I actually bought a Hoya R72 Infrared Filter lately, it’s pretty expensive for a filter, but then I was just interested in shooting images in infrared lately more than just shooting things with bare need for any post-processing other than little quirks in exposure, color, contrast etc.
I gave my filter a test run during a short-lived vacation during the whole weekend. I’m amazed with the color ranges and channel swapping you can do with photoshop with the basic captures. Using an IR filter is like no other filters since you can barely see anything to compose a shot on the camera’s viewfinder. You also have to set the whitebalance according to the surroundings and all those other quirks in shooting. Images look bloody red before color channels are swapped via Photoshop:
Unprocessed Picture
I personally love how Infrared post-processing turns healthy trees like Cherryblossom trees
Shooting at Infrared is not an easy task. It really requires a lot of patience and scrutiny with camera settings, awareness of the weather, foliage etc. . I’m currently a statistical member of those who shot images with the so-called ‘hots spots’ (see my unprocessed infrared shot..it’s at the middle of the frame 
) . It’s really a sickness of my kitlens, so that experience alone suggests in buying a good hot spot-free wide angle lens…*cough* *cough*.:P
Well, here are the other few shots I made during the weekend. If you’re interested in shooting IR, just tell me because I’m really going gaga on shooting IR on places with lots of foliage on one sunny weekend. 
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Uy maki ganda nito ha.
Mapagaralan nga din. Pag tinamad turuan mo na lang ako. Joke. 
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cool to maki ah.. ma try nga sa digicam ko
wahehehe 
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@Ada- Ada shoot kaya tayo minsan?
Hmmm
@Jehz- In fairness pwede rin to sa point and shoot cameras ah.
Uu ba! Sige minsan.
Kitlens pa rin ba gamit mo? Kitlens pa lang kasi ako.
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Yep kit. Pero may 50mm f1.8 rin ako
Pag may invite ako sa shoot or what sama kita 
infrared…something i wanted to do for some time. you really have lots of money to burn for such an expensive hobby
@tutubi- Err…you can still borrow the IR gear from others if you have the same DSLR system.
I don’t like talking about burning money, but everything comes from my own pocket in my hobby.
Ano yan bili lang ako ng infrared lens filter ganoon ba yun.. Ha ha ha wala pa akong filter kashit isa
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@Dexter- Bili ka ng mga useful filters na mas magagamit mo such as the Graduated Neutral Density Filters, UV at Circular Polarizing Filters.
Yung r72 kasi for specialized photography such as infrared photography.
ah, eto pala ang infrared na kinukuwento mo.
nakita ko na to sa ibang tao,ok yan! astig.
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yeah. hmm what if mag IR tayo minsan nila Ada kaya?
hahaha, for now Infrared Photography for me is Therapeutic.
Therapeutic claims? hehe
gusto ko yan , sige sali ako sa Therapeutic part.hehe
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Hahaha