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  • Home This site is dedicated to the monochrome and infrared images of photographer Mike Finley. It contains samples of his monochrome floral and landscape photographs, as well as the LRPS panel submitted to the Royal Photographic Society.
  • Galleries Links to all the main photo galleries on this site (floral, landscape, infrared and LRPS panel), together with a selection of images from each gallery.
    • Floral Photography This gallery contains a selection of monochrome floral photographs. Monochrome floral photography has a long tradition in fine art photography, emphasising the sensuous shape of many flowers, rather than the gaudy colours that otherwise predominate.
    • Infrared This gallery contains a selection of infrared photographs by Mike Finley. Infrared photographs are taken with a special film that is sensitive to near-infrared radiation, which green foliage reflects strongly. This results in a very different image.
    • Landscape This gallery contains a small selection of monochrome landscape photographs. It currently holds only a few images from the Lake District (some infrared) but the selection will be extended soon to include more images, including Cheshire and Norfolk.
    • LRPS panel This gallery shows the monochrome print panel for which Mike Finley was awarded his LRPS in 2002. It contains a cohesive selection of his monochrome landscape, infrared and floral photography.
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  • Maco/Rollei infrared film The results of my first test of the Rolle/Maco infrared film. This is a 400ASA film with sensitivity claimed to go out to about 820nm.

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Floral Photography

  • Magnolia #1 - Close-up photograph of a magnolia blossom, one of the harbingers of Spring, horizontal format.
  • Magnolia #4 - Close-up photograph of a magnolia blossom, one of the harbingers of Spring, vertical format.
  • Cyclamen Cloud - The flowers of a miniature cyclamen seem to float in mid air, detached from the plant.
  • Sarracenia flava - This print depicts a pitcher of a stately Sarracenia flava (American pitcher plant).
  • Sunflower - Black and white close up shot of a sunflower bloom.
  • Iris #1 - Tinted monochrome image of a dying iris flower.
  • Nigella #1 - Monochrome floral study of a Nigella flower and bud (common name "love in a mist").
  • Nepenthes #2 - Black and white image of an immature Nepenthes pitcher.
  • Magnolia #2 - Close-up photograph of a magnolia bud, with one petal removed to show the developing stigma and stamens.
  • Iris #2 - Monochrome image of a dying iris flower.

LRPS Panel

  • Snow - A wintry image of snow and trees.
  • Thirlmere #1 - A misty morning view of Thirlmere in the Lake District.
  • Treeline - A monochrome Lakeside view from the Lake District.
  • Thirlmere #2 - A view along Thirlmere on a cold winter's morning, with snow visible on the distant fells.
  • Branches - A wintry image of snow and trees.
  • Dying Iris #1 - Tinted monochrome image of a dying iris flower.
  • Puff, the magic dragon - Giving the appearance of a dragon's head resting on a river bank, this image is actually a piece of tree root, but reminded me of the song title 'Puff the magic dragon'.
  • Autumn mist - This monochrome autumn picture shows an early morning view of an English Oak in the mist.
  • Wheels - A pair of old wheels left to rust in a meadow in the Lake District.
  • Dying Iris #2 - Monochrome image of a dying iris flower.

Infrared Photography

  • Wheels - A pair of old wheels left to rust in a meadow in the Lake District.
  • Beach - Stormy weather off the English coast at Maryport in the Lake District.
  • Bridge - Foliage and a stone built bridge in the Lake district.
  • Ferns #2 - Ferns at the mouth of Rydall cave.
  • Ferns #3 - Close up of one of the ferns.
  • Grass - Some grasses at the side of a small stream.
  • Maryport - The lighthouse at the entrance to Maryport harbour.
  • Puff - Giving the appearance of a dragon's head resting on a river bank, this image is actually a piece of tree root, but reminded me of the song title 'Puff the magic dragon'.
  • Tangle - A tangle of ropes on one of the old groynes.
  • Trapped - A few stones trapped between the beams of an old groyne.

Landscape Photography

  • Thirlmere #1 - A misty morning view of Thirlmere in the Lake District.
  • Puff, the Magic Dragon - Giving the appearance of a dragon's head resting on a river bank, this image is actually a piece of tree root, but reminded me of the song title 'Puff the magic dragon'.
  • Treeline - A monochrome Lakeside view from the Lake District.
  • Wheels - A pair of old wheels left to rust in a meadow in the Lake District.
  • Thirlmere #2 - A view along Thirlmere on a cold winter's morning, with snow visible on the distant fells.

Maco/Rollei Infrared film test