Ben Franklin Bridge HDR (Page 3): Thanks again all for the feedback. I’m wondering if some of the leaning seen is a combination of the angle of the shot and the Lens. I’ve messed with...

Hamltnblue Loc: Springfield PA

Thanks again all for the feedback.
I’m wondering if some of the leaning seen is a combination of the angle of the shot and the
Lens. I’ve messed with the lighting as well. Making it a little darker results in it being a little too dark when printed.
Jim

philo Loc: philo, ca

the problem is ...........it looks too nice. live with it.

Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida

It is very nicely done but your post would indicate you feel more is necessary. And so you should push your instincts to a higher level and go where you have not. Good luck Always ....Nice Job !

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Lemon Drop Kid wrote:

It does look as if it is leaning over and getting ready to topple.

The nearest support tower looks to be straight with the world, but the distant one leans. Now, how can that be fixed? (Just curious.)

In Lightroom, judicious use of the "Vertical" and "Rotate" sliders might correct it. I downloaded it and tried a fix--this is what I got (only the alignment changed):

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That1NJGuy

Great subject!! I'm just up the river near Trenton.

But it's almost too sharp. I know you wanted the detail of the girders. However, the clouds are very defined as wells as the background. Maybe that's where the cgi comments are coming from.

Where's the haze and humidity of a Philly morning? j/k!!

merrytexan Loc: georgia

Hamltnblue wrote:

Hello
Attached is a pic of the Ben Franklin Bridge in Philly using 3 exposures.
Created the HDR using Aurora 19 and final Post in ON1.
People I've shown it have liked it, however to me it looks a little fake?
Can't put my finger on it.
Getting the detail on the Girders and bringing them out of the Shadows took some boost of a few areas.

Thoughts on what might be overdone?
Thanks
Jim

Lovely shot, ham!

bertloomis Loc: Fort Worth, Texas

I have a 32 inch monitor. When I blow this up to fill that screen I can see many artifacts from editing. In the approximate 4" x 6" size that I view it in UHH, I don't see any.

Hamltnblue Loc: Springfield PA

bertloomis wrote:

I have a 32 inch monitor. When I blow this up to fill that screen I can see many artifacts from editing. In the approximate 4" x 6" size that I view it in UHH, I don't see any.

Hi Bert
Actually no edits (removals fixes or adds) were done.
My 40 inch monitor doesn’t show anything.
You might be seeing some of the effects of the hdr merge.
A couple of the swirls in the clouds looked like a spot healing brush to me, but they are present in the original exposures

Dr.Nikon Loc: Honolulu Hawaii

Hamltnblue wrote:

Hello
Attached is a pic of the Ben Franklin Bridge in Philly using 3 exposures.
Created the HDR using Aurora 19 and final Post in ON1.
People I've shown it have liked it, however to me it looks a little fake?
Can't put my finger on it.
Getting the detail on the Girders and bringing them out of the Shadows took some boost of a few areas.

Thoughts on what might be overdone?
Thanks
Jim

I can straighten out both towers .., but lose the water ant Etc. .. I would have to create an extension to the bottom of the pic which would consume too much time .., I just wanted to show the towers can be straightened out independent of each other ..

Before straightening
Before straightening...

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After straightening ...
After straightening ......

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Hamltnblue Loc: Springfield PA

That1NJGuy wrote:

Great subject!! I'm just up the river near Trenton.

But it's almost too sharp. I know you wanted the detail of the girders. However, the clouds are very defined as wells as the background. Maybe that's where the cgi comments are coming from.

Where's the haze and humidity of a Philly morning? j/k!!

You’re right, the haze is normally there. Humidity was low for a change.
Another of downtown from the south street bridge was taken that hasn’t been merged yet.

Hamltnblue Loc: Springfield PA

Thanks for the tips on straightening Dave and dr Nikon.
I’ll have to give it a try.

bertloomis Loc: Fort Worth, Texas

Hamltnblue wrote:

Hi Bert
Actually no edits (removals fixes or adds) were done.
My 40 inch monitor doesn’t show anything.
You might be seeing some of the effects of the hdr merge.
A couple of the swirls in the clouds looked like a spot healing brush to me, but they are present in the original exposures

OK, thanks. Zoom in on that far upright way in the background and you will see a bunch of things outlined. Particularly under the bridge. But, no matter. Still a nice photo.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Hamltnblue wrote:

Thanks for the tips on straightening Dave and dr Nikon.
I’ll have to give it a try.

I don't know how Dr.Nikon did his work, but I did not lose any of the bottom edge of the photo when I did mine. There was a loss of a little of the near side of the bridge superstructure, I think, but not much (just the upper left corner). And I did not have to do anything special--just move the sliders for "Vertical" and "Rotate" to correct the perspective, then crop to a rectangular image (keeping all the bottom edge).

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Like it as is. Nice work Jim.

Don

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

Hamltnblue wrote:

Hello
Attached is a pic of the Ben Franklin Bridge in Philly using 3 exposures.
Created the HDR using Aurora 19 and final Post in ON1.
People I've shown it have liked it, however to me it looks a little fake?
Can't put my finger on it.
Getting the detail on the Girders and bringing them out of the Shadows took some boost of a few areas.

Thoughts on what might be overdone?
Thanks
Jim

Very fine image.