piper5177 Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 zguy, here is a surreal HDR I made of my cousin in an abandoned church. I took the series of images around six months ago and never figured out what I wanted to do with them, but this thread inspired me and here it is. The second photo is one of the seven I shot inside the church (the one with my cousin standing in, it was a super long exposure since it was shot at dusk--why it's so bright and why his hands are slightly blurred. I don't know why he couldn't stand still for so long ). I added the cloak and the flare obviously and did some specular lighting effects with color filtering to get the effect. Its a quick photoshop so don't be too critical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 piper5177... Photomatix looks like a nice product. I've been out of digital imaging for so long that I've lost my edge, I'm afraid. I used to blend images manually and this often took many hours of painstaking tweaking. Nice images, BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 It'd be interesting to see what the lighting would be like at dawn/dusk. I like the feeling of texture the wood chips add. The flare could use some work but that's typical for a quick photoshop job (though it's when it comes to hours of photoshopping that I get lost and don't know what to do sometimes, relegating me to "quick jobs" that never look pro caliber). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper5177 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Thanks Mike, Photomatix saves some time definitely and if you get used to the settings can do some very nice things. I don't recommend it as a standalone though. Yeah Gollum the shaddows aren't right either they are coming from the windows instead of the light source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zguy95135 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 piper5177, thats an awesome photoshop . The Civic pictures I did on the computer, I tried using the in camera layering but it doesnt work that great. So I just downloaded the trial of Photomatrix Pro. Its really a great program, I might have to buy it I just took this really quick this morning to see how one would come out during the day. I didnt use a tripod either (mine's broken). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 PIPER... How does Photomatix perform regarding artifacts such as noise and irregularities along contrasting edges? Any oddities regarding localized color/hue... or does the SW allow some control over this? Thanks Mike, Photomatix saves some time definitely and if you get used to the settings can do some very nice things. I don't recommend it as a standalone though. Yeah Gollum the shaddows aren't right either they are coming from the windows instead of the light source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper5177 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Every picture is differrent and grays seem to be the hardest. The software allows a lot of adjustment so you have to play with it a little. As far as contrast and color issues, just make sure you cover the full light range in the shot and it usually isnt too much of a problem. It's hard to get black lines like powerlines or rope on sails to not cause distortion against a bright solid background like an overcast sky though. I like to have more overexposed images than under exposed images in my HDR images as it reduces the noise issues in the mid-tones, so maybe -3 EV to +5 EV on your bracketing. It depends on what you are trying to do, but the program makes it pretty easy to try different things, doesn't take hours of time and is much faster and easier than using a program like Photoshop to adjust your curves manually, though you can get some crazy results with that method. Here is the train image with the color blown out and a steep exposure curve in Photoshop using manual HDR, I wanted the train only visible in the shadows so it would be ghostly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 PIPER... Although I really like the first version you posted of this image, I like this one even better. It has more impact, IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 EVERYONE... As a so-called professional in this field, I must admit that many of the images I see in this thread are downright inspiring. I'm truly impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper5177 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 I agree, there are some great shots on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Just did this for someone on another thread. Yeah, I know... not exactly professional but it was a quickie just to offer a single view of many color possibilities. BTW, I didn't take the original shot... taken from the original post in that thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ghtymaxXx Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 nothing special, just taken with a dated cannon powershot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Mike: Haha... I like the dark red on a Z...that mixed with black! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 No one seems to like the purple on the Z Mike: Haha...I like the dark red on a Z...that mixed with black! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-hag Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 last sunset of 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David K Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 More here http://bigdavephotography.com/misc/mcast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zguy95135 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Some pics from the photoshoot I did tonight, all taken at the EVC campus in San Jose, CA Theres a few more in my Flickr, but these are my favorites. They're HDRs that I adjusted contrast, saturation and tint on (I like high contrast) except for the first and last two, which are normally exposed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Here are some pics of a 1/3 scale railroad I am helping build...it's 1.25miles long on 3000 acres of property! It's in the middle of nowhere too! Took these yesterday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper5177 Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Got this one this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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