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http://www.longislandwallpapers.com/...53_AHwiU-L.jpg
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Nice Guys.....a new one
http://www.longislandwallpapers.com/...53_AHwiU-L.jpg
Who knew I could get a scene like this less than a mile from my apartment??
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/...eb070937_o.jpg
Some new ones.....processed hard but I still like it on some shots
the AAM shots were a night were there was nothing going on... Lame Night on the ramp..... "BORING", but nobody told me so I had fun anyway!!!!
http://derf.smugmug.com/photos/325471875_Cikv6-L.jpg
http://derf.smugmug.com/photos/325470762_xw4oB-L.jpg
http://derf.smugmug.com/photos/325468316_iipEK-L.jpg
http://derf.smugmug.com/photos/325467633_v4BCy-L.jpg
Tomcat werd blue sky gives a cartoon feel but without the feel....OK, I will lay off the sauce
http://derf.smugmug.com/photos/319067042_zJyTe-L.jpg
http://derf.smugmug.com/photos/319066957_tB5Xg-L.jpg
Shot in Glenmont, NY
http://jjcjklos.smugmug.com/photos/3...04_7Mibq-L.jpg
A few new ones:
Peconic Herb Farm - Manorville, NY
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3002/...0696232ee6.jpg
Peebles Island Bridge - Waterford, NY
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3017/...97894338_b.jpg
Saugerties Lighthouse - Saugerties, NY
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3111/...1c2402f690.jpg
Nassau Fire Service Academy - Bethpage, NY
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3004/...62d55f00_b.jpg
Bridge picture = awesome!!! Those clouds are really spectacular.
Here's my first attempt at HDR... nothing spectacular. Still learning, etc. :)
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...firsthdrjt.jpg
-James
Just a couple...
http://kennys.smugmug.com/photos/238913438_LWxdg-L.jpg
A candid from The Met...
http://kennys.smugmug.com/photos/238931563_Xm5Fr-L.jpg
Emirates 773...
http://kennys.smugmug.com/photos/238958738_JNb9a-L.jpg
Dawn Princess, Cabo San Lucas
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...4/969a5439.jpg
Here are three from my trip to Cincinnati:
The I-471 Bridge over the Ohio River
http://jjklos.smugmug.com/photos/360942573_6LzqM-L.jpg
The L&N Pedestrian Bridge over the Ohio River (with the I-471 in the background)
http://jjklos.smugmug.com/photos/360942595_vVMNq-L.jpg
The Covington Cathedral - Covington, Kentucky (and this was handheld)
http://jjklos.smugmug.com/photos/360942589_8zjaP-L.jpg
Great shots, John! The shot of the cathedral is outstanding!
Excellent work...the HDR is done really nicely here...
Heres my first time doing a HDR photo with Photomatix Pro 3 program.....
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/...d576228f_b.jpg
Enjoy.....
Eric
Very nice, but you need extreme LIGHT and Dark...Point the camera into the sun and let at it....the show us some of those....If you can take a picture and not under or over expose...there is not much use in the HDR. You did this right, but you will learn much more if you go extreme!!!!
Lights at night are difficult....here was my attempt at some newer ones
http://www.longislandwallpapers.com/..._zKzvr-L-1.jpg
This is an HDR when not needed
http://www.longislandwallpapers.com/..._QZCxr-L-1.jpg
(I am also king of those usless shots!)
Then a non HDR...
http://www.longislandwallpapers.com/..._RbQKP-L-1.jpg
Too HDR or not to HDR.....
Ditto on the "going to the extreme" mantra. If there is a good mix of dark shadows and bright lights, then its probably begging for an HDR. Sunrise and sunset have been the best times for my shots, since you get the most interesting lighting.
A few of my recent attempts...
http://dfalk.smugmug.com/photos/400314239_4J5VQ-L.jpg
http://dfalk.smugmug.com/photos/400314310_qg3ws-L.jpg
http://dfalk.smugmug.com/photos/400314402_xyJk4-L.jpg
Hey Derf, I did it the right way where I took 6 different exposures from very under exposed toQuote:
Originally Posted by Derf
over exposed.......This day was a very overcast......This is why you really don't see that
much shadow, but you do see alot of detail that I did not get on the regular picture......
And I did go to the extreme my friend.....
Eric
A very subtle HDR here...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3244/...c20b36a8dd.jpg
I did not mean to offend, I am not talking about how you did the different exposures and putting it thru the filters andQuote:
Originally Posted by Johnathaneric
what..... I was talking about the conditions in which the picture was taken itself.
I am in no way knocking how you processed it, only wanted to say that this type of picture does not fit the need for HDR
as far as I see. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS and I have done many that should not really use HDR as far as the dynamic
range is concerned. I am not trying to beat your shot up, but I will try to explain better were I was going with it.
In overcast conditions there is rarely a need for HDR unless you are trying to make clouds pop but that is only if they have
definition and also if you are looking for a reflection. In the below picture I show both for an example
http://www.longislandwallpapers.com/..._sRHzx-L-2.jpg
But the real reason for an HDR is this
http://www.longislandwallpapers.com/..._aeGLy-L-1.jpg
Where there would be over or under exposure or both. HDR gathers all the info that can be had so you can make a shot
with little to no data out of range of the sensor.
If you look at the histogram of properly exposed shot you took of the boat, it will be within range and completely
photoshopable.... HDR will help with lowering noise and help with editing if extreme processing is wanted by the editor.
LIKE EVERY RULE IN PHOTOGRAPY..... EVERY RULE MUST BE BROKEN ....ie, to not take pictures into the sun if you want
foreground info, HDR lets us break that rule much more often then otherwise would be done...but it still can be done without
an HDR as shown below with this non HDR (But there is massive overexposure AND underexposure)
http://www.longislandwallpapers.com/..._wgC45-L-3.jpg
If this was HDR, You should see less overexposure and more definition of the sun as well as greener trees (instead of black).
There have been times that I used HDR IMPROPERLY for a look of bringing out the dark areas or just because of the low
contrast look. Like I said, EVERY RULE in photography MUST BE BROKEN to get better. BREAK MY RULES AS WELL!!!! but
understand what I am saying as I process more HDR's then the next 50 guys. PROVE ME WRONG as I have those who
taught me, and that is what will make other people look.
Here are just a few that I SHOULD NOT have used HDR but did.
http://www.longislandwallpapers.com/..._oAPDx-L-1.jpg
http://www.longislandwallpapers.com/..._88goN-L-1.jpg
This would have been a black statue and a white background due to the back-lighting, HDR made this the only way It would
not be a silhouette or the sky would have been white if the statue looked any kind of green
http://www.longislandwallpapers.com/..._NVM4H-L-3.jpg
In closing, I just wanted to see pictures like this
http://www.longislandwallpapers.com/..._DhSwU-M-2.jpg
turn into this
http://www.longislandwallpapers.com/..._srEtD-L-2.jpg
I hope I am wrong as I would learn more about something I think I have a pretty good grasp on. Thousands of HDR's later
and I have not stopped learning. Never take anything that anyone says as law, just learn from it. Play with extreme and
use what you have learned to show us more....
the only reason I replied back to your post and not others was you said it was your FIRST hdr.... I have no problem as my
firsts were not as good as that, but I have learned since the first and I just wanted you to turn into the sun with the
camera and have more fun that you have been having. Kenny on this forum has had way less experience on his HDR's than
me, and I think his shots are over process and over saturated....YET I and EVERYONE ELSE LOVES THEM. John has been using it allot and Love his work as well. You do what you want your way, but play....ITS ALL GOOD and I was just trying to give you come criticism.... I wish I would have worded it better, I am good at photography (debatable) but not the
English language (not debatable).
I look forward to you showing us more....please post many more for us :)
a new one from last night
http://www.longislandwallpapers.com/...67_xWA9k-L.jpg
And one more from the other Day...HDR and photoshopped
http://www.longislandwallpapers.com/...62_w3jSX-L.jpg
Nicely done Eric!
Wow, Nice indeed!
Ok I finally have given this a shot. Fred thanks for the info, how did I do?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3004/...173971bd_o.jpg
Bill
Bill, I'd say you're off to a great start.
Quote:
Originally Posted by njgtr82
Yep, You got it! Very nice... As for nitpicking, I would have went a little brighter, but that
is my taste and some like it darker. I love the little * on the lights, was that f9 or abouts?
I usually hate the way the headlights look in HDR's but your distant ones are sweet, where
where you that you had this view?
Hi Fred, I shot them either at F8 or F9, I'll have to check the exif data later. I took them from Newark Tower. We were prety slow on Thanksgiving night.
Ok guys, here's a few more I took last night. Comments? Thoughts? What do you guys do in photoshop after you merge them?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/...b1d5b6c5_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3046/...c8cb61bf_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/...aca62dcf_o.jpg
Thanks,
Bill
It looks like the first shot has the Light Smoothing slider all the way to the left or close to it.... This usually gives Halo's and a
soft appearance, push the slider all the way to the right and it will do little to no editing, I usually use it one or two clicks
from the right unless I want to go apesh!t. Your last two images look alot sharper, but it really depends on what you are
trying to do. I usually find that when I am processing with a really bad lighting, Less color saturation will help.
Original / Less satuation
http://derf.smugmug.com/photos/427970285_DAg7T-S.jpghttp://derf.smugmug.com/photos/427970299_2gu6N-S.jpg
http://derf.smugmug.com/photos/427970292_rrJyn-O-2.jpg
Above image I raised the Dark end of Levels about 5% to make the black, blacker (IE, more contrast Less HDR)
The image does not look as much like what most peolple think an HDR is but there is tons of detail left in the white aircraft
itself. I think that all three shots are a good expample of HDR and that view is wild. As you can see my change was
MINOR at best but that is just how I would process. I love the over saturation but not with that lighing at the airport. I
wish they had good lights! With almost everything else, I like to oversaturate a bit.
I look foward to seeing how WILD and tame you can get new images. The best thing to remember is go way out of bounds
in different ways.... Your at a much better start than I was this early. :borat: Excellent!
It is a lot of fun to watch others attempts, Everytime John posts, I want to run out to his spot!....Don't get me wrong,
yours isn't bad either.... Nudge Nudge :lol:
You throw a good zoom and let a few HDR cook on some aircraft sitting at the gate with all the lights on and we are going
to have some words my friend.... :wink: Especially if you bring that down to f16 or so!!!! NURSE..... My MEDS!!!!
Okay guys, need your opinions...did I overdo it?
http://jjklos.smugmug.com/photos/427773345_ptz7x-XL.jpg
Yes you did, but I like it anyway...the pastel skys really are over the top yet the best part! YOUR BAD :borat:
My first attempts at HDR shooting...I doubt I actually NEEDED to go with an HDR, but it sure looks better than anything else I came up with in a single exposure....any input is welcome and encouraged!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3285/...742ed915_o.jpg
Look at those reflections pop... I like the slight oversaturation, very nice! :borat:
(I never would have framed that image like that, but I like it alot!)
Realy nice with the golden sunlight!
http://gallery.me.com/edunetz/100061
A few HDR images from when I was in Singapore.
Eric,
Those Singapore shots are great. What is that dome building in the last shot? It reminds me of the city in Logan's Run. Thanks for sharing.
Later,
Brian
Thanks.
That is the The Esplanade Performing Arts Theater.
WOW, Great Stuff!!! Eric, Those are tops! Congrats on such wonderful captures!!! Bravo!
Here are a few newer HDR's
http://derf.smugmug.com/photos/438396924_oN3GL-L.jpg
http://derf.smugmug.com/photos/437353477_SmKg6-L.jpg
http://derf.smugmug.com/photos/429032245_CFZ22-L.jpg
http://derf.smugmug.com/photos/438396722_i8aqA-L.jpg
http://derf.smugmug.com/photos/437298407_a3VLP-L.jpg
Fred I love that train picture!