HDR: My take using Photomatix + PS CS4

GORIOGORIO Registered Users Posts: 262 Major grins
edited August 1, 2009 in Landscapes
Just want to share. these set are far from perfect and would like to hear from you. honesty is what i ask, cheers!:)
SAMAL ISLAND
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  • GORIOGORIO Registered Users Posts: 262 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2009
    NEARING
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  • GORIOGORIO Registered Users Posts: 262 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2009
    ME ON THE EDGE
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  • GORIOGORIO Registered Users Posts: 262 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2009
    DEVIANT FALLS
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2009
    Welcome to Dgrin. Very nice HDR series. thumb.gifthumb.gif

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  • scottVscottV Registered Users Posts: 354 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2009
    i really like the waterfall one but the sky is pretty distracting... what about a crop with the top half cut out? the creamy water and rocks in the foreground really does it for me.
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  • GORIOGORIO Registered Users Posts: 262 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2009
    dlplumer wrote:
    Welcome to Dgrin. Very nice HDR series. thumb.gifthumb.gif
    Dan
    thanks dan for dropping byclap.gif

    @scotv actually that's what most people say, haha i really hate that part also. it looks weird already after the tone mapping in photomatix. will crop that part, done!thumb.gif
    CROPPED
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  • Chrissiebeez_NLChrissiebeez_NL Registered Users Posts: 1,295 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2009
    to be frank, i think you have the eye, the scenery and the equipment but your not doing the scene justice with these HDR's. :nah

    *edit: oh and welcome! :D
    *2nd edit: I think this is the path you should try to walk: link its not HDR but using Grad ND filters but something similar 'should' be possible to duplicate in HDR, but you should take it in another direction to do that. Just my opinion.
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  • PhenomenologicalPhenomenological Registered Users Posts: 39 Big grins
    edited August 1, 2009
    Chrissiebeez_NL wrote:
    to be frank, i think you have the eye, the scenery and the equipment but your not doing the scene justice with these HDR's. :nah

    *edit: oh and welcome! :D

    15524779-Ti.gif Although I'm not a huge fan of HDR processing generally. From my point of view HDR is a useful trick for getting the sky back into images, but I'm not one for using it to try to enhance the whole image. I just don't like the effect I guess. ne_nau.gif
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,989 moderator
    edited August 1, 2009
    Chrissiebeez_NL wrote:
    to be frank, i think you have the eye, the scenery and the equipment but your not doing the scene justice with these HDR's. :nah

    *edit: oh and welcome! :D
    *2nd edit: I think this is the path you should try to walk: link its not HDR but using Grad ND filters but something similar 'should' be possible to duplicate in HDR, but you should take it in another direction to do that. Just my opinion.

    Hey Chris,

    Just to clarify, are you saying that HDR in general is not advisable for these scenes or that there is something faulty about these HDRs? ne_nau.gif
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  • GORIOGORIO Registered Users Posts: 262 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2009
    Chrissiebeez_NL wrote:
    to be frank, i think you have the eye, the scenery and the equipment but your not doing the scene justice with these HDR's. :nah

    *edit: oh and welcome! :D
    *2nd edit: I think this is the path you should try to walk: link its not HDR but using Grad ND filters but something similar 'should' be possible to duplicate in HDR, but you should take it in another direction to do that. Just my opinion.
    thanks chris for giving time. thats what i heard also from my purist friends. i just find hdr really cool especially if you perfect the technique. bringing out the shadows and details is exciting! hahaclap.gif theses are just some of the hdrs ive done so far will be positng more soon.. cheers!
    "Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea and Ideas are Bulletproof..."
  • GORIOGORIO Registered Users Posts: 262 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2009
    @chris let me know your thoughts on this one hdr or not? ne_nau.gifivar
    guys kindly give comments also.thumb.gif
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  • Chrissiebeez_NLChrissiebeez_NL Registered Users Posts: 1,295 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2009
    Richard wrote:
    Hey Chris,

    Just to clarify, are you saying that HDR in general is not advisable for these scenes or that there is something faulty about these HDRs? ne_nau.gif

    I've seen my share of 'natural' looking and 'unnatural' looling HDR's here on dgrin and in general i think the natural looking hdrs go best with nature(l) and the unnatural with non-nature(l) like cities etc. im sure there are people that can blow me away with unnatural looking hdrs in a natural surrounding but these images don't (yet) IMO.
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  • Chrissiebeez_NLChrissiebeez_NL Registered Users Posts: 1,295 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2009
    GORIO wrote:
    @chris let me know your thoughts on this one hdr or not? ne_nau.gifivar
    guys kindly give comments also.thumb.gif
    PARADISE RESORT, SAMAL ISLAND
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    It doenst look very HDRish to me so its either a natural looking HDR or a normal exposure, guessing normal exposure but post processed for the highlights a bit. and? what is it? ne_nau.gifD
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  • Chrissiebeez_NLChrissiebeez_NL Registered Users Posts: 1,295 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2009
    GORIO wrote:
    thanks chris for giving time. thats what i heard also from my purist friends. i just find hdr really cool especially if you perfect the technique. bringing out the shadows and details is exciting! hahaclap.gif theses are just some of the hdrs ive done so far will be positng more soon.. cheers!

    totally agree that HDR's can be awesome! :D just not that enthousiastic about the first shots.. just an opinion though, others seem to like it thumb.gif
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  • GORIOGORIO Registered Users Posts: 262 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2009
    Chrissiebeez_NL wrote:
    I've seen my share of 'natural' looking and 'unnatural' looling HDR's here on dgrin and in general i think the natural looking hdrs go best with nature(l) and the unnatural with non-nature(l) like cities etc.

    come to think of it this is actually true! that's why when i look at some of the industrial pictures of my friends touched with hdr they really look nice and more dynamic. nice thought man!thumb.gif
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  • Chrissiebeez_NLChrissiebeez_NL Registered Users Posts: 1,295 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2009
    you can go pretty far though; like this example
    http://gallery.zoom.nl/foto/full/1199323/landschap/staand-want.html
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  • thapamdthapamd Registered Users Posts: 1,722 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2009
    Nice HDR work. Thanks for sharing! :D
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  • Doug SolisDoug Solis Registered Users Posts: 1,190 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2009
    As to the HDR: Like anything practice makes perfect but it is not for every shot-at least if you are trying to go with the natural look. If it is a scene that has a dynamic range that is too large for your camera and ND filters aren't going to get you there either then an HDR can pull the detail out of those under or over exposed areas.

    The HDR "illustrative" or "Grungy" look IMO looks best on buildings/cars/some portraits, and it can look damn cool.

    You've done a really good job with these expecially if you have just started, there is quite a bit of noise in the dark areas which is typical with HDR's and an easy fix.

    I have seen some fantastic HDR's of landscape/waterscapes etc so it can be done, just keep at it Brother.
  • bhoglebhogle Registered Users Posts: 59 Big grins
    edited August 1, 2009
    Chrissiebeez_NL wrote:
    you can go pretty far though; like this example
    http://gallery.zoom.nl/foto/full/1199323/landschap/staand-want.html

    That does look beautiful. This shot nails the coveted 'moderate' HDR look.
    Cheers,
    Brian

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  • bhoglebhogle Registered Users Posts: 59 Big grins
    edited August 1, 2009
    GORIO wrote:
    thanks dan for dropping byclap.gif

    @scotv actually that's what most people say, haha i really hate that part also. it looks weird already after the tone mapping in photomatix. will crop that part, done!thumb.gif



    Deviant is the best in the line up here. I don't think it should be cropped. The sky looks really good, and it gives the photo's composition a sense of awe. The foliage looks a bit flat, but I find that Photomatix tends to do that. I would like to see you try and blend in the normal exposure for the leaves.

    The ND Grad look is nice, but just as HDR, it has its uses and its limits. Personally, I think ND Grad maybe obsolete in a couple years once sensors improve. Then again, perhaps tone mapping operators like photomatix will too! Keep working at, you have the eye!

    Cheers,
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2009
    Very nice work !
    Keep posting
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