A Walk through the Infrared Forest

Is IR this unpredictable? I rated the film at 200 with a #25 red

filter. What could I have done differently to get less lens flare?

answer: Most lens flare can be prevented by not shooting directly into the sun. Even the best lenses are going to flare like that; if the sun is in the frame, assume the reflections off the elements inside the lens will show up in the frame as well.

This is much closer to typical infrared shots than your other photos. I suggest you take a pen and paper into the field to record your settings, lighting conditions, etc., find a lab that hand develops and prints IR. If you are serious about learning to shoot the film I second reading Laurie's IR book. And after all is and and done- bracket!

I read somewhere that best time for infrared is in spring and early summer (as long as grass is green with chlorophyl) between times 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM when the infrared radiation I guess would be higher. There is an article in this months "practical photography" on infrared with some usefull info.