Infrared

I love infrared! To those who may not be familiar with it, it is a form of film sensitive to both visible and infrared light that produces images like black and white, but with a far more ghostly or surreal appearance. They are often used with colored filters to block out different wavelengths of visible light to produce different effects.

Infrared can be simulated in Photoshop or PSP Photo, which is much easier and less expensive than messing around with infrared film, which has little exposure latitude.

I like infrared for some of my images to enhance a sense of isolation, aloneness, and separateness from normal reality. Whether it works or not, I leave that to others to decide.....

Return to the Fog...

Never one to be deterred, I noticed that the heavy fog that was supposed to roll in last night had arrived, so I put my camera in the car and headed out after taekwondo class to return to the decorated house and the Dairy Queen. This is a few of the shots I captured.

Things to do in McKinney at 3:30 am....

.....of course you grab the camera, hop in the car, and go take photographs. Doesn't everyone? I was actually hoping to catch a nice view of a Christmas decorated house, sitting across a pond, in the (32 degrees) early morning fog. The house was on Eldorado Parkway just before US 75. I had noticed the house last night on my way to Half Priced Books to do some shopping. Wouldn't you know, that when I get to the location to shoot, they've unplugged the lights before going to bed! I suppose that is the difference between them and me....My Christmas decorating consists of two strands of lights on my balcony, and I don't care if they burn all night.....

So, I shot the top picture of the foggy tree instead.

On the way home I stopped and shot some more pics of the Dairy Queen around the corner from my apartment. That's how I know we still have some small town-ness running in our veins...we still got a Dairy Queen! I decided to use the infrared effect on the pic shown.

Though I have to go to Whataburger if I want something to eat at 4am....

I did go back to sleep, by the way.

Winter Comes a Few Days Early

A light coating of sleet, ice, and snow dusted McKinney last night and into this morning. I decided to take the camera out to Towne Lake Park and these are a couple of the shots. More to follow tomorrow.....

The Red Staircase

I think the title says it all. This is a building in downtown McKinney.

A Random Image from my Collection

Lavon Lake at Sunrise, taken about one month ago.

The Bratwurst Flamingo

At the recent Dickens' Christmas in downtown McKinney, I snapped this shot of the sign above the food vendor I got a cheesesteak from.....it was very tasty as well....the cheesesteak, not the sign.....