Mild HDR for postcard effect

South Shore Snapshots

Hey friends,

This finished product comes from three files, carefully processed with Dynamic Photo, in hopes of mimic-ing the classic postcard look that I remember seeing as a child. Hope you like it.

thapamd

As for as HDR effects go, this is darn good and natural looking, Rob. The only "off" things I really notice are the green in the trees where they meet the sky. That's often a difficult area to blend, given the slight motion from exposure to exposure, even during a relatively windless day. Overall a fine job with the image. BTW, do you have one with the entire sign visible or no sign at all at the lower right corner?

Hikin' Mike

It looks pretty good, and I'm not a fan of the overdone HDRs. I would straighten the horizon a bit.

PackingMyBags

Saturation is a bit high. I would tone it down a bit.

South Shore Snapshots

thapamd wrote:

As for as HDR effects go, this is darn good and natural looking, Rob. The only "off" things I really notice are the green in the trees where they meet the sky. That's often a difficult area to blend, given the slight motion from exposure to exposure, even during a relatively windless day. Overall a fine job with the image. BTW, do you have one with the entire sign visible or no sign at all at the lower right corner?

Thanks for the C&C. I was definitely going for the non-hdr HDR look. I noticed that green effect too, not sure what I can do about it. I do not have one without the sign as yet. Will try again now that I have a 16mm wide angle.

Hikin' Mike wrote:

It looks pretty good, and I'm not a fan of the overdone HDRs. I would straighten the horizon a bit.

Yeah, when I look at that, I tend to agree. Just not sure if I'm off, or if the 200 year old foundation is, lol.

PackingMyBags wrote:

Saturation is a bit high. I would tone it down a bit.

Thanks for the advice, will give that a second look.

Khristen

Good shot, I agree on seeing more of the sign and straightening a bit