Kauai IR Rainbow

Photo by Harold

Kauai IR Rainbow

I have been shooting IR for years processing via PS. I have since gravitated to ON1 with its channel mixer. I was in Kauai and saw a rainbow from our hotel window. What would that look like in IR? Shot with a KolariVision full-spectrum converted Olympus EM-1ii, processed in ON1 Photo RAW, December 2021. It is one of my favorite renderings, printed and on my wall.

Post processing notes:

I do not recall the specifics. My basic workflow is to open the RAW image, then go to Channel Mixer and do a straight Red-Blue swap using the option in ON1 filter. I then play with the Red and Blue to adjust the amount of pink vs orange and saturation. Then I play with tone and exposure. What I remember is wanting the rainbow to stand out but not make the palm leaves too saturated.