IR ROCKS! I love the dark skies and super light "popping" foliage! I do NOT like that you need to go with such long exposures. It is usually very windy here, which makes long exposures very difficult. Curious, why choose to go with a lens filter instead of doing IR in post, via PS2/3 or a fred's or any other plugins available? I have been debating getting a filter for my 15-70mm lens, but can't bring myself to pay for it, when I THINK i can do just as good (have a lot more control) in post, since ALL of the original data is there. Thoughts?
btw...these are great shots. I like the second a little better, due to the dynamic range involved. I do see some slight wind noise near frame on the leaves, but overall everything was VERY steady for the exposure!! well done.