My 1st attempt at HDR

12 years 8 months ago #132704 by DonD2
I just recently bought Adobe Lightroom 3 and CS5 Extended and I've been stumbling around trying to figure things out...... :rofl: So, this is my 1st attempts at doing and HDR image the first one is the Original HDR and then there are several other versions of the same photo that follow. I'd love to get everyone's feedback / slash opinions.

Thanks




Original HDR
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12 years 8 months ago #132706 by DonD2
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12 years 8 months ago #132708 by DonD2

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12 years 8 months ago #132709 by DonD2
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12 years 8 months ago #132738 by PaulTully
Some good work, I'm between no.'s 2 and 3.

Just started exploring HDR myself and it's a useful tool (although some people can over cook it).
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12 years 8 months ago #132739 by MLKstudios
All have merit, and I agree with Paul that #3 stands out with that black sky.

:)

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12 years 8 months ago #132745 by DonD2
Thanks Paul and Matthew for the input. I myself am between 3, 6 & 2 in that order, but 3 & 6 are pretty close with a leaning more towards 3 as it seems to have kind of a surreal look and feel for me.

Just an FYI, these are from 3 exposures -1, 0 and +1.

Thanks again for the input guys!
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12 years 7 months ago #132817 by Scotty
I like the lines...but the problem here is HDR doesn't really do anything here. You could just add fill light and mess with saturations and get the exact same effect.

When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.

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12 years 7 months ago #132827 by DonD2
Thanks Scotty. I guess that is probably true. I've only had CS5 for about a week now and it has so much more going on in it than PSE8 that I'm kind of lost....:rofl: and saw the HDR function and figured I'd try it out and see what happened and then of course I had to start playin' around with what I got. Now I will say this it did bring more life / depth / vividness (if that's even a word...LOL) to the bridges, but as you say I probably could have done it the way you suggested just as well. Thanks again for your input Scotty, it's much appreciated.
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12 years 7 months ago #132849 by MLKstudios
What he meant was the scene wasn't a high contrast scene that required HDR to rescue it. It could've been shot using normal photography skills.

HDR can be used to manage scenes of extreme contrast.

Matthew L Kees
MLK Studios Photography School
www.MLKstudios.com
[email protected]
"Every artist, was once an amateur"

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12 years 7 months ago #132851 by DonD2
Thanks for the clarification Matthew! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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12 years 7 months ago - 12 years 7 months ago #132852 by MLKstudios
While HDR can be used creatively, like you used it above. Its designed for scenes that are very high in contrast.

If you add an overexposed shot and an underexposed shot to a normal exposure, you get more highlight and shadow details.

The brightest one (overexposed) will have details in the shadows that are lost in the dark one (under exposed). The darker one will have more details in the clouds, and brighter areas.

Combined you can retain details in all the tones. That's the purpose of HDR processing for the technically proficient photographer.

It's the Zone System for digital.

Matthew L Kees
MLK Studios Photography School
www.MLKstudios.com
[email protected]
"Every artist, was once an amateur"

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12 years 7 months ago #132881 by Scotty

MLKstudios wrote: While HDR can be used creatively, like you used it above. Its designed for scenes that are very high in contrast.

If you add an overexposed shot and an underexposed shot to a normal exposure, you get more highlight and shadow details.

The brightest one (overexposed) will have details in the shadows that are lost in the dark one (under exposed). The darker one will have more details in the clouds, and brighter areas.

Combined you can retain details in all the tones. That's the purpose of HDR processing for the technically proficient photographer.

It's the Zone System for digital.


Agreed for the most part.

When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.

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12 years 7 months ago #132883 by MLKstudios
What part(s) do you disagree with? ;)

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[email protected]
"Every artist, was once an amateur"

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