First Try With HDR

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First Try With HDR

Postby Wink on Sat Sep 05, 2009 5:51 pm

Today i had a few hours to kill and it's quite overcast so i thought i'd give a few HDR shots a try...

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Re: First Try With HDR

Postby Matt. K on Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:14 pm

Hi Wink!
I'm not a great fan of HDR...I think it rarely is done well...or when it needs to done, and the images have a 'fake' or 'over manipulated' look about them. Having said that I have seen some stunning HDR black and white images so clearly there is a use for the technique. Your images exhibit a competent handling of the technique and I guess that's where you need to be for that time when you come across a scene that cries out for some extension of the tonal range. I think your second image has gained some benefit from stretching the tones but the others don't work for me.
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Re: First Try With HDR

Postby Wink on Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:43 pm

Agreed. It's just something different i thought i'd try.
I've seen quite a few HDR shots of cars on a car forum i frequent and those people always push it right to it's limit rather than just trying to tweak it just a bit.

I found the sky to be really difficult. If it's clear the blues look average and if there's trees the software can't convert the sky behind the branches and leaves.

Since i'm so new to photography i thought i'd try things that seem interesting to find out what i really enjoy doing. Lightpainting is next.
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Re: First Try With HDR

Postby surenj on Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:40 pm

As Matt has suggested, I would convert these to BW and see what happens....

Also if you plan for colour HDR, remove or minimise CA, BEFORE you process.
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Re: First Try With HDR

Postby Wink on Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:18 am

B&W versions...

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Re: First Try With HDR

Postby surenj on Sun Sep 06, 2009 2:42 pm

I still like #2 best. Try to burn and dodge selectively to make it even more moody....

Remember that still objects are easier to HDRfy as the blurriness of the trees maybe due to movement.
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