Scorbing Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Dot Matrix and Mohitster 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
linsook Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Can we see the original? Tha Bloo Monkee 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595491526 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttus Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 looks nice, isn't all whacked out like some HDR's... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595491530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted January 31, 2013 MVC Share Posted January 31, 2013 LOVE IT! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595491550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 It's better than most HDR images. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595491554 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorbing Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 I took that photo at Universal Studios, Orlando with my Canon XSi camera and used Photoshop CS5 and Nik Software filters to create the HDR effect. It is one of many photos I am working on to display at a show later this year. This is the original photo on JPG format and lower resolution. The original photo is RAW and quite large! Here's another HDR photo I am working on. So far this is what I have done to it. Here's 1 more of my HDR photos. This was at Sea World Orlando. djdanster and Mohitster 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595491558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Veteran Posted January 31, 2013 Veteran Share Posted January 31, 2013 Nice work! Good looking shots. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595491566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorbing Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Nice work! Good looking shots. Thanks! I bought a new Nikon D5100 for Christmas and I haven't tried it. I'm dying to give it a test ride to see how it compares to the Canon XSi I used to take those shots above. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595491570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohitster Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Awesome HDRs!! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595491576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisj1968 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 they are excellent because you don't incorporate the halo effect like alot do. it's all about the tonality. I tip my hat to you Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595491590 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorbing Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 they are excellent because you don't incorporate the halo effect like alot do. it's all about the tonality. I tip my hat to you :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595491596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Nice, it annoys me a bit that the light pole is cut off though. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595491618 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted January 31, 2013 Veteran Share Posted January 31, 2013 Did you take multiple exposures to rebuild the range? or did you just use the RAW file the camera created and ran that through filters? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595491630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorbing Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Did you take multiple exposures to rebuild the range? or did you just use the RAW file the camera created and ran that through filters? I used the RAW image and ran it through the filters. Set the exposure level, etc on Photoshop. Nice, it annoys me a bit that the light pole is cut off though. Nice observation. I didn't noticed that!. Thanks for letting me know. Awesome HDRs!! Thanks. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595492254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorbing Posted February 5, 2013 Author Share Posted February 5, 2013 Here's another one I took some time ago at the KSC One more djdanster 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595503178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Here's the thing... the picture of the car is pretty boring. HDR (via software, no less) does not fix that. In all of those pictures something is oddly framed... the tree and the lightpost in the first, the top of the fireworks in the second, there's too many boats in the third, that plane is just a plane that's been parked, and the front of the Command Module is missing. My two cents. I wouldn't even touch processing software (aside from cropping / straightening) until you're happy with what the camera is capturing. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595503214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmrd Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 If you only took one picture (even if it's in RAW) and ran it through filters it has nothing to do with HDR. HDR is the process of re-adding the overexposed and underexposed portions of a picture from other pictures of the same scene taken at different exposure. What you did is simply apply filters to an image. The 'Local Tone Mapping' effect in Paint Shop Pro gives you this exact result. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging But still, your pictures are awesome. hckngrtfakt 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595503242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted February 5, 2013 Veteran Share Posted February 5, 2013 Here's the thing... the picture of the car is pretty boring. HDR (via software, no less) does not fix that. In all of those pictures something is oddly framed... the tree and the lightpost in the first, the top of the fireworks in the second, there's too many boats in the third, that plane is just a plane that's been parked, and the front of the Command Module is missing. My two cents. I wouldn't even touch processing software (aside from cropping / straightening) until you're happy with what the camera is capturing. I actually agree. The composition, while better than the average person, is still not really Wow. To be brutally honest, the color is what makes this images interesting, and as pointed out above, this is not the original way of doing HDR, as such everyone and their mother can now do "HDR" thanks to the software out there. So I do think this is the most frank and honest response in this thread. It is going to do your worlds of good if you forget about the HDR stuff for awhile and just really concentrate on taking great photos to begin with. Composition that is unique and interesting (which you already show signs of for sure, do not want to downplay this fact). I kind of liken it to a musician singing out of key, then using Auto Tune to correct it. or playing slightly off beat, and using Pro Tools to correct it. The end result may sound good at the end of the day, but that end result is still relying on a piece of software, which when all is said and done, anyone who has the patience and the hardware to learn it could do it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595503254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Yeah, I don't want to sound harsh, it's just that's there's wayyyyyy too many options for processing photos in software today that ruin what the photo is really about. When taking a photo, this is the order of importance: 1) Where you put your feet. 2) Where the light is 3) How fast the shutter closes 4) the f-stop Assuming you nailed those and the picture was in focus, pretty much everything else is unimportant. The great part about digital is that you don't have to worry about ISO and cropping anymore (to some extent, anyway), and you can go nuts taking pictures without blowing all your money on film. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595503278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckngrtfakt Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Looks too much "faux hdr" .... same (or even batter) results can be achieved through shadows/highlights and channel leveling. The castle and the boats pixs are not bad, ... the first one ... too much magenta Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595503294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flynempire Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I love it! Beautiful pics.. Great job! :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595503328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted February 5, 2013 Veteran Share Posted February 5, 2013 Looks too much "faux hdr" .... same (or even batter) results can be achieved through shadows/highlights and channel leveling. The castle and the boats pixs are not bad, ... the first one ... too much magenta wow that looks bad, looks way over corrected color wise.. contrast isn't great either... some of the columns "fade" out in that pic Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595503334 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Here's another one I took some time ago at the KSC One more Not a fan of these, not sure if it's a problem with HDR's of shiny metal or if it's the specific HDR processing. but they look to shiny plasticy or shrinkwrapped. maybe if the HDR was applied selectively to the scene and not so much the metal objects. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595503364 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckngrtfakt Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 wow that looks bad, looks way over corrected color wise.. contrast isn't great either... some of the columns "fade" out in that pic yeah, because i didnt color correct nor color balance and i didnt take the picture :laugh: but please, PLEASE show me a better version of the original without that HDR click on photoshop :shifty: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595503376 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted February 5, 2013 Veteran Share Posted February 5, 2013 yeah, because i didnt color correct nor color balance and i didnt take the picture :laugh: but please, PLEASE show me a better version of the original without that HDR click on photoshop :shifty: I wasn't saying you did it, I was just saying it looked bad Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1133870-what-do-you-think-about-this-hdr-photo/#findComment-595503390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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