HDR Crazy!

rizingstar · 10-02-2008, 3:34 PM

First time out in a while i could take my time, so i went HDR crazy

Amongst The Clouds

Amongst The Clouds 2

Old Boats

Boat

Amongst The Clouds 3

The Sands Of Time

Autopilot · 10-02-2008, 4:02 PM

Brilliant stuff, i love HDR and that the kind i really like. No. 2 is not really a keeper though, imo.

willykatie · 10-02-2008, 4:09 PM

Excellent, no 5 is my fave

onefivenine · 10-02-2008, 4:12 PM

First class set. Looks like an interesting place.
Nice subtle HDR work too.

rizingstar · 10-02-2008, 4:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Autopilot

Brilliant stuff, i love HDR and that the kind i really like. No. 2 is not really a keeper though, imo.

Yep i think it could do with a bit straightening myself, but when cropped the bottom left leg is cropped off a touch

rizingstar · 10-02-2008, 5:06 PM

Harbour pots

icemanonline · 10-02-2008, 7:00 PM

Great set mate....... I like them all. Nicely HDR'd

icemanonline

electrolyte · 10-02-2008, 7:13 PM

A really nice set there mate. Sometimes HDR can look awful but not in this case. They are all subtly done. I especially like #1, 3, 5 and 6.

weaviemx5 · 10-02-2008, 7:22 PM

Agree with the other comments, ecxellent HDR set. I really like the sky detail in "Amongst the Clouds 3"

Cheers
Steve

bodoman · 10-02-2008, 7:30 PM

Excellent work, i prefer the colour ones most especially the Boat, well done

(dont like the last one though

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Liquid101 · 10-02-2008, 8:39 PM

Not a big fan of HDR - but the first two are top drawer. I've been known to photograph a bench or two in my time, and these are great.

I also like the colour boat shot - fantastic sky.

rizingstar · 10-02-2008, 8:39 PM

Oops! one more.

SilverPenguin7 · 10-02-2008, 9:56 PM

1, 3 and 4 I really like...and thats saying something as I hate HDR usually but these have a nice style to them and don't look as cartoon like as HDR usually does.

tontoshorse · 10-02-2008, 11:43 PM

very, very good. Like a lot here I don't go for HDR but these are quite subtle and jump out of the screen.

great stuff.

rizingstar · 11-02-2008, 12:07 AM

Is it just me, or does the last one i posted look distorted on the left and right side of the border, when you look at the centre?

bowenjones · 11-02-2008, 1:31 AM

Cracking set rizingstar

Superb control over the processing too, especially the haloing that HDR normally produces.

Gordon @ Convergent AV · 11-02-2008, 7:55 AM

Iike the first two. In fact I really really like the second shot. Your processing on it has really lifted it I suspect. Nice!

jont · 11-02-2008, 9:29 AM

Great shots - what lens were you using for those ?

Jon

dazza74 · 11-02-2008, 9:31 AM

Really nice, I like them all can't pick a favourite

rizingstar · 11-02-2008, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by jont

Great shots - what lens were you using for those ?

Jon

My over worked sigma 10-20

SuperSportBilly · 11-02-2008, 12:00 PM

I really like them - Yes HDR can have an artificial look but they just look so punchy and different compared to standard photos. A very nice alternative technique in tricky lighting.

How did you freeze the sea on the last one ?

Have you applied HDR to a single frame rather than to three bracketed shots ?

rizingstar · 11-02-2008, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperSportBilly

I really like them - Yes HDR can have an artificial look but they just look so punchy and different compared to standard photos. A very nice alternative technique in tricky lighting.

How did you freeze the sea on the last one ?

Have you applied HDR to a single frame rather than to three bracketed shots ?

All from a single RAW, with exposures set at -2,0,2+ then I've found to use the 3 E.V setting in photomatix instead of 2, then i always tend to keep the white point and black point high in tonemapping, along with the light smoothing and strength setting always at the top end or near, all the others i just keep on 0, then it's a case of curves,contrast and a plug-in I've found in CS3 which gives me any amount of filters and tones etc and i just experiment on the finished HDR with these, that shot of the sea was 1/25 shutter speed Av 9

mmayson · 11-02-2008, 12:51 PM

I like them all, they are brill. I'm HDR crazy too, and very rarely take anything else these days. By the way have you downloaded the latest Photomatix Pro 3 beta 11. It is a vast improvement on 2.5. Mike

rizingstar · 11-02-2008, 2:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mmayson

I like them all, they are brill. I'm HDR crazy too, and very rarely take anything else these days. By the way have you downloaded the latest Photomatix Pro 3 beta 11. It is a vast improvement on 2.5. Mike

I have yeh, but i don't like it tbh and like the previous version better

kelvin · 11-02-2008, 4:51 PM

Nice selection

If you don't mind me asking, at what stage in your PP process do you do the B&W conversion? Before, or after HDR'ing?

K.

rizingstar · 11-02-2008, 4:56 PM

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Originally Posted by kelvin

Nice selection

If you don't mind me asking, at what stage in your PP process do you do the B&W conversion? Before, or after HDR'ing?

K.

After the HDR process, even with the other PP effects aswell

rizingstar · 11-02-2008, 7:49 PM

Couple more.

kelvin · 11-02-2008, 8:06 PM

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Originally Posted by rizingstar

Couple more.

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Really like this one

Holowlegs · 11-02-2008, 8:31 PM

Hi ya

Very nice set

Like the tone of B&W you have used in the first three, especially Old Boats

Overall you haven't overdone it with the HDR. HDR is something I have started to use more and more, but still learning what each setting does.

Cheers Holo

rizingstar · 11-02-2008, 9:32 PM

Ok i promise this is the last one!