Driving Around @ Sunrise

DionysusDionysus Registered Users Posts: 226 Major grins
edited July 2, 2009 in Landscapes
Man, the sun rising early is nice and all..but I had to get up at 4:30 to make sure I got out in time to catch the golden hour LOL

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  • thapamdthapamd Registered Users Posts: 1,722 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2009
    Great shots, Clay! The 3rd is my favorite, followed by the 1st and 2nd. What wonderful light and atmospheric fog you captured! thumb.gif
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  • d7freestylerd7freestyler Registered Users Posts: 48 Big grins
    edited July 1, 2009
    Wow, that first shot is spectacular!! clap.gif

    I also like the mood in the B&W shots, with #3 being my favorite there. Great set all around. thumb.gif
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  • DionysusDionysus Registered Users Posts: 226 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2009
    thanks so much guys.
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  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2009
    It might be golden hour but that third shot (black and white) is my favorite! Very nicely done!
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  • TbiaforeTbiafore Registered Users Posts: 40 Big grins
    edited July 1, 2009
    Ya, the third one is breathtaking. It isnt a image, it has meaning...Love it!

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  • DionysusDionysus Registered Users Posts: 226 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2009
    aww, thanks guys. to tell the truth #3 is one my new personal favorites. it's really simple but complex at the same time.
    -=Ren B.=-

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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2009
    3 is also my fav. clap.gif Did you use an HDR process on #1 or did you just up the saturation? Curious minds want to know rolleyes1.gif Very nice set clap.gif

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  • South Shore SnapshotsSouth Shore Snapshots Registered Users Posts: 140 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2009
    I'm with the guy above. Love number one; curious whether you did some HDR processing there to capture that effect. Thanks for sharing!

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  • DionysusDionysus Registered Users Posts: 226 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2009
    ya i hdr'd it, because regular exposures just werent working, due to the fact that i was shooting into the sun, even if it was just sunrise, it was still pretty bright, and i wasnt getting any details....and I couldnt find a comfortable median using my split nd filter, and i was running out of time (i was literally watching it rise), so i said screw it and took 3 sets of 3 bracketed pictures.
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2009
    Dionysus wrote:
    ya i hdr'd it, because regular exposures just werent working, due to the fact that i was shooting into the sun, even if it was just sunrise, it was still pretty bright, and i wasnt getting any details....and I couldnt find a comfortable median using my split nd filter, and i was running out of time (i was literally watching it rise), so i said screw it and took 3 sets of 3 bracketed pictures.

    Coolthumb.gif I am a big HDR fan. Many here do not like the over processed look of HDR, and feel that it is very unnatural. You certainly can make HDRs look very natural, but I often (not always) prefer that unnatural over processed look.
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  • DionysusDionysus Registered Users Posts: 226 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2009
    thank you, that is a very big compliment, since I too hate over processed HDR photos. SO i try to make my HDR photos look as "natural" as I can..well as natural as an HDR photo can look.
    -=Ren B.=-

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  • NorthernFocusNorthernFocus Registered Users Posts: 1,347 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2009
    Looks like you had a good morning. Well done thumb.gif
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  • dseidmandseidman Registered Users Posts: 824 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2009
    The third shot is just fantastic! Excellent black and white conversion and the composition works perfectly.

    The first one would also be pretty nice but it looks too artificial to me. The area around the sun just doesn't look right and there is a lot of haloing just above the trees on both sides of the road. In addition to this it looks over-sharpened. I tihnk it would really be worth going back and reworking this shot because it has lots of potential in my opinion.
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