rmeyer7 wrote: It works for some elements in the photo more than others. IMHO, HDR should be subtle. People who know what HDR is should recognize it, and people who don't should just go, "Wow! I wonder how they took such a cool looking picture!" In this case, even people who've never edited a photo would be able to see what is extremely processed, or even think that it was a computer rendering or detailed painting rather than an actual photo.
The sky -- particularly the highlights in the sky around objects -- is where it works the least for me. It does create a nice effect with the woodgrain on the tower though.
Just my $.02
icepics wrote: I'd like it better w/out the HDR, but maybe it's just personal preference. Seems like HDR needs to be done so it's not noticeable, or if you're going for some sort of special effect... then go for it bigtime so it's not so much a photo as an artistic interpretation I guess! LOL I don't know, I don't get why people like HDR, it doesn't do it for me, but I seem to be in the minority on here w/that opinion. I liked your other photos esp. some of your recent work better.
Baydream wrote: I am not a big fan of HDR when it looks unnatural. That said, this would make a cool poster - sort of "op art"/Andy Warhol sort of decor.
Scotty wrote: The windmill looks cool, everything else looks garbaged up. Copy the unedited version paste into a layer, and paint in just the windmill and edit everything else separate.
You'll be pleasantly surprised how quickly you get comfortable with it And Scotty's suggestion is (as usual) a great idea.DonD2 wrote:
Scotty wrote: The windmill looks cool, everything else looks garbaged up. Copy the unedited version paste into a layer, and paint in just the windmill and edit everything else separate.
Thanks for the tip Scotty. I'll have to try that as I need to get much more comfortable working with layers and masks as well.
rmeyer7 wrote:
You'll be pleasantly surprised how quickly you get comfortable with it And Scotty's suggestion is (as usual) a great idea.DonD2 wrote:
Scotty wrote: The windmill looks cool, everything else looks garbaged up. Copy the unedited version paste into a layer, and paint in just the windmill and edit everything else separate.
Thanks for the tip Scotty. I'll have to try that as I need to get much more comfortable working with layers and masks as well.
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