lorenww Loc: St. Petersburg

Took a walk through downtown St. Pete and found many treasures.
Some overdone but they they convey a feel.

I really wished that I got back or tilted up to capture where the light attaches to the ceiling.

EVEL Loc: England

Everyone a winner , I find some subject just need that little extra

I like HDR to convey a feeling or mood :D

Jusoljoe Loc: Texas

Excelllent work Lorenww. They are all super and the effect is overdone in only a couple. Very nice archetechture (?). :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

maryp Loc: Boston

I really like them!! Nice job!

cruising60

Loved them All. Thats what I think of when I look for HDR. What software did you use?

bull drink water Loc: pontiac mi.

way,way,way,over done.dial back a few notches.

Rebel Loc: Louisiana

Very nice. The 2nd on is my favorite

Busby Loc: St. Petersburg, Fl

Very nice HDR images....I live in St Pete ...shoot Nikon D5100... Would you like to get together to network about HDR and other Nikon topics?
Busby

lorenww Loc: St. Petersburg

Thanks for the comments.
I forgot to mention that I use Photomatix.
I took 9 shots, set to manual.
EV -3
F 9
ISO 500
Bracketing on +-2
Adjusted shutter for the middle exposure and with the remote, fired three shots.

Then bumped the shutter speed down 3 clicks from middle and took three more brackets, then up 3 clicks from middle and three more brackets.

This was my first time with this method and not sure if it is the correct approach.

lorenww Loc: St. Petersburg

@Busby, that sounds like a fun idea. Sending a PM.

Stevieboy Loc: West Palm Beach, Florida

I think the photos have excellent attributes but the HDR is too heavy. They just scream HDR. Then again, every artist is entitled to create whatever he likes. Just my 2 cents.

Chinaman Loc: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

You knew what you were doing in terms of the HDR outcomes, so will not comment on it. So many opportunities for interesting architectural photography at this place. You did good. Which state is it in?

lorenww Loc: St. Petersburg

These were taken in downtown St Petersburg Florida.
I have walked by these places many times and never noticed them.
After my first trials with hdr I set off with my tripod and just stumbled across these places.
HDR is everywhere.

This is all new to me, I usually shoot bugs, birds and animals.

I fall into the camp of making it look like hdr as opposed to the natural look when it comes to bricks and buildings. If shooting cars I like them to be realistic looking.

I can't wait to get out and do it again.

bull drink water Loc: pontiac mi.

i think it's time we devide hdr into at least two areas.
1-"true to life" where the photo is closer to what the eye see's.
2- artsy or enhanced, or even garish where we go for effects.

conkerwood

Interesting idea but I think that is a little too simple. I used to think of HDR as a continuum where some images where closer to what we call realistic and others more surreal with all the graduated steps in between, similar to your two area idea but with a graduated link between them. But thats such a limitation on the potential of HDR. I and others, process many shots in a way which is 'real' but will add elements which are 'surreal' to enhance the impact, and visa versa. I guess what I am really trying to say that classifying HDR as either 'true to life' or 'garish and artsy' doesn't really lead us anywhere. Some images are powerful enough to move us, inspire us, they say something to us, others aren't. Some 'realistic' images are powerful, some 'artsy' images are powerful, but how does classifying them help us? Photography is art and no matter what your level of expertise every photographer is doing art and therefore uses what ever techniques are at their disposal to say what they want to say. Ultimately the question is, does this picture work, does it touch me and most importantly of all at UHH, how could I have made it better? Categorising, IMO, doesn't help at all with this. Would be interested in what others think because I think you have touched on a very important question.

Peter