As the trip was largely boat-based, going from the big boat where we slept to little skiffs for excursions, and back, the opportunity to see animals on land was rare. So I was lucky to finally see one of the frogs with transparent stomach skin. I wish I’d been able to move it into a better position, but it hopped away really quickly and I only had the time for two shots.
Because the infrared camera is only sensitive to frequencies that we can’t see, the fact that water absorbs longer wavelength light makes it nearly black. I am surprised, however, that feathers reflect infrared very similarly to visual wavelengths. I expected more of a difference there.
For some reason, my wide angle lens flares a lot more under infrared light than under regular light. Sometimes this ruins a shot, but sometimes it adds a bit of mystery, like here.
One thing I’d like to try eventually is to use a tripod system to overlap an infrared shot with a normal light shot. For example, this could be a colour photo outside of the gateway, but only infrared within, or vice versa. I think it could be a neat (if prone to over-use) effect, but I’d need a different infrared camera to give it a try.
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