Every eight weeks (or-there-abouts) I make the drive to Salmon Arm so my friend Matt at the Salmon Arm Barbershop can cut my hair. I’ve never been all that excited about getting a haircut. My mother used to drag me to the barber who would wrap me in the chair so I would sit still. I remember how excited I was when, in 1966, the Beetles with their long hair came to the USA. However, two short years later I was drafted into the Army and had to endure the painful weekly haircut.
Matt’s haircut allows me to see. Then I like to wander the city and the waterfront with my camera.
This time I decided to bring the camera I had converted to infrared. The sky was almost cloudless and perfect for IR photography.
I have mentioned before that I had an IR filter installed in my camera that allows some natural light to come through. That bit of natural light gives me what is called false colour that depending on the reflecting light and how some things like tree leaves absorb the light can change green to yellow and brown or blue to a rust colour.
When I convert a colour image to black and white I get white leaves on trees and the sky can become black.
I photographed buildings along the street making sure to include trees and some large plants in boxes. Its interesting how the IR makes some colours, especially those brightly painted on buildings, completely disappear. And I find that keeping the sun behind my back gives me a stronger IR effect.
The large trees and water front foliage in the Marine Peace Park are always good subjects. As I wrote about in July when I was last there for Matt to cut my hair, I walked around the park. The maintenance people do a good job keeping it a colourful place with lots of flowers in pots and hanging baskets and it is always a fun place to be creative with a camera.
Like many lakes this year, the water around the warf was very low. So low that the rental boats that are usually there were gone and unlike my July visit there were no people fishing. Nevertheless, the park and the town are still great subjects for photography.
I remember writing that I was thinking I might hang around some time to do some late evening and night photography. I haven’t had the chance to do that yet. Salmon Arm isn’t that far, but it might be fun to do an overnight stay sometime.
Stay safe and be creative. These are my thoughts for this week. Contact me at www.enmanscamera.com or emcam@telus.net.
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