Harts Farm Way in infrared
I am slowly becoming accustomed to infrared photography, with the “full spectrum” Lumix µ4/3 camera that by Protech Photographic recently converted for me. I’m finding that near-infrared images can make even very boring ugly things look quite interesting. So I decided to pop out to what is generally reckoned to be the ugliest of Havant’s infamous ugly-spots, Harts Farm Way.
Harts Farm Way is where you can find the the local water treatment works, the household refuse recycling plant and the a large electrical substation. Though I have to admit, I do have something of a penchant for large substations and electrical pylons. In order to access Harts Farm Way meant crossing over the busy A27 Havant Bypass. This is part of the 357 km Folkestone to Honiton Trunk Route. So I grabbed a couple of snaps of that too.
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My kit
As with most of my IR work so far, I used a Fourth Eye variable infrared filter, screwed on the front of a bog-standard Lumix 14mm-42mm “kit lens”. Whilst this is not considered a great lens, it seems perfectly adequate, one might even say ideal, for near-infrared. This time, my variable infrared filter was set between 630nm and 760nm. The near-monochrome shots are the ones shot with the longer wavelength light.
