HDR color question
Sep 11, 2016 14:29:57 #
The first pic is SOOC ,you can see that the wagon is blue gray and white, when I run the pic thru Photomatix it read the colors differently
I tried to tone it down, change the color settings the white balance etc. etc. I tried lightening the original pic
is PS6 but I got a lot of noise that Topaz wouldnt take out. when I originally shot the image in a near totally dark barn I opened
the Aperture , bumped up the ISO and slowed down the shutter to get more light, Most of the shots were very grainy because of the high ISO. Or blurry because I didnt have the Tripod with me and the shutter speed was too slow for me to hand hold. In this case I don't like the end result. I'm open to any helpful criticism or ideas concerning correcting the photo,
I tried to tone it down, change the color settings the white balance etc. etc. I tried lightening the original pic
is PS6 but I got a lot of noise that Topaz wouldnt take out. when I originally shot the image in a near totally dark barn I opened
the Aperture , bumped up the ISO and slowed down the shutter to get more light, Most of the shots were very grainy because of the high ISO. Or blurry because I didnt have the Tripod with me and the shutter speed was too slow for me to hand hold. In this case I don't like the end result. I'm open to any helpful criticism or ideas concerning correcting the photo,
Sep 11, 2016 15:14:16 #
This is not an instance where HDR is needed. You just have exposed for it properly, or used a speedlite. But HDR is really only useful if you have a setting where the dynamic range is beyond the camera's capability. That small window that would probably be blown out is not reason enough to use HDR in this case. But if you were shooting indoor pictures of a house, (realtors often use HDR) where you would like the view through the window to not be blown out, HDR can be incredibly handy.
If you are just playing with Photomatix, then go easy on the setting, then edit it again in Photoshop to remove noise, and set the W/B properly.
If you are just playing with Photomatix, then go easy on the setting, then edit it again in Photoshop to remove noise, and set the W/B properly.
Sep 11, 2016 15:27:02 #
I tried to properly expose by bringing in as much light as I could, I exposed for the wagon, not the window, I use HDR to bring out items in the dark, this time just not happy with how it came out. I also tried changing WB in ACR but none made it any better than what u see.
Sep 11, 2016 15:32:38 #
bdk wrote:
I tried to properly expose by bringing in as much light as I could, I exposed for the wagon, not the window, I use HDR to bring out items in the dark, this time just not happy with how it came out. I also tried changing WB in ACR but none made it any better than what u see.
Yes, I played with it in Photoshop too. I couldn't do much better either. But if you had bumped the exposure up by about a stop and a half or two, it would have been good. If your shutter was too slow, it's time to bump up the ISO. If I remember you used a quite modern camera with a good sensor so why not take advantage of that sensor.
Sep 12, 2016 06:58:47 #
Try Photomatix's "Fusion - Natural" setting instead of tonemapping. It might result in more natural colors.
Sep 12, 2016 10:04:40 #
K7DJJ
Loc: Spring Hill, FL
bdk wrote:
The first pic is SOOC ,you can see that the wagon ... (show quote)
I just tried PS elements 14 and got this.
Sep 12, 2016 10:28:09 #
Sep 12, 2016 15:47:43 #
Sep 12, 2016 18:58:35 #
I like the original, but understand what you were trying to do.
I use PSPv6 to edit twice. #1 is just using the "auto-fix" option and then brightened that up a bit. #2 was my first edit plus some light tone-mapping.
I use PSPv6 to edit twice. #1 is just using the "auto-fix" option and then brightened that up a bit. #2 was my first edit plus some light tone-mapping.
Sep 12, 2016 20:21:37 #
K7DJJ wrote:
Thats great, I'll go back to PS and try again.I just tried PS elements 14 and got this.
Sep 12, 2016 20:22:38 #
Yup get it right the first time, I was trying, just didnt do it this time,
cjc2 wrote:
Goes to show -- Get it right IN camera!
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