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HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography - post your HDR

NeGRit0 said:
Love the policy, i adhere to that as well.

I have it, but am no good with it. I'll make it a little project for when i get home from work. :)
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Thanks!

I have been seeing lots of HDR from CS5 and LOVE it!

It seems to look much more natural than what I can get out of photomatix, then again, it might just be user error!
 
NeGRit0 said:
Love the policy, i adhere to that as well.

I have it, but am no good with it. I'll make it a little project for when i get home from work. :)
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It was deliberate HDR abuse, meant to look vibrant, although it I think I over did it by quite some degree. I've done several since of the same photo all the others are much more 'toned down'.
 
MattSepeta said:
That's great, then don't waste your time taking HDR photos or reading this thread...
HDR is a technique that has it's place, it's pretty ignorant to shutout a technique because you don't like it. I could EASILY make a rant post like the one linked about shooting digital, or using a tripod, or shooting with a telephoto lens, or using photoshop, or anything. Stupid.
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overly processing bad photos doesn't make them any better (contrary to what the majority of the HDR-shooting photo newbs think).
 
JosephBergdoll said:
overly processing bad photos doesn't make them any better (contrary to what the majority of the HDR-shooting photo newbs think).
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Great, then what the hell are you doing in an HDR Photo thread?

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MattSepeta said:
Great, then what the hell are you doing in an HDR Photo thread?

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I see what you did there... Very nice! Im going to do the comparison for you in just a few minutes. I would have last night but had a long night at the office. Damn work always getting in the way of doing what i want. :rolleyes:
 
Sorry my post was so brief, but i was being rushed by a time constraint. Sadly the sun waits for no man. Anywho, did you have any specific questions? Would you like for me to upload the original thee exposures?

A little background on this shot, and a much better digitally manipulated rendering of the photo... I took this photo as part of an assignment for a recent night photography class i took at our local college. The assignment was neon, and living in Las Vegas thats an easy assignment, but i veered away from the strip in hopes of capturing something the professor hadnt seen before. This is what i turned in:



In all honesty, the only way to get this image this detailed and close to the proper exposure HDR was a necessity.
 
Thanks! Been practicing, and taking a few classes, and of course a daily dose of MR helps. yeah that was a tri pod shot. my handhelds arent too steady. (as seen here...)
 
MattSepeta said:
Great, then what the hell are you doing in an HDR Photo thread?
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Because processing good photos does make them better :p I agree that you shouldn't over process a bad photo, it won't make it better. But if you have a good photo to start out with (or rather, a series of them), HDRs are nice
 
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TheDrift- said:
I love that pic BarryJ, I'd love to know how you pulled it off?
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Thanks so much. This was pretty easy. I set the camera to bracket exposure by half a stop either side of correct. I selected an aperture, braced against the fence, cause I never had a tripod, and snapped 3 shots. I processed the shots in Aperture and used the Photomatix plug in for the HDR.

Many folks don't like the "cartoon" effect. I, on the other hand, think it's the cat's meow. I appreciate your asking.

Barry
 
This is what I managed to do with my iPhone (3GS), thanks to an app called HDR Fusion.

Here the HDR is created not by bracketing with exposure changes, but bracketing with *focus*changes.

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(post effects with Camera+)

And yes, I moved a little, so it's a bit blurry...
 
BarryJ said:
Thanks so much. This was pretty easy. I set the camera to bracket exposure by half a stop either side of correct. I selected an aperture, braced against the fence, cause I never had a tripod, and snapped 3 shots. I processed the shots in Aperture and used the Photomatix plug in for the HDR.

Many folks don't like the "cartoon" effect. I, on the other hand, think it's the cat's meow. I appreciate your asking.

Barry
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I love this effect too...I think its more honest..99% of photos are manipulated in someway these days even if its a slight contrast bump or some sharpening...at least with an image like this you are being open and upfront that it has been altered.

What settings did you use in Photomatix, was it a preset? still trying to get my head round it at the moment.
 
TheDrift- said:
What settings did you use in Photomatix, was it a preset? still trying to get my head round it at the moment.
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Gosh, I didn't pay a lot of attention to the settings. I know what each one does, but I adjust to the point where I enjoy the results. So, you do know that HDR is usually a "blend" of several shots - at varied exposures - of a scene that you merge using your HDR capable favourite editor... I say that only because you mention you're "trying to get your head around it." I suspect you knew that. Here's another HDR shot... not great, but okay. It's of an old steam ship aground in a local harbour.

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BarryJ said:
Gosh, I didn't pay a lot of attention to the settings. I know what each one does, but I adjust to the point where I enjoy the results. So, you do know that HDR is usually a "blend" of several shots - at varied exposures - of a scene that you merge using your HDR capable favourite editor... I say that only because you mention you're "trying to get your head around it." I suspect you knew that. Here's another HDR shot... not great, but okay. It's of an old steam ship aground in a local harbour.

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Thanks yeah I know about the mixture of shots...but I like protraits too, so have been trying to process a single shot (upping and decreasing the exposure in raw) to try and get this effect...without much success it has to be said.

This one I took is not a HDR but has (ifeel) an unrealstic quality to it. But I can only get this technique to work in very limited lighting/poses/ etc I would like to be able to do more often and more relably...

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That first piture you posted had this unrealistic feeling in spades and i'm pretty jealos lol..
 
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TheDrift- said:
This one I took is not a HDR but has (ifeel) an unrealstic quality to it. But I can only get this technique to work in very limited lighting/poses/ etc I would like to be able to do more often and more relably...
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Hmm. I don't see what you see... in that it's a lovely photo. Should have asked her to hold her breath and bracketed the shots ???? I haven't visited this forum a lot lately. Here's a shot of a piece of heavy equipment I took with my old Sony DSC F717, aka the "beer can" camera. Again, I like the over the top saturation, Note the lads to the left of the shot.

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TheDrift- said:
Thanks yeah I know about the mixture of shots...but I like protraits too, so have been trying to process a single shot (upping and decreasing the exposure in raw) to try and get this effect...without much success it has to be said.

This one I took is not a HDR but has (ifeel) an unrealstic quality to it. But I can only get this technique to work in very limited lighting/poses/ etc I would like to be able to do more often and more relably...

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That first piture you posted had this unrealistic feeling in spades and i'm pretty jealos lol..
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You can achieve an HDR-esque look to your photographs with a single shot by adjusting the highlights and shadows. If you're using photoshop, just go to Image, Adjustments, Shadows/Highlights. It's pretty neat. I think you'll be able to achieve your desired effect.
 
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