Tag: 550nm


  • Pier Amusements: subtle infrared colour

    Worthing Pier at sunset, with the sun barely hanging on at the horizon. The pier was opened in 1862, and the amusements arcade that’s in the middle of the pier was opened in 1935. The ‘Amusements’ sign was featured on the cover of Gene’s 1996 album To See The Lights, although then it said ‘New…

  • Engineers in Carnaby Street: 550nm Candy Chrome filter for colour IR

    Broadband engineers running new fibre-optic cable in Carnaby Street, in London’s West End. Fellow photographer Frode Hegland is chatting with them. This was shot on a full-spectrum camera fitted with a 550nm Candy Chrome IR filter. This is claimed to simulate the appearance of the legendary Kodak Aerochrome colour IR film. The reality is that…