critique my HDRs

8zil

I really enjoy HDR photography, I know some people hate it, some love it, some over use it (me) but is very personal, you can make them look surreal or very real, is up to how you do them, I like to go all out most of the time

since I got my first DSRL I have only tonemapped single RAW files, back with my old point and shoot I would use several exposures, up to ten sometimes (once I get the autobracketing figured out, I will do several RAW files), please tell me what you think of some of them:


(one of my first HDRs that came out the way I wanted)


Palenque


Brugge



a fountain in my hometown of Villahermosa, Mexico


also in my hometown





Mexico City






Antwerp




Barajas airport


Brussels

Richard

8zil:

I moved your post to Other Cool Shots. The Whipping Post has some specific rules that you need to follow.

Nice work, BTW.

Skippy

8zil wrote:

I really enjoy HDR photography, I know some people hate it, some love it, some over use it (me) but is very personal, you can make them look surreal or very real, is up to how you do them, I like to go all out most of the time

since I got my first DSRL I have only tonemapped single RAW files, back with my old point and shoot I would use several exposures, up to ten sometimes (once I get the autobracketing figured out, I will do several RAW files), please tell me what you think of some of them:


(one of my first HDRs that came out the way I wanted)


Palenque


Brugge



a fountain in my hometown of Villahermosa, Mexico
also in my hometown
Mexico City
Antwerp
Barajas airport
Brussels

I really love this shot 8zil, ghosted images of people coming and going,
passing through each others paths, its like passing through time

You've got some beautiful shots here, as you said some folks like them and others don't, I'm one who does like them.

I do prefer the type that look more natural than the ones that look painted, however it depends on the scene, HDR is to me a very likeable art form.

Beautiful old buildings you've photograph .... Skippy
.

p27rpy

i like quite a few of them a lot. HDR can make for some really impressive images. the only thing i would say is that a few feel a bit too processed, even by HDR standards (like the first antwerp shot.)

but i like a lot of them, the last one especially

dlplumer

I like 1 and 3 the most but all are good Are you using Photomatix?? I am contemplating buying it.

8zil

dlplumer wrote:

I like 1 and 3 the most but all are good Are you using Photomatix?? I am contemplating buying it.

no, I bought dynamic photo HDR

JDEORTA

AWESOME PHOTOS! What HDR program program do you guys recommend for mac os x?

dlplumer

JDEORTA wrote:

AWESOME PHOTOS! What HDR program program do you guys recommend for mac os x?

Photomatix is OS X compatible as a stand alone, and they have a plug-in for Aperture. I am considering this.

Miguel Delinquento

I like best the same shot as Skippy did. Probably because it would have been a darn good shot without the HDR treatment. I don't have any inherent problems with HDR technology, but most of these shots look pretty stereotypical in their presentation and processing. Seeing a bunch clustered together like this can be a bit overbearing--like eating green tea ice cream nine days straight.
A larger issue I have is generally with your framing of images. Most of these crops just seem too cramped, so together with the processing, it feels like you are cramming 11 pounds into a 10 pound sack.
That group of people shot is seriously nice though. That's your calling right there.

M

Skippy wrote:

I really love this shot 8zil, ghosted images of people coming and going,
passing through each others paths, its like passing through time

You've got some beautiful shots here, as you said some folks like them and others don't, I'm one who does like them.

I do prefer the type that look more natural than the ones that look painted, however it depends on the scene, HDR is to me a very likeable art form.

Beautiful old buildings you've photograph .... Skippy
.