Maribor through IR filter

On Wednesday night Gregor contacted me on MSN and he suggested photo trip on the streets of Maribor. I heave been planning to went in Maribor next day, and so I agreed to join group of photographers after my lectures on university. Few minutes after my obligations in school I went to the centre heavily armed with my photo equipment. Unfortunately all other photographers cancelled the trip, so me and Gregor were left alone. Though Gregor is skilled in IR photography, we decided to work in Infra red technique. When we were photographing, I found out the advantages of Nikon D70. It works a lot better with IR then my Canon EOS 350D. Gregor could take photos with 2 or 3 seconds, when my shooter time was 25 seconds or even longer. Beside shorter shooter times, the results of Nikon D70 are far catchier than results given by Canon EOS 350D. For better shots I some times combine HDR (High Dynamic Range) and IR (Infra Red) techniques. That kind of work demands some more time with retouching in Photo Shop, but the results are all worth of extra trouble.
First we stopped at Trg svobode (Square of liberty). In the centre of this square is so called iron ball. We decided to work on some shots of Franciscans cathedral. We also wanted to get some interesting street photos in IR technique. Most of the time, Gregor was more dedicated to photography, while I was playing with his Nikon D200. With battery grip Nikon MB-200 and Sigma 70-200 f/2,8 HSM lens it is quite huge toy. After few shots I found out I'm not capable of such heavy lifting. I like ma tiny EOS 350D better. Meanwhile I managed to take some photos with my camera. I did some HDR - IR combinations with my Canon 28-105 EF lens which is the only one appropriate for IR. All my other lenses provide so called hot spot.

I'm adding a photo taken just with IR technique, so you can compare which one do you like better.

When we had enough photos of red bricked church, we went to City Park. We stopped by first of three fish ponds. Late afternoon sunlight was great for some IR photos. You can look at Gregor's Blog and compare photos made with his Nikon D70 and my photos made with Canon EOS 350D.