Plantains, Topes de Collantes National Park, Cuba

One of the “miracles” in these days of advancing digital imaging is that we can now “see” light that we humans cannot actually see... infrared!

I first stumbled onto this amazing new world back in 2014 when I discovered that my little Leica D-Lux 6 digital camera was native sensitive to infrared! (It was made by Panasonic, and similar Panasonic models were also IR sensitive.) I was hooked.  I had done some IR work back in the late 1990’s with 4x5 film, but any results were strictly a matter of "wild guess!" With digital, you can set the live view to black-and-white and know exactly what you can capture.

During my Cuba workshop in January of 2019, our group spent a lovely time in some plantain groves where my IR camera let me capture this amazing scene of verdant wonder! I also discovered that plantains grow upside down...who knew!

IR modified Canon EOS 1100D capture.

General Edition and Sizing Information:

Limited Edition Prints signed and numbered in an edition of 100. Each print is made personally by me, printed either on Ilford Multigrade Classic fiber paper and selenium toned, or on Canson Platine paper using a Canon Pro-1000 printer and my personal printing profiles. Mounted and over-matted on 4-ply or 8-ply museum board using the most current industry standards for archival permanence. Note: Three images are in editions of 150.

Open Edition Archival Pigment Print made personally by me on Canson Rag Photographique paper using a Canon Pro-1000 printer and my personal printing profiles. Mounted and over-matted on 4-ply museum board using the most current industry standards for archival permanence. Digitally signed.

Sizing:

Open Edition Pigment Print – Image size approximately 8x10, over-matted to 14x17 with 4-ply museum board

11x14 Limited Edition Print – Image size approximately 9x11.5, over-matted to 16x20 with 4-ply museum board