Infra Red

[glenafton]

Another brainpicking question. I was fascinated by some photographs taken with an infra red filter fitted to the camera so like the man who tried to run before he could walk I bought an infra red filter ( a Hoya [R72] ) and thought that I could be another Lord Litchfield. When I take a photograph I can get part of the subject in focus but the rest is a blurred image. If I just screw the filter onto the camera ( a Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ50) the images came out with a red tinge so now I switch to the black and white mode before fitting the filter. I have enclosed a photograph to show what results I get.
The details of the photograph are:
Horizontal Resolution 72 dpi.
Vertical resolution 72 dpi
Bit depth 24
Resolution unit 2
Colour Representation sRGB
F-stop f/4
Exposure time 2.5 secs
ISO ISO-100
Focal length 8mm
Maximum aperature 3
Exposure programme Aperture priority
White balance Auto.
Glenafton