Thursday, August 28, 2025

Fishing and a bit of IR fun.


Objects in the mirror....
one of my favorite Meatloaf songs was titled this...




When I go tripping by car either as a passenger or doing errands, I take my Infrared camera along.
Sure I might miss some cool stuff that could be taken in regular light. But I prefer a world that is wildly different.

AND..
yes, I pull over to take shots. 


Same road, different day, different view with a different light spectrum filter.
 

The neighbor's shed that live 1 mile away.


Finally, looking across the ridge to a beef farm.



The best days for infrared are those days with bright sunshine and clouds in the sky. A bonus are those days when I can find water included.

So fishing days are the best days for Infrared.
However....
During my rush to fix up a take a long bag, I accidently swiped my old IR camera off the bed and it crashed to the floor.
The camera survived. The little lens I'd purchased years ago, sadly, did not.

My IR filters are all for that lens which have 37mm threads. It is a general walk about lens that is not pricey and is super light. It shoots from 14mm-45mm. Perfect for most of my IR photography. 

I swapped out a 14-100mm lens with a 58mm threads and found some old colored filters and made the best of it.
Actually it was sort of fun.

Charlie went along and provided us with quite a bit of entertainment. He got to see his first fish and was super curious.



Steve and Charlie are infatuated with each other. Here Steve explains to Charlie all about worms.


Worms don't taste good.

But wiggly fish is another story!


Charlie had to inspect each fish caught thereafter. 

It was a great fishing day and we cleaned 8 nice little fish for our supper on Thursday night!

Thankfully, I looked on line and found a used replacement lens at a good price.

13 comments:

  1. Ya know, some other doggies catch ducks from the water. Cute pup. Linda in Kansas

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    1. LOL! Charlie is just a good fella and keeps us laughing!
      Thanks! We do love him!

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  2. Anonymous6:41 PM

    More gorgeous photos. Looks like a perfect day for fishing. Charlie is such a sweet little boy! Lori

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  3. That's interesting about a specific lens being required.

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    1. It isn't that I need that specific lens, it was just that that size filter was what I first invested in as I had that sized lens. That size filter is also cheaper than the larger sized threads so I have stuck with that for the past 8 years. I could use any lens just about on the IR camera, just getting the light spectrum of choice requires a filter...or
      now they have clip in filters that just go on inside the camera.

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    1. Thank you. Adorable keeps us entertained and he makes many friends with his cuteness.

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  5. What a nice day, sorry about your lens, glad you found another one!

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    1. Yes, I was able to replace it quickly. I've used this old lens for so many years! I think it was older than my oldest camera and came from my first Olympus.

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  6. I am sorry about your lens. Great photos! The infrared ones look magical. Looks like a real nice day out. Charlie sure is adorable.

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    1. thanks, the magic is one of the reasons I love the IR camera!

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  7. You have to mortgage the house to buy some of those lenses!

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    1. Thankfully buying this one wasn't that pricey. It was very reasonable.

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