You can say what you want about HDR, but.... I like that I can take an average camera's rendition of a scene and create what IMO is a much better vision. These are 2 photographs of...

shadow1284 Loc: Mid-West Michigan

I like that I can take an average camera's rendition of a scene and create what IMO is a much better vision.
These are 2 photographs of just before sunrise on Lincoln L.ake Michigan. The first is the medium of settings for the scene. The second is a convergence, in HDR, with Paint Shop Pro X4, of 3 photos and a modicom of editing. Say what you want about HDR and PP, but I think the second is a noticabile improvement over what a single shot can convey.

The best I coud get under the circumstances.

Adjusted for my pleasure and hopfully yours

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Nice, natural-looking HDR!
Who could complain?

shadow1284 Loc: Mid-West Michigan

Thanks.

donrent Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl

When done properly, like you did, its good... But so many others overdo it and the photo loses the status as a photo...
To me, HDR is an enhancement, not a recreation tool...

shadow1284 Loc: Mid-West Michigan

To me, IMHO, it all deoends on what "the photographer" is trying to create. A photograph is still a rendering of a scene from the artist's impression.

Bkh42 Loc: N.I. UK

shadow1284 wrote:

I like that I can take an average camera's rendition of a scene and create what IMO is a much better vision.
These are 2 photographs of just before sunrise on Lincoln L.ake Michigan. The first is the medium of settings for the scene. The second is a convergence, in HDR, with Paint Shop Pro X4, of 3 photos and a modicom of editing. Say what you want about HDR and PP, but I think the second is a noticabile improvement over what a single shot can convey.

Very nice and a huge improvement.
I would not expect any negative observations . Well done

angler Loc: StHelens England

Good work.Nice shot.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

shadow1284 wrote:

To me, IMHO, it all deoends on what "the photographer" is trying to create. A photograph is still a rendering of a scene from the artist's impression.

I like some of the abstract HDR effects as well.
Still, one should apply the "rules" of composition & concept to make it a worthy effort.

Just as in music, there are certain types I don't particularly like, but I don't tell people it's crap.

GrandmaJoy Loc: North Carolina

Very nice and natural.

lightchime Loc: Somewhere Over The Rainbow

I find your image pleasing and I like the corrections.

There is no deficiency in tonal range - no blown highlights and no loss of detail in the shadows. What did an HDR provide that a few simple movements of some sliders would not have done?

dickhrm Loc: Spingfield, IL

I notice you got rid of the power line in PP. While that may have been fairly easy given the relative uniformity of the sky, I'm wondering what is the advice for doing so when the sky, or other background is not so uniform? For example a colorful sunrise/sunset with changing colors and effects thruout the scene? When I've tried doing that in such situations, the result looks fake. Thanks.

shadow1284 wrote:

I like that I can take an average camera's rendition of a scene and create what IMO is a much better vision.
These are 2 photographs of just before sunrise on Lincoln L.ake Michigan. The first is the medium of settings for the scene. The second is a convergence, in HDR, with Paint Shop Pro X4, of 3 photos and a modicom of editing. Say what you want about HDR and PP, but I think the second is a noticabile improvement over what a single shot can convey.

mdeman Loc: Damascus, Maryland

Your HDR is nice. But I think I can accomplish just as good an effect with PSE. I didn't have the original to play with, but my finished picture looks almost identical to your HDR. Not knocking HDR, just want to encourage people to be a little more creative with pp before giving up on a picture that wasn't done for HDR.

dickhrm Loc: Spingfield, IL

What did you do in PSE to get a similar effect, which I assume you mean bringing out the cloud detail? Did you maybe put a lasso or quick selection tool boundary near the horizon, and then use darken highlights and/or midtone contrast? Thanks.

mdeman wrote:

Your HDR is nice. But I think I can accomplish just as good an effect with PSE. I didn't have the original to play with, but my finished picture looks almost identical to your HDR. Not knocking HDR, just want to encourage people to be a little more creative with pp before giving up on a picture that wasn't done for HDR.

mdeman Loc: Damascus, Maryland

I selected the sky which was fairly easy and copied to a new layer. Then used both the lighting levels tool and the reduce highlights tool to bring out the character in the sky. Then I did a little work on the trees and close grass with the dodge tool to bring up the shadows a little.

Also, like you, took out the wires. If you do it before adjusting the sky, you'll have to back because you probably will have missed some, but I think the overall effect is better that way.

If you'll post the original, I'll show you and we can compare apples to apples.

dickhrm Loc: Spingfield, IL

Re posting the orginal, this wasn't my pic. Perhaps Shadow 1284, who submitted it, will do so.

mdeman wrote:

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