Mike LeeFloating the Sacramento River in early April, I brought along my 720nm infrared filter to capture the spring foliage in a different light—literally. With a full-spectrum camera and reversed red/blue channels in post, the newly leafed deciduous trees glow in near-white, contrasting beautifully with the stark, lifeless snags.<br> <br> This quiet moment, with my son casting for trout nearby, turned into an unexpectedly poetic capture—life and death frozen in IR.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/InfraredPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InfraredPhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SacramentoRiver?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SacramentoRiver</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/NatureContrast?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NatureContrast</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SpringFoliage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpringFoliage</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SurrealLandscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SurrealLandscape</a>