True infrared is what would be commonly known to lay people as "heat energy".
The spectrum called "near infrared" is not heat energy.
However, I will agree with this: it is common for photographers to label their photos as being "infrared" when in fact they should state "near infrared" which is what my post was all about.
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From: David Dyer-Bennet [mailto:dd-b@xxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 10:10 AM
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Subject: Re: PF Members exhibit on 21 FEB 2009
On Sat, February 21, 2009 18:59, editor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Note: all of the "digital infrared" images posted on the net are > "near-infrared" since none of the sensors can technically "see" true > infrared "Near infrared" IS "true" infrared; it's just not the "far infrared" that's used for heat-loss studies and such. -- David Dyer-Bennet, dd-b@xxxxxxxx; http://dd-b.net/ Snapshots: http://dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/data/ Photos: http://dd-b.net/photography/gallery/ Dragaera: http://dragaera.info
