HDR New Orleans Tugs

redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
edited August 22, 2009 in Other Cool Shots
I'm just starting to process some shots from my trip to New Orleans last week. I was really happy with this one! It's a 3-shot HDR, handheld: 18-55 kit lens, f/3.5, 1/80 + 1/160 + 1/320, ISO 100. We had lots of great clouds all week, so hopefully a couple other shots of the riverboats and bridges will turn out.

Enjoy!

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"But ask the animals, and they will teach you." (Job 12:7)

Lauren Blackwell
www.redleashphoto.com

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  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2009
    Nice, nice HDR Lauren.

    I think this is your best yet thumb.gif I'd be proud to have taken/processed this image.
    Randy
  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2009
    Excellent Lauren. I agree with Randy these are very nicely processed, the colors and composition are spot on.thumb.gifthumb.gif
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    Jack
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  • AzzaroAzzaro Registered Users Posts: 5,643 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2009
    WOW......NICE SHOT LAURENthumb.gif AZZARO
  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2009
    wings.gif Thank you, thank you! My husband walked in and said "That's great--everyone will want one!" I am glad you all like it also. I think this one can go in my portfolio.

    Cheers,
    Lauren
    "But ask the animals, and they will teach you." (Job 12:7)

    Lauren Blackwell
    www.redleashphoto.com
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2009
    Lauren,

    Now this is a really good shot. Very good processing and a great scene. This one has to make you happy.

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • jeffmeyersjeffmeyers Registered Users Posts: 1,535 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2009
    I agree: great processing. I might crop a little off the bottom. But it's a really beautiful shot. thumb.gifthumb.gif
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  • adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2009
    Agree. Beautiful!
    - Andrew

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  • houstonphoto85houstonphoto85 Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
    edited August 21, 2009
    Great shot! What's the process?
    This is a nice clean shot. I've tried to do HDR but my color is not that vivid and my shots are just not this "real" and I use photomatix. Are there some other post processing tips in Photoshop you could share?

    please email tips if you dn't mind. I'm lost

    houstonphoto85@yahoo.com
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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2009
    Very nice result. thumb.gif
    Michael
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited August 21, 2009
    houstonphoto85 wrote:
    please email tips if you dn't mind. I'm lost

    No, post them here so that others may benefit as well. thumb.gif

    Lovely image, Lauren! clap.gif

    Cheers,
    -joel
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2009
    Beautiful --- just beautiful thumb.gif

    The clouds down there are wonderful to photography. You can get those nice puffy ones with all the humidity.

    I think your HDR work is good. Not over done, but enough there to add some pop to the colors in the boats. Never tried that yet...its on my "to-do" list.
    Mary
    www.Dogdotsphotography.com
  • Photog4ChristPhotog4Christ Registered Users Posts: 716 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2009
    Niiiiiiice!!!!!!!! thumb.gif

    Especially hand-held! I'd be too afraid I'd move the camera! :D


    The only thing I'm going to complain about is.... You should have clipped the weeds! :D
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  • PantherPanther Registered Users Posts: 3,658 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2009
    Howdy Lauren,

    Very nicely done, that turned out great, love the subject and post processing,

    and of course a wonderful city.
    Take care,

    Craig

    Burleson, Texas
  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited August 22, 2009
    Thank you, everyone! I'm glad you all like this so well! :D

    Gee, I never thought of clipping weeds . . . guess I'll pack some shears in my backpack.

    As for processing: I saved 3 Raw exposures as TIFF files, then opened them in Photomatix Pro. Processed as HDR, saved the HDR file, then tonemapped and saved that as a TIFF. I set the tonemapping sliders to the program default and then set each one as needed. (Typically, I start where the previously tonemapped file left off but this time I elected to go to default and start from scratch.) After saving the tonemapped file, I opened that TIFF in PS CS4 just to take a look. I didn't do anything but crop the image and then saved as a JPEG for uploading. It probably could use a bit of sharpening but I elected to leave it as is.
    "But ask the animals, and they will teach you." (Job 12:7)

    Lauren Blackwell
    www.redleashphoto.com
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