A Barn in Western Canada
No, it's not a winter scene. Neither snow nor hoarfrost, but the way my infra-red
black and white film saw the trees and foliage on this late May afternoon.
On one of my trips to the Canadian West, I spotted this old wooden barn
in eastern British Columbia and thought it would make an interesting motif
with the mountain range in the distance. I shot both color slides and
infra-red black and white. The color renderings were pleasant enough,
but the real “magic” for me was clearly with the infra-red, in terms of
how it rendered the trees and the tall grass.
This image is available in gallery prints from 7x10 to 24x36" and in my line of Custom Printed Photo Note Cards.
Incidentally, those mountains are not the Canadian Rockies, but the Coastal Range of British Columbia;
the Rockies are behind me. For a view of one aspect of the mighty Rockies, please click below.
At the Tree-Line, Larch Valley
Steve Ember
And another infra-red take looking toward the Coastal Range...
Western Canada
Steve Ember
Photos and Text ©Steve Ember
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Matthias Mempel 04/11/2010 11:50
Thats a nice pic. Well done. The infra red gives indeed the winter touch. Additionally it looks like probably to be very alone in a greater area. When I was in Toronto I've got an idea about when they say "Toronto Greater Area". I've heard that Canada is special in that way. But know I've got the first idea what it means.Best regards, Matthias
s. sabine krause 04/11/2010 10:34
you are absolutely right: the infra-red does make the trees and grass look magic – so very different from anything i've ever seen before! especially the grass in front of the old barn: it reminds me of some kind of mold, or cotton candy, or a new kind of cellulose, as yet undiscovered, because it grows worlds away, on a planet outside our solar system ; )) – and the "crystalline whiteness" adds an almost macabre, otherworldly and, yes, wintry feel to the shot – great!! greetings, sabine.