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Quebec City – Infrared

Jay Lee — Thu, 09 May 2019 00:56:18 +0000

While in Quebec I did some experimentation with the Sony A99 I had converted to infrared.

From Montreal To Quebec City

Jay Lee — Thu, 09 May 2019 00:48:43 +0000

We took the train from Montreal to Quebec City to enjoy a few days there. It was beautiful in the snow.

Montreal – Part 3

Jay Lee — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 14:57:54 +0000

While walking around Montreal on St Laurent Blvd we discovered quite a bit of street art in the form of some rather large murals. We later learned that Montreal hosts the Festival Mural – Festival d’Art Urbain. Some of these murals are quite amazing. Makes the case for visiting Montreal again as I would imagine witnessing these murals actually being created would be a real treat

Montreal – Part 2

Jay Lee — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 14:52:36 +0000

While in Montreal we visited the Notre-Dame Basilica. It is a thing of beauty and by getting there early, I was able to take some nice photographs using a tripod and my full frame fisheye lens

In the evening we walked about Montreal and stopped by the Miracle Montreal: Pop-up Christmas-themed bar for some holiday themed beverages

We did not have much snow in Montreal, but there was a light dusting on Christmas Eve which made our walk back to the hotel after dinner very nice

While walking around Montreal in the evening we noticed these interesting light displays on the sides of buildings and in the alleyways which we later learned was an art installation called Cité Mémoire

Montreal is an amazing city and magical in the winter.

Montreal – Part 1

Jay Lee — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 14:52:25 +0000

We decided to go someplace very cold for Christmas. Montreal and Quebec City! It’s a relatively short flight from Houston to Montreal where we plan to spend a few days before taking the train to Quebec City. Temperatures are consistently well below freezing this time of year so we stocked up on parkas, hats and long underwear and made our way to the Great White North.

The thing Cynthia most wanted to see in Montreal was the Insectarium. We caught an Uber our to the site of the museum and had a great time wandering around looking bugs

Cynthia even got to hold a walking stick!

While in Montreal, I wanted to grab a smoked meat sandwich from Schwartz’s Deli.

Cynthia also enjoyed immersing herself in the French language as she has been studying French for the last few years

Houston Zoo In Infrared

Jay Lee — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 15:51:55 +0000

I thought it might be fun to take the IR camera and combine it with the Tamron 150-600mm lens and see what I could do with the inhabitants of the Houston Zoo. The results were…interesting. The Tamron is quite well suited to IR which is a pleasant surprise.

Rice University – Moody Center for The Arts In Infrared

Jay Lee — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 02:07:40 +0000

I find these to be interesting in that the post process made them look like AutoCAD renderings. I continue to be amazed at what I am able to produce using infrared.

Infrared Experimentation

Jay Lee — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:26:00 +0000

In my previous post, I mentioned that I had converted my A99 to Super Color Infrared. And while color is interesting in infrared, the ability to convert to monochrome for a more traditional IR look is an added bonus

Adventures In Infrared

Jay Lee — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:23:12 +0000

I decided to convert my unused Sony A99 to Super Color Infrared which is equivalent to a 590nm Filter.
The results are very interesting and I look forward to exploring this new medium.
Here are some of my initial images, shot at Rice University

Norway – Day 13 – Lilihammer Back To Oslo

Jay Lee — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 01:51:56 +0000

Short drive today through a rather unremarkable part of Norway. We arrived in Oslo pretty early and had to wait a few hours to get checked into our hotel. Temps are in the mid 80s and our hotel has no A/C so that’s a bit of a downer. The main thing we wanted to do this day was visit the Vigeland Sculpture Park. We decided to take the 30 minute walk from the hotel and hoped we wouldn’t get overwhelmed by the heat. We have a 6:30 am flight back to Houston tomorrow so this would our last hurrah. We took it slow and were able to make it without collapsing. Once we were there we were in great shape and enjoyed the park immensely, despite the heat. Tomorrow we catch a 6:30 am flight back to Houston. All in all, this has been a great adventure.