A different kind of landscape photography

[@hachimaki]

That first photo of the tall grass blowing in the wind is absolutely gorgeous, a print worthy shot if I ever saw one

[@sophietucker1255]

The B/W images had something of a 1920's National Geographic Magazine look to them. I really liked those the best.

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Sophie, I added some grain as they looked far too clean straight out of camera.

[@tadwolujewicz3923]

Black and white horses, what a gift!

[@sjacobson005]

O'Nions is an expert in photography and videography. Top notch work.

[@patrickmarquetecken8107]

wow, the beautiful dreamy B/W images incredible.

[@charlesdiastirodepressao]

Very nice shots. Nice video to watch. I've bought a converted mirrorless to full spectrum ... Let's play this new game. Thanks for sharing.

[@SteveONions]

Hope you enjoy the full spectrum camera Charles.

[@TimvanderLeeuw]

Some of those images look really other-worldly!

[@pixelpeter3883]

Those B&W shots were really great, very moody with a fairytale vibe, exccellent for these surroundings.

[@SteveONions]

Thank you 😊

[@joerg_koeln]

Really good and special pictures, truly amazing.

[@Phil_f8andbethere]

Wow - some of yr best images there. Good % of keepers.

[@henkpeter1755]

I liked watching the video and agree with you Steve that the InfraRed images look better.

[@brycepinson8641]

I wanted to say thank you for the print I ordered. It came in and it's a beautiful print..... also really enjoy the soft IR shots!

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Bryce and I’m glad you like the print 👍

[@distagon6052]

Well done. Thanks for sharing.

[@photog1529]

Very nice moody images, Steve.

[@WintherKl]

Simply amazing!!!

[@g-r-a-e-m-e-]

Breathtaking ☺

[@cnccontroller]

Great photos! Thank you!

[@mikejohnston9113]

Great location and landscape. The B&W pictures look a lot like 1880 Pastoralist style with all the grain and soft focus. Thanks for sharing

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Mike, I do like to soften digital B&W images, something more akin to Kodak HIE if possible.

[@izzyleicanut9190]

Stunning pics Steve. What an amazing location. Thanks

[@SteveONions]

Thank you 🙂

[@benkotowicz174]

Beautiful country. I went with you an the small trek. I saw the triangular rock with the abyss in the mountain, the jagged rocks and the waterfall. Quite a day! Thanks for presenting the Black and white photos. Very nice and interesting Steve.

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Ben, I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@nevillewatkins4997]

What a fascinating place that jumble of rock is. You could spend all day there alone.

[@SteveONions]

I could indeed Neville, only its remoteness keeps me away.

[@eddieforde]

What a cracking video, thanks for everything about it. 👍🏻

[@SteveONions]

You’re welcome Eddie.

[@ChristineWilsonPhotography]

the infrared gives it a nostalgic feal very nice

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Christine.

[@AliasJimWirth]

Some nice images. I am partial toward the moody and dramatic I am finding. Thank you, Steve.

[@SteveONions]

You’re welcome James.

[@naturelvr123]

Those scattered rocks you went thru reminds me of the boulder field when we climbed Longs Peak here in Colorado. Very difficult to climb over.

[@SteveONions]

They are very jagged Paul and it’s always blowing a gale up there so care is needed to cross them.

[@Segador-uk]

Your infrareds are amazing! Thank you for the video.

[@SteveONions]

Glad you like them 😊

[@carbonejack]

Spectacular images.

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Jack.

[@chromagraphphotoart]

Lot of good images for a short video there Steve. Excellent.

[@SteveONions]

Thank you 🙂

[@oldfilmguy9413]

Absolutely stunning images, particularly the IR shots, many of which were so moody and ethereal. However, the full spectrum shots had their appeal as well - many looking like Martian landscapes, definitely something out of the ordinary. Wonderful video! Cheers!

[@SteveONions]

I find the full spectrum colour reminds me of cheap expired print film.

[@paulevans1047]

love the pond grass image Steve

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Paul.

[@RandyPollock]

Wonderful images, loved the video today Steve.

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Randy.

[@Martin-bn8hm]

Some "out of this World" black and white pictures in this video. More of that please!

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Martin 👍

[@GTXTi-db5xu]

Just discovered your channel Steve and I'm absolutely loving these videos! Brilliantly made.

[@SteveONions]

Glad you’re enjoying the videos 😊

[@SuperTantePeter]

Damn, good job. Damn good, bloody good. Damn good job.

[@SteveONions]

😀

[@johndavies12]

Fantastic images Steve 👌

[@SteveONions]

Thanks John.

[@thedarkslide]

6:13 is a really nice composition of elements in the frame. Steve, have you use the Kolari Vision IR Chrome filter with your full spectrum camera? You absolutely have to give that a go.

[@SteveONions]

Not seen one of those - must check it out 👍

[@runninblue9415]

May be my favourites of your work. And that's saying something. Sublime 👌

[@SteveONions]

Thank you 😊

[@yurymelnikov3644]

Steve, hi! A very interesting experiment and the result is very rich epic images, certainly in monochrome the images look fantastic! Unusual result. Thanks for the video. Take care and good luck to you!

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Yury, I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

[@raybeaumont7670]

Cheers Steve! Wish I was still able to get high in the mountains. Alas, I have to make do with strolling around the bottom these days, but I can still get plenty of enjoyment from mucking about with a roll (or two) of HP5. I'm afraid I've never been a fan of IR etc - I like the tones just the way they are. Hwyl my friend.

[@SteveONions]

I’m sometimes better off staying at the bottom of those hills too, I often end up in thick cloud with nothing to photograph 🙁

[@seoulrydr]

visually lyrically mysteriously mystically etherealistic characteristics. also - they're very nice images.

[@SteveONions]

Thank you 🙂

[@mikeharris4226]

Spectacular scenery Steve, thanks for sharing

[@SteveONions]

Glad you liked it Mike.

[@michaelmills2926]

great video,and fantastic shots, every so often i get my Lumix g 2 out with a infred filter on and get some great shots.....

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Michael. I look forward to Summer knowing I have an effective way of shooting it.

[@257squadron]

Fab images

[@SteveONions]

Thank you 🙂

[@fandyus4125]

2:56 Steve, I don't want to be a correcting smartypants, but UV actually has almost no effect in full spectrum images. You can get the most top of the line dichroic UV filter from Zeiss with an extremely sharp cutoff at 400nm, and when you put it on a full spectrum camera, it will basically do nothing. If you split hairs and really pixel peep, it does change the tint a tiny bit, but negligibly so. It is because the bayer layer with its color filters still blocks most UV that makes it through (and with your fancy zoom lens, not much probably does anyway, the higher the element count and thickness of glass, the less UV is passed. You could even try this, if you got a UV pass filter, you would notice that your exposure would drop by good 6 stops. So the UV data is being 6 stops underexposed, and if the camera somehow could tell you which photons captured exactly were UV, it would show a black image more or less. The main wild effects with full spectrum come from the bayer layer passing through and recording both visible and IR.

[@SteveONions]

Thanks for the information, that’s not something I was aware of. I remember reading years ago about the UV filtering effect of lenses but I didn’t realise the amount getting through was so small 🙂

[@fandyus4125]

@@SteveONions You're welcome. I'm glad I could have told you something new about our common hobby. :)

[@jasongold6751]

The softness of the Infa-Red images superb! I tend to go hi contrast in BW! A great thought and path to explore! Huge snowstorm this afternoon. Hopefully tomorrow. can get out for a few hours. My old Minolta does great BW. Will lower contrast and adjust. Loved the video.

[@SteveONions]

Hope you managed to get out today Jason, I rarely get to see any snow.

[@blackubuntu]

I wonder about the geology of the rocky areas up there. Any explanation of why they are that way?

[@SteveONions]

I’m not sure Jess but I’d speculate that the last ice age has a lot to do with it.

[@ML-rm3vk]

Great art sir.

[@SteveONions]

Thank you 🙂

[@kit441]

Stunning images, stunning score, stunning scenery. Nuff said.

[@SteveONions]

Cheers Kit.

[@johnbentley1056]

I love this video. Beautiful landscape to walk in although I did look at the rock field and think there is a broken ankle in the making. The black and whites where very moody and some of them reminded my of Lomography which was popular in the 1980s with plastic toy cameras and plastic lenses. Thank you for sharing.

[@SteveONions]

Glad you liked it John. The Holga would work well up there methinks.

[@bobpetti4841]

Beautiful images, Steve. Stunning.

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Bob.

[@andreeasoare1079]

Very interesting!

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Andreea.

[@TheMungo54]

Beautiful images. You’re a constant source of inspiration!

[@SteveONions]

Thank you 😊

[@michaelharmon721]

Steve the images are outstanding as always.

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Michael.

[@bhovis]

Beautiful photos, Steve!

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Bart.

[@azfactor7875]

Your effort to get up and out so early was definitely rewarded. I rust you felt the same. Some very lovely shots. The IR ones reminded me of an Orton effect with the glow.

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Bob, there’s a lot of scope for experimentation.

[@dominiquelauvernier1532]

Hi which type of conversion do you use for the Full Spectrum with no filter attached? Clear glass? No UV filtration. I love your pictures !

[@SteveONions]

I use an R72 filter most of the time but I also have an unusual UV/IR cut filler that renders the image very close to an unmodified camera.

[@Martin-nu6ym]

Glad to see there are some of us that like to shoot IR in the Winter. Great images Steve. Loved the compositions. 🙂

[@SteveONions]

IR in Winter is great Martin 👍

[@RobinWhalley]

Great video Steve. I thought the B&W mountain shots towards the end are excellent but I also liked the few colour shots you showed. They looked like they were shot on colour neg. Very nice.

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Robin, they also reminded me of old expired print film and in the right situation they could work very well.

[@SD_Alias]

Thank you for the nice pictures. Yes i like the IR shots more too. They look great in b&w. Is in 6:16 a fullspectrum shot? For my taste the fullspectrum does not look so much own, aesthetic or individual but just a bit "wrong". May be in b&w they have a better appearance…

[@SteveONions]

The full spectrum look is definitely an acquired taste, rather like expired print film.

[@SD_Alias]

@@SteveONions Yes, it looks not bad, but it is a matter of taste…

[@lensman5762]

Very nice photography, Steve. The one at 6:17 reminded me of my favourite SciFi movie, The Forbiden Planet. You didn't happen to come across Robby the robot by any chance, did you?

[@SteveONions]

One of my favourite films too, perhaps I could ask Robbie to make me 1000 rolls of Kodak HIE 🙂

[@lensman5762]

@@SteveONions What a grand idea, Steve?

[@nigeldawson5960]

Another great video. Practical information; artistic quality. Rock on, man.

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Nigel.

[@catey62]

As always, you never fail to deliver the goods Steve. some absolutely beautiful shots in there. and I love that they dont have that tack sharpness to them either, the softness just adds even more to the atmosphere. love it all. 🙂❤

[@SteveONions]

I usually knock off some sharpness and add grain to digital images, they are too clean for me straight out of camera.

[@carlinschelstraete682]

Wow! Fun camera. Tons of options with that. You captured some great photos as always 👍

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Carlin.

[@kzr83]

Really really good stuff, Steve. The moody B&Ws but also that colour waterfall at the end is a stunner. The composition AND the colour, wow. No shock, though. Your colour is always fantastic. I love it, it's just spot on for landscape stuff 👏🏻

[@SteveONions]

Thank you, I feel there will be more colour shot this year.

[@steveh1273]

Nice results. Would a UV filter make it more of a traditional camera? How many stops does the IR filter affect?

[@SteveONions]

There’s actually a special UV/IR cut filter Steve, I have one in 52mm. It’s supposed to replicate a normal look from the camera but it’s not quite right to my eye.

[@ruudmaas2480]

I like the infrared images the most. I use an converted XT2. Even in dull conitions you can get interesting images with infrared. Ultraviolet is not my thing. I do not like the colors how they render. Do you use the 720nm infrared filtre?

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Ruud. I prefer the 720nm filter for both film and digital. You can go a lot higher with digital but the look becomes a bit too harsh for me.

[@amalieemmynoether992]

What a lovely location and wonderful shots. 📷❤️ I've been thinking of converting one of my older unused digital cameras to IR but I can see the advantages of a full spectrum conversation.

[@SteveONions]

Well worth it Amalie, the perfect camera for those bright summer days.

[@markattardo]

Enjoyed the video and images. Are you adding grain in post? I've just started down the full spectrum path and have been trying different filters to see what I like. It's a fun change of pace👍👍

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Mark. The grain is added in post, I find the raw files far too clean for my liking.

[@markattardo]

@@SteveONions Thanks for answering. I've heard other's feel the same about adding grain. I like the aesthetic👍

[@alfredanheier4779]

Interesting. Some of the images reminded me of the early 20th century pictorialists. The full spectrum images seemed more like a novelty to me. Can you control the outcome on those images, aside from post processing, obviously?

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Alfred. There is a lot of scope to work on the images in post but this isn’t something I like to do. The advantage of a full spectrum camera is the ability or use various filters, a 650nm can be effective in leaving more of the visible spectrum for a haunting appearance.

[@chriseve5627]

Another fun video! Love the moody shots. Also, the waterfall taken with the iphone, was that shot raw and edited and or did you use an internal jpeg setting? Either way, that was a good shot!

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Chris. I can’t remember if that was a raw file or not, the hi resolution mode on the 14 pro is very impressive though.

[@impressionsoflight9263]

Love the IR Steve. I just ordered some 4x5 the other day. It’s a shame that what’s left of IR Film doesn’t go very far into the spectrum, nowhere near as far as converted digital cameras. I can use an 850nm filter on my Nikon D70s , but I’m restricted to 720-750 with film. Stay safe mate.

[@SteveONions]

I do miss Kodak HIE with the wonderful halation effects. I also liked working handheld with nothing stronger than a deep red filter.

[@Jennifer_Prentice]

Interesting.. They almost look like black and white shots with some kinda filter or something on the lens.

[@SteveONions]

😊

[@mattwhitehall9536]

Fantastic again Steve. I've been looking at converting a Canon to full spectum, I'm gathering you then shoot through a standard IR filter. It looks like you are shooting hand held with it, do you not need long exposures? I thought I'd still need a tripod, I'm confused now 🙂

[@SteveONions]

Hi Matt. Once converted your camera will work just fine handheld. Long exposures aren’t necessary as the IR blocking filter has been removed from the sensor allowing all the higher wavelengths to pass through.

[@mattwhitehall9536]

@@SteveONions thanks Steve. That sounds good, I will have to look further into it, it’s not something I’d use regularly but looks like it would be worthwhile for my old canon

[@trevorbrooks813]

When nature welcomes you to the mountains and puts on a show it's sheer magic. Do you need those sticks, do you find them useful? Some lovely images there Steve, thanks for posting.

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Trevor, and I wouldn’t dream of doing a mountain walk without the sticks these days 🙂

[@genegoranov5865]

The 6:10 one is gorgeous!

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Gene.

[@josephgecho7908]

Could you do this again but focus more on color shots?

[@SteveONions]

No 😊

[@josephgecho7908]

@@SteveONions okay, I've love the look of aerochrome but it's impossible to achieve in any other way, I was thinking of purchasing another a7r2 and making this modification to it. it would make sense though given how flat most the colors in your county are at this time of year. I mostly just wanted to see your impressions of it maybe at your favorite locations like the estuary at dawn or at the channels.

[@stuartbaines2843]

👍😀

[@T0ly113]

Some very nice shots in there, both in IR and full spectrum. Have you tried the 720nm in false colour as well? I'm guessing the look is too gaudy for your taste? I love the surreal feeling it can create.

[@SteveONions]

I originally got the camera converted to full spectrum just to try false colour but didn’t like it. I used the weaker 650nm filter to retain more visible light which works particularly well with trees.

[@tomislavmiletic_]

Seeing it thru infrared, that landscape really looks as if you've been on the Moon. Or even Mars...

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Tomislav.

[@QuicknStraight]

Interesting video. I have to say that full spectrum doesn't really do it for me. The washed out look just makes images look so flat. The B&W IR were nice and had a very old school feel.

[@SteveONions]

It’s definitely an acquired taste (that I haven’t!).

[@georgefrench1907]

👍

[@SteveONions]

🙂

[@michaelharmon721]

Your camera looks like my little Leica.

[@danncorbit3623]

I liked all the images. I think trying out new things is wonderful because if you don't you will never know what it is like. Do I like this concept? Can I create something that I cannot otherwise create? I was at another site, and someone felt that any sort of manipulation (like using Lomo Purple) was a manipulation akin to using AI. But this demands that there is some standard film that we should not deviate from because (after all) Portra images won't be the same as Ektar or Fujifilm. So what is the gold standard then? To me, nothing is going to replicate the human eye perfectly (nor should it necessarily). Thank you for another lesson to make us think. Even though that can hurt. ;-)

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Dann, I’m always open to the chance of happy accidents.

[@wadebird1812]

Not sure what paper you print on but I think many of your images would look great in palladium. Oh, I think you need to eat a few donuts....you look too fit.

[@SteveONions]

Thanks Wade 😀🍰🥞