I went up to the formal gardens in north central park with my changing bag and a roll of IR in the M3 with a particular place in mind to shoot. It was overcast with bits of sun coming through so I don't know if I'll get the same dramatic effects as when I was shooting in bright sunlight.
But the garden was being setup for a big fund raiser tomorrow and there were ugly white tents everywhere and you couldn't do much without getting a gardener in the shot.
So I headed up to the lake area and did a little rock climbing to get a good view of 110th street. Came home and started printing the last batch of IR shots.
Man - I like the look a lot. If you're in the anti-grain camp - you might not like it since the grain is about like tri-x pushed one, maybe two stops. But to me that just adds to the pictorial impression. The willow trees shots and the guy in the rowboat are filled with detail that you - oh you know - you can't see it on the web which has been annoying since the beginning of web picture time. But the prints are very satisfying (considering my own difficulties with pure nature shooting). To me - it seems as if the infrared accentuates some forms and minimizes others so that if you do it right - you can amplify the design elements of the shot.
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