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2010/11/04

Extra-Sensory Perception

You know, our eyes have a very narrow visible light band ranging from 400 to 700 nm and the same principle applies to your DSLR/DSR camera. Although silicon-based sensors (CCD and CMOS) are sensitive to detect wavelength up to around 1200 nm, there are filters to get rid of UV (ultra violet) and IR (infrared) sitting in front of the sensor.

My old camera, Olympus C-2020Z, which I bought at Yahoo Auctions ($5 bucks!!!), makes it possible to photograph infrared (but almost all the visible light is cut off = no colors). The previous owner customized it to photograph infrared.

This is probably how bugs see the world through their own eyes!!!


And the image below is taken by Sigma DP1s (FOVEON sensor). That's how we see our world.



This is a Skywatch Friday entry.


Posted by Yoshi at 4:40 PM
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12 comments:

  1. giorno26 ¸¸.•*¨*•.November 4, 2010 at 10:06 PM

    Hi,
    che bella queste 2 versioni della stessa foto.
    Mi piace molto la foto n° 1.
    Buona serata :)
    Myriam

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  2. AnonymousNovember 4, 2010 at 10:06 PM

    I like color, but WoW, it looks soooo much more dramatic in infrared! Absolutely stunning!!!

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  3. Light and VoicesNovember 4, 2010 at 10:21 PM

    Lucky dog you....I haven't ever tried to do an infrared photo. Nice that the camera was already. Awesome....it looks like a scene in Dr. Zhivago.
    Joyce M

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  4. Sylvia KNovember 4, 2010 at 10:34 PM

    Terrific captures! I love colored pics, but the infrared photo is fantastic! Does indeed look like a scene from Dr. Zhivago! Hope you have a great weekend, Yoshi!

    Sylvia

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  5. VioletSkyNovember 4, 2010 at 11:44 PM

    WOW, the first view is quite jarring. beautiful to see the difference!

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  6. Trish ~ ♥ ~November 5, 2010 at 12:42 AM

    that's awesome, thanks for a "bug's eye view"

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  7. EG CameraGirlNovember 5, 2010 at 4:33 AM

    The first photo is stunning but I'm glad I'm not a bug. :)

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  8. AnonymousNovember 5, 2010 at 7:02 AM

    Wow - that first shot is amazing!

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  9. clairzNovember 5, 2010 at 12:36 PM

    How bugs see the world--I love it. Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos.

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  10. audrey marieNovember 5, 2010 at 3:29 PM

    thanks for sharing - lovely! and another reason im glad im not a bug ;)

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  11. cloudbusting2November 5, 2010 at 5:05 PM

    Quite amazing how big difference 5 bucks does. Now I want one too!:-)

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  12. Charlene N. K.November 10, 2010 at 9:40 AM

    I take delight in colors, but I think the bug's view is also nice. Brilliant captures!

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