A Wanna Be Infrared Image from Fall

[JimFox]

I realized I missed processing all of my Minnesota Fall Color photos from last year.... all of them. So now I am digging through them quickly to get them added into my year end Best Photos of 2025.

I captured this from a fire tower in Mille Lacs Kathio State Park in Minnesota. So it allowed me a drone view without using a drone. While processing it, I was in ACR and accidently slid the Yellow Saturation slider all the way to left and was immediately struck by how this had a bit of an Infrared feel to it. My goal was I was going to work the huge area of green trees a bit to help isolate the few maples that had turned color before the rest already.

So this may not appeal to everyone, but I like the look.

All comments are welcome,

Jim

 

[AlanLichty]

An interesting result - I like how the fall colors are below the crown of the taller grayish trees. It almost looks like the glow of a fire below the overriding canopy. A fun processing accident.

 

[JimFox]

An interesting result - I like how the fall colors are below the crown of the taller grayish trees. It almost looks like the glow of a fire below the overriding canopy. A fun processing accident.

Thanks Alan. Yeah, it was interesting to see that pocket of fall color.

What I like about the result, is if I didn't mention this was a wanna be IR image, I don't think most people would think twice about the coloring in this. It just looks in a way like dull leaves?

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Interesting result from your 'accident'. The sky doesn't add anything to this image and could be worth cropping.

 

[AlanLichty]

Thanks Alan. Yeah, it was interesting to see that pocket of fall color.

What I like about the result, is if I didn't mention this was a wanna be IR image, I don't think most people would think twice about the coloring in this. It just looks in a way like dull leaves?

We have a resident example of dull leaves up here - Alders. They turn a sickly light green and then fall off. The difference is that they are a small tree compared to the firs and spruce trees unlike your scene from Minnesota with no evergreens in sight.

 

[JimFox]

Interesting result from your 'accident'. The sky doesn't add anything to this image and could be worth cropping.

Thanks Jameel it's good to have accidents like this.

As to the sky, I actually had the exact same thought, primarily because that sliver of lake at the top bugged me slightly. But when I tried it, the image felt like it was missing something to me.