Here are some of my recent photos. My emphasis is architecture, cityscapes, events and street scenes.
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Those are some really great shots. Please keep them coming
Thanks! And by the way, I love your username. Wish I'd thought of it.
You've got some nice shots in there, but I think the heavy HDR treatment ruined some of them...would have been nicer without it.
Yup... an enjoyable selection of pictures. Good eye... great colour. But I agree, too, that the HDR needs to be toned dowen a bit... so it adds a 'certain something' rather than scream 'HDR' (for example, I can barely look at the pink house with blue/black sky! it actually hurts my eyes...).
While the original photographs may have been good from the get-go, IMHO too much manipulation has spoiled their appeal. You seem to have a good eye for composition and subjects, why not try presenting your work as it was originally shot rather than getting too carried away with HDR, Orton and other techniques? A little of that kind of thing goes a VERY long way!
I agree with the other posters could you post the original shots, unedited? Would be cool to see the comparison
Absolutely stunning, I love the soft feel of the images, and the HDR in a few of them.
Keep them coming.
Keep them coming.
I agree with most people here. The photos themselves, in terms of content, composition etc are for the most part very nice. I'm a huge fan and proponent of post-processing, but these have been taken a touch far. Maybe forget about the "techniques" and do things like simple levels, curves, colour editing etc. See where that gets you.
You've got some nice shots in there and should consider joining the "Picture of the Day..." thread.
I'm not quite sure if I am a fan of the Orton technique on architectural shots, but you do have some nice HDR shots in there, my favorite being number four.
Like Clix Pix said, over-processing with Orton and HDR can ruin your original photos that might have not needed as much post processing as you gave them. I look forward to seeing some more of your work.
I'm not quite sure if I am a fan of the Orton technique on architectural shots, but you do have some nice HDR shots in there, my favorite being number four.
Like Clix Pix said, over-processing with Orton and HDR can ruin your original photos that might have not needed as much post processing as you gave them. I look forward to seeing some more of your work.
i agree they are nice. just work on your framing and composition. Some of your photos could be a bit brighter. And some of the people are distracting. And straighten the Plane photo. its crooked. sorry its my OCD kickin in.
Yet very nice photos.
little less HDR. not everything has to have the fuzzzz
Yet very nice photos.
little less HDR. not everything has to have the fuzzzz
wow those are good. Some of them look almost dreamlike in quality, almost like they are more real than reality itself. I wish they were big enough for my desktop background .
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Whoa, dude those are some fantastic ones. The originals were just as impressive, I suspect - but you have a knack for p/p which makes them pop out even more on most of the images... would love to see more, including originals.
Thanks for the feedback everyone...
The people are a distraction? Like I said at the beginning, I concentrate on cityscapes and street scenes, and people are often a component.
It doesn't look crooked to me.
Sometimes Orton works great on architecture in my opinion; not all the time of course, but sometimes. An example:
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Anyway - I am an HDR addict, I admit. It is sooo much fun. I'll post some slightly older photos where the HDR tone mapping was less pronounced.
Also, I have some HDRs where, in my opinion, hardly anyone would guess right off hand that it's HDR (but I use it anyway because it often helps reveal minute architectural details not normally evinced in a standard photograph.) These are both HDR:
And for comparison, these are HDR tone mapped to the Nth degree, and I love them:
The people are a distraction? Like I said at the beginning, I concentrate on cityscapes and street scenes, and people are often a component.
It doesn't look crooked to me.
Sometimes Orton works great on architecture in my opinion; not all the time of course, but sometimes. An example:
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Anyway - I am an HDR addict, I admit. It is sooo much fun. I'll post some slightly older photos where the HDR tone mapping was less pronounced.
Also, I have some HDRs where, in my opinion, hardly anyone would guess right off hand that it's HDR (but I use it anyway because it often helps reveal minute architectural details not normally evinced in a standard photograph.) These are both HDR:
And for comparison, these are HDR tone mapped to the Nth degree, and I love them:
You've nailed the point: you're an HDR addict. But, while it works for some shots, what I like to see is a 'good picture' rather than a 'good technique'. If it's not immediately obvious whether a pic is manipulated... then that's the kind of pic that will appeal to me.
I used HDR yesterday, when shooting the interior of a dark 17th century hall, full of wood pannelling. I wanted to get some detail into the shadows, and the light coming through the windows. The pix don't scream 'HDR'... the technique just made it possible to get the pix I wanted.
I've used HDR on landscapes... with mixed results. Sometimes it seems to work... sometimes it doesn't (and I'm still learning how to tell the difference). Deep blue skies don't seem to work (for me, anyway...): it seems to go lighter and darker around anything, like trees or buildings, that appear against the sky. And strange things happen around telephone wires (as in your pic of the railway bridge).
Extreme conditions - stormy skies, sunsets - seem to take well to HDR. Like chilli powder in cooking... it's best used with discretion...
I used HDR yesterday, when shooting the interior of a dark 17th century hall, full of wood pannelling. I wanted to get some detail into the shadows, and the light coming through the windows. The pix don't scream 'HDR'... the technique just made it possible to get the pix I wanted.
I've used HDR on landscapes... with mixed results. Sometimes it seems to work... sometimes it doesn't (and I'm still learning how to tell the difference). Deep blue skies don't seem to work (for me, anyway...): it seems to go lighter and darker around anything, like trees or buildings, that appear against the sky. And strange things happen around telephone wires (as in your pic of the railway bridge).
Extreme conditions - stormy skies, sunsets - seem to take well to HDR. Like chilli powder in cooking... it's best used with discretion...
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You've nailed the point: you're an HDR addict. But, while it works for some shots, what I like to see is a 'good picture' rather than a 'good technique'. If it's not immediately obvious whether a pic is manipulated... then that's the kind of pic that will appeal to me.
I used HDR yesterday, when shooting the interior of a dark 17th century hall, full of wood pannelling. I wanted to get some detail into the shadows, and the light coming through the windows. The pix don't scream 'HDR'... the technique just made it possible to get the pix I wanted.
I've used HDR on landscapes... with mixed results. Sometimes it seems to work... sometimes it doesn't (and I'm still learning how to tell the difference). Deep blue skies don't seem to work (for me, anyway...): it seems to go lighter and darker around anything, like trees or buildings, that appear against the sky. And strange things happen around telephone wires (as in your pic of the railway bridge).
Extreme conditions - stormy skies, sunsets - seem to take well to HDR. Like chilli powder in cooking... it's best used with discretion...
Yeah, HDR is fantastic for interiors also.
The dark/light problem around objects can be rectified by lowering the luminosity in the HDR editor, I've discovered this week.
Wow, some great shots of our great city. Is that the construction of the new concert hall in the B&W pics near the top?
