Mt. Rainier
Nov 13, 2013 11:01:52 #
Three exposures using 0,+2,-2. Processed with Photomatix, and post processed in CS5.
Original
HDR
Nov 14, 2013 03:29:21 #
andrew.haysom
Loc: Melbourne, Australia
A classical example of a great photo for HDR, some very different bands of light levels. Classy processing job, certainly pulled lots more detail out of the mountain and the shadows in the foreground.
Nov 14, 2013 07:06:03 #
SoHillGuy wrote:
Three exposures using 0,+2,-2. Processed with Photomatix, and post processed in CS5.
Now that's what I'm talkin' about !! :thumbup: :thumbup:
In this novices opinion that is exactly how HDR should be done.
Great job.
Mike
Nov 14, 2013 08:24:01 #
Iwantitall wrote:
Now that's what I'm talkin' about !! :thumbup: :thumbup:
In this novices opinion that is exactly how HDR should be done.
Great job.
Mike
In this novices opinion that is exactly how HDR should be done.
Great job.
Mike
Ditto! I might PP the very light stone in the left end of the shadow section... bring it down a few notches. (Just a subjective view, no offense.)
Nov 14, 2013 09:43:53 #
Nov 14, 2013 09:47:03 #
Excellent job here. It's nice to see a real HDR scene processed so nicely. I might have increased the warmth by just a few degrees but it may be my monitor showing the foreground as slightly blue. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Nov 14, 2013 09:50:19 #
Thanks for the comments Andrew, and Mike, Also the suggestion from Mercer. No offense taken and I tend to agree with you.
It almost seems like I had painted the rock in with a hand held light source, which was not the case.
It almost seems like I had painted the rock in with a hand held light source, which was not the case.
Nov 14, 2013 10:53:04 #
Big-Guy, I don't think it is your monitor, I have noticed this in several of my recent photos, but not all of them. It usually appears in the shadows.
I used a Canon 18-55 lens, so I'm wondering if it is the results of the lens, or white balance. I will run some tests comparing results of that lens and a different lens, also checking the white balance setting.
Thanks for your observation of this phenomenon.
I used a Canon 18-55 lens, so I'm wondering if it is the results of the lens, or white balance. I will run some tests comparing results of that lens and a different lens, also checking the white balance setting.
Thanks for your observation of this phenomenon.
Nov 14, 2013 12:49:15 #
SoHillGuy wrote:
Three exposures using 0,+2,-2. Processed with Photomatix, and post processed in CS5.
:thumbup: :thumbup:
Nov 14, 2013 13:07:50 #
SoHillGuy wrote:
Three exposures using 0,+2,-2. Processed with Photomatix, and post processed in CS5.
SoHillGuy,
You have dove very well with your HDR processing, almost everything works well together.
I would suggest you allow the foreground shadows to go darker so they don't look the image was PP. The lightness of the shadows draws attention from the mountain and into the shadows. You might be able to clone the bright rock in the left shadow down to 50% transparency.
The shadows look like they have a blue caste, this most likely is caused by the sky light reflecting on the rocks. If your camera "White Balance" is set for daylight, you will need to adjust the White Balance in PP (try manually setting WB to 5800k, (the same effect as adding a warming filter to the lens).
Michael G
Nov 15, 2013 12:25:46 #
Mercer wrote:
Ditto! I might PP the very light stone in the left end of the shadow section... bring it down a few notches. (Just a subjective view, no offense.)
First of all, nicely down and not over the top. I do agree that the light on the stone in the left side of the image needs to be darkened or taken out all together. I know it was lightly lit in the original but with the HDR it makes it pop out too much in my opinion. There is nothing else around the rock that is lit that much and it just looks weird. Like where the heck is that light source coming from. Other than that I like this scene a lot. Good job.
Nov 15, 2013 14:04:57 #
Nov 15, 2013 14:25:22 #
SoHillGuy wrote:
I'll move the rock and take the picture again. lol
OK. But, don't get your feet wet. The air is cold this time of year.
There is only so much we can do with HDR processing to get a good representation of the scene as we viewed it live. After that we can PP the little annoyances away. :D
The secret is knowing when to stop.
Michael G
Nov 15, 2013 15:02:16 #
Nov 15, 2013 15:46:10 #
SoHillGuy wrote:
I'll move the rock and take the picture again. lol
Content Aware Fill and a little cloning will take care of that rock in seconds. LOL!
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