Lmst

Surfaces designed to hide their heat signature often stop working once they get dirty.

This study creates a microstructured coating that maintains its infrared properties because impacting water droplets actively remove contaminants.

🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-69122-8

#MaterialsScience #Infrared #SelfCleaning #SurfaceEngineering #Durability

Photographer Unscripted : The New Fujifilm Instax Mini Evo Cinema Camera and What to do with your old camera - https://youtu.be/MZJD8JrSqGI

#photography #fujifilm #minievocinema #infrared #oldcamera

Morning.
Shot on a full spectrum converted cam with an infrablue multibandpass infrared filter. Location: Theodor-Heuss-Platz, looking to the east along the Kaiserdamm. Picture is underexposed. Though I have a version with correct exposure and a reddish sky in contrast - I like this one here more. No postprocessing for the infra red - just like it as it is.

Morgen.
Aufgenommen mit einer nach Vollspektrum konvertierten Kamera mit einem Infrablue-Multibandpass-Infrarotfilter. Standort: Theodor-Heuss-Platz, Blick in Richtung Osten entlang des Kaiserdamms. Das Bild ist unterbelichtet. Obwohl ich eine Version mit korrekter Belichtung und einem rötlichen Himmel im Kontrast dazu habe, gefällt mir dieses hier besser. Keine Nachbearbeitung wegen Infrarot - ich mag es so.

#night #cityscape #silhouette #purple #darkness #Nacht #Stadtlandschaft #Silhouetten #Violett #Dunkelheit #lights #beleuchtung #hotel #building #Gebäude #skyline #Himmel #urban #städtisch #quiet #ruhig #infrablue #infrared #xe3 #fuji #fujifilm #XC35mmF2 #IR #infrarot #sooc #berlin #west

The image depicts a dark silhouette of a town or city skyline against a deep purple night sky. Small points of light suggest buildings with illuminated windows and streetlights, creating a sense of distance and quietude.

Das Bild zeigt eine dunkle Silhouette einer Stadtlandschaft vor einem tiefvioletten Nachthimmel. Kleine Lichtpunkte deuten auf Gebäude mit beleuchteten Fenstern und Straßenlaternen hin, was ein Gefühl von Distanz und Ruhe erzeugt.

Sleepless Night

Now, I've finished with the stroll, and I was going to post something from the "monkey panorama" series that I've stopped abruptly to post about that stroll series of January 27th, but I thought that I can do that later. I'm going to slip this one shot done on the January 31st. As the title suggests, it was a sleepless night (as usual).
Now, nothing special about this long exposure shot and actually I was disappointed, as I thought I'd get more lines or action in the frame. However, it was a good experimental piece for me because it is the first time I "rectify" a fisheye shot manually.
Long ago, I would rectify fisheye shots using some programs. Anyway, now, I've started doing the job manually (which takes time and effort really), and seems I've finally done it!
Rectification of a fisheye image usually results in stretched images, typically shifting the aspect ratio of the image beyond the usual 3:2 ratio of APS-C sensors (for Canon at least; not sure about other brands). The aspect ratio here for this shot after rectification is somewhat close to 16:9.
The shot was taken with Rokinon 8mm fisheye lens (one of my favorites); a completely manual lens. The lens was attached to a modified camera (for full spectrum) and I've placed an infrared gel filter on its back (improvisation, since it has no rear-filter holder or anything). I don't have any big stopper ND filters in gel format, so I thought this filter would do the job to lengthen the exposure at night, and so it did, expanding the exposure time to about 1 hour and 15 minutes. The noise, of course, is problematic and I didn't even try to touch it, because removing it would make the image smudgy. Anyway, for a trial, it doesn't matter I guess. I'm just happy about the rectification itself that I can't be bothered about the noise!

#longexposure #long_exposure #LE #night #sleepless #IR #infrared #fisheye #rectification #rectify #balcony #surreal #surrealism #urban #suburban #goodmorning

City Times.

Posting a bit late today! Some sleep was needed for real!
I was reluctant to post this one because of the dimensions. Also, not much details would be discerned out of it probably, but I'm putting it out there.
I'm not sure why I shot this, but as I was on the bridge (back on January 27th), I've just pointed my camera and shot randomly in a horizontal succession (a panorama). The thing is, it should have been done with camera in portrait position not landscape. Anyway, the resultant was some 22k pixels wide image, reduced to be posted here for sure! Honestly, it's a meaningless/aimless image…

#panorama #urban #urbanexploration #city #infrared #IR #goodmorning

Dreary, New Jersey 2026 Kodak Charmera, 8exp pano with 720nm IR filter Turns out the Charmera has a little ir sensitivity, though shutter speeds get slow! #Infrared #Charmera

A black and white landscape panorama of a snowy field with trees in the distance.

#silentsunday #photography #infrared #blackand_white_photography

Confira a letra da música “Infrared” de Pusha T
#PushaT #Infrared
https://daletra.com.br/pusha-t/letra/infrared.html

Busy Times (5)

Another one in the series and almost the end of it. I gave myself the freedom to twitch the colors a bit here. The clouds turned out nice I guess (in reality they were hardly visible to the naked eyes).

#road #street #infrared #IR #surreal #surrealism #urban #urbanexploration #goodmorning

Yellow and Blue and Infrared Toronto Islands, 01/30/26 #infrared #fullspectrum

a normal colour picture from my phone of the yellow and blue garage and white houseboat

a infrared picture from my converted camera of the yellow and blue garage and white houseboat, which shows up differently in this picture taken at approximately 690nm.

Deep Freeze at Centre Island Pier. Infrared photographs. #toronto #infrared #fullspectrum

heavy lake ice forms on the concrete pontoons holding the pier up, note how they look in infrared, very otherworldly

wide view under the bridge showing the ice shelf buildup, like its some surreal ice planet

wide view of the elephant feet on the pier's concrete

Deze "infrared Salesman" dropt straks. Ga vast naar deze sneaker.

👟 Air Jordan 6 - Reverse Infrared
🔗 https://tidd.ly/49C92gV

#snkrs #snkrsapp #infrared #kotd
https://www.sneakeragenda.com/agenda/air-jordan-6-reverse-infrared-ct8529-001/?feed_id=4260&_unique_id=699022e8aa73d

Frozen Houseboat Infrared photograph #infrared #fullspectrum #toronto

steps through the snow leading to a white houseboat, in the frozen Long Pond at Algonquin Island in Toronto Canada

Skating the Lake Infrared photograph #infrared #fullspectrum #toronto

a skater flys by on solid lake ice (which reflects little infrared, so appears near black)against the toronto skyline. 01/30/26

Path to the City Infrared photograph #toronto #infrared #fullspectrum

a view of frozen lake ontario at the sunfish cut on toronto island with the skyline visible behind. Taken 01/30/26

corfu, greece
may 1959

olive trees

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/53663401485
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/6947637113/

part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf

© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com

#photography #film #bw #blackandwhite #mediumformat #greece #greek #corfu #infrared #trees #olivetrees #hillside #landscape #1950s

Gadget Review: Topdon TS004 Thermal Monocular

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/02/gadget-review-topdon-ts004-thermal-monocular/

I love thermal imaging cameras. They're great for spotting leaking pipes, inefficient appliances, and showing how full a septic tank is. The good folks at Topdon have sent me their latest thermal camera to review - it is specifically designed for spotting wildlife.

This is the TS004 Thermal Monocular:

Let's put it through its paces!

Hardware

This is a chunky bit of kit and fits nicely in the hand. It's well weighted and feels sturdy.

The rubber seal fits tightly around your eye and is excellent at keeping light out. The screen is set a little way back, so is easy to focus on. Taking a photo of the screen itself was a little tricky - here's what you can expect to see when using the settings menu:

The focus knob near the viewfinder is a little stiff, but it turns silently.

There's a rubber lens cover which is attached and can be easily tucked away next to the standard tripod mount. It comes with a lanyard strap, so you're unlikely to drop it. The buttons are well spaced and respond quickly.

The USB-C port has a rubber flap to keep out moisture.

OK, let's take some snaps!

Photos

Photo quality is pretty good - although limited by the technology behind the thermal sensor. The TS004 has a thermal resolution of 256x192 and images are upscaled to 640x480.

One thing to note, the user-interface is burned in to the photos. So if you want the battery display on screen, it will also appear on the photo. Similarly, things like the range-finder appear in the image.

There's a reasonable AI built in. It is designed to tell you what sort of wildlife you've spotted. In some cases, it is pretty accurate! A woman walked by me while I was looking for wildlife - here's her photo:

Nifty!

Here's a photo of a fox:

There are remarkably few wild boars in London!

Video

Video is also 640x480. It is a very smooth 42.187 FPS and a rather chunky 2,162 Kbps - leading to a file size of around 20MB per minute. With around 30GB of in-built storage, that shouldn't be a problem though. There's no audio available and, just like the photos, the UI is burned into the picture.

Here are a couple of sample videos I shot. In them, I cycle through the colour modes and zoom levels.

First, an urban fox foraging in London:

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fox.mp4

Second, some parakeets flapping around a tree:

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Birds-In-Flight.mp4

I'm impressed with the smoothness of the video and how well it picks up heat even from relatively far away.

Linux

Bizarrely, on Linux it shows up as 1d6b:0101 Linux Foundation Audio Gadget. It presents as a standard USB drive and you can easily copy files to and from it. 100% compatibility!

You can't use it as a WebCam - for anything more complicated than copying files, you need to use the official app.

App

The TopInfrared App for Android is reasonably good. It connects to the camera via WiFi and offers some useful features. Most impressively, it live-streams the camera's view to your phone.

From there you can take photos or videos and have them saved straight onto your device. Handy if you've set the camera up outside and want to view it from somewhere warmer.

Frustratingly, it isn't possible to set all the options on the camera using the app. For that you need to go back to the menu on the camera - which is slightly laborious.

The app isn't mandatory for most operations - thankfully - but it is the only way to set the time and date on the monocular. You will also need it if there are any firmware updates.

If you don't need the app, you can turn off the WiFi to save some battery life.

Drawbacks

The device works - and is great for wildlife spotting - but there are a few little niggles. I've fed these back to the manufacturer and have included their responses.

There's no EXIF in the photos, or any way to get thermal data out of the images.
- "These products focus on image clarity, high sensitivity, and low latency. For example, temperature-measurement thermal cameras typically run at 25 Hz, while the TS004 operates at 50 Hz for smoother viewing. Devices that include EXIF temperature data, raw thermal export, and analytical tools are measurement-focused thermal cameras, which are based on a different design and use case."
As mentioned, having the UI burned into the photos and videos is slightly annoying.
- You can turn off the UI elements on screen which stops them appearing in the photo.
The range-finder only works in yards and, while seemingly accurate, isn't overly helpful to those of us who think in metric!
- "Unit switching will be available in the March firmware update"
Once you sync the time with the monocular, all the filenames are timestamped like 2026_02_09_12345678 but it appears to be hardwired to Hong Kong Time (UTC+8) - so your dates and times might be a little out.
- "We will investigate it and see if it can be implemented in a future update"
The AI detection feature doesn't seem particularly tuned for the UK.
- "Due to hardware limitations, the current recognition is relatively basic, so there is limited room for significant improvement"

In terms of hardware limitations, there's no GPS. I would expect a device in this price-range to have basic GPS functionality to allow you to easily tag photos.

None of these are show-stoppers, but for a device this expensive they are an annoyance.

Price

OK, so you want to spot birds in trees and wild boars foraging in the forest - what'll this cost you?

Close to £400 - you can use code TERENCE15 for a 15% discount until 16 February 2026.

The price of thermal imaging equipment is high and this is a fairly niche form-factor. It is easy to use, has a great range, and the rubber eyepiece is much nicer than staring at a bright phone screen. The battery life is excellent and you certainly can't complain about the generous storage space.

There are some minor irritations as discussed above, but it is an exceptional bit of kit if you like to explore the environment. Are you going to spot any cryptids with it? Who knows! But you'll have lots of fun discovering the natural world around you.

#camera #gadget #infrared #review #thermal

🆕 blog! “Gadget Review: Topdon TS004 Thermal Monocular”
★★★★⯪

This is the TS004…

5/5 #monochrome #IR

An invitation to walk.

#infrared image on my route through the Weald Country Park on the edge of #Brentwood, #Essex .

#590nm clip-in filter on #fullspectrum Sony A7ii with #Konica 24mm f2.8 vintage lens.

#photography
#classicMono
#blackandwhite #landscapephotography #scape #infrared

This is a striking black and white landscape photograph featuring a dirt path winding through countryside terrain. Bare winter trees with intricate branching patterns frame the composition on both sides of the trail, their skeletal forms silhouetted against a dramatic sky. The path is flanked by wild grasses and hedgerows, creating natural borders that lead the eye toward distant rolling hills. Above, billowing cumulus clouds dominate the sky, their bright, voluminous forms contrasting sharply with the darker sky beyond. The high-contrast monochrome treatment emphasizes the textures of the bare branches, the weathered path, and the dimensional quality of the clouds, creating a moody, contemplative scene that captures the stark beauty of winter countryside.

Busy Times (4)

So, as I usually say, I wouldn't post something on Friday, but let me finish this series up. This said, I need to work on some shots regarding Retinitis Pigmentosa awareness month (February). Time is running out and it's almost half of the month already!
So, this is 4th installment, and 2 more left. The weather is getting warmer here and I'm not sure if I can go out for such a walk any time soon; kinda makes me sad...

#city #busy #urban #street #road #surreal #surrealism #IR #infrared #goodmorning

#infraRed

Client Info