Mt. Sneffels from Dallas Creek Rd., nr. Ouray, Colorado, September 24, 2024 Infrared Black and White

Black and White Infrared Film Photography has existed as a technology for decades.  With custom infrared modification of digital camera sensors in the last twenty-five years, infrared photography also exists in the digital realm.

Taken with a specially modified Nikon D800 using a Nikkor 24-70 f2.8E ED lens at 70mm, Mt. Sneffels and its foreground take on dimensions of clarity and intensity that transcend the literal world of conventional black and white imagery.  Aspens and cottonwoods at their peak fall color attain uber-brilliant visual impact, while atmospheric haze is virtually eliminated in this dramatic view of 14,153 foot Mt Sneffels.

As a traditional black and white film photographer, I use my digital infrared camera sparingly, as infrared imagery can quickly be used to an excess, easily eclipsing the more subtle monochrome gradations I aspire to capture in the majority of my work.

Prints of this image are necessarily ink jet, as there is, of course, no negative in digital infrared photography.  Black and white infrared film, though available, is not the same as the wonderful Konica medium format infrared black and white film available twice a year thirty years ago that has long ago been discontinued.

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