basically means the built-in UV/IR filter has been removed, and a filter that blocks most visible light but permits UV and IR light to pass has been placed on the lens.

The weather wasn’t great for experimenting with this today, being overcast and rainy and not many flowers being still in bloom, but the IR results show up pretty well anyway.

Here are some example shots compared with similar shots taken with an unmodified Canon camera. Click to embiggen.

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Finally, I tried some quick experiments with compositing the normal and IR shots together.  This is a little tricky because I’m combining images from different cameras, different resolutions and different focal lengths, so the registration is poor.  Also I haven’t thought of the best way to manipulate the colors yet, but hey, experimentation!

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