HDR test shot.

piercepierce Registered Users Posts: 66 Big grins
edited February 28, 2012 in Landscapes
one of my first tests with HDR

IMG_4441_2_3.jpg
Sunset view from top of Fremont Peak, San Juan Bautista, California, 2009-08-22

3 exposures in my Rebel XT (350D) with a 20mm f/2.8, at ISO 200

1st Exposure: 1/250 sec f/7.1
2nd Exposure: 1/400 sec f/10.0
3rd Exposure: 1/125 sec f/5.6

yes, its got that cartoony processed look. but I rather like it.

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  • thapamdthapamd Registered Users Posts: 1,722 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2009
    Great job, Pierce! The tones are subtle and beautiful. Nice! thumb.gif
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  • Doug SolisDoug Solis Registered Users Posts: 1,190 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2009
    this looks pretty darn good. It could benefit from some noise reduction but otherwise its looks natural.

    Good job.
  • MarcyMarcy Registered Users Posts: 189 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2009
    unless you are depth of field stacking keep the F stop (usually f11 or 8) the same and change the exposure time +/- what ever you want (usually 1.5-2 stops) if you vary the dof f stops you can get some very strange focus issues -
  • gvfgvf Registered Users Posts: 356 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2009
    Sorry, never heard of HDR - could someone explain what it is?

    Very nice pix by the way, lovely!
  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2009
    gvf wrote:
    Sorry, never heard of HDR - could someone explain what it is?

    Very nice pix by the way, lovely!

    Using multiple exposures on the same shot to get a digitally blended version with higher dynamic range. There's a lot of discussion on this on here so if you're interested it's always worth a look! thumb.gif
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited August 27, 2009
    That has the typical pasty flat look of an HDR with no post processing. Add a bit of a curve and local contrast enhancement, and you get this.

    631911229_AQydG-O.jpg

    Now whether that's an improvement is of course in the eye of the beholder. deal.gif

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  • piercepierce Registered Users Posts: 66 Big grins
    edited February 25, 2012
    wow, and I thought I amped up my first pass. heh.
  • PappyRootPappyRoot Registered Users Posts: 174 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2012
    Doug Solis wrote: »
    this looks pretty darn good. It could benefit from some noise reduction but otherwise its looks natural.

    Good job.

    Doug,
    For a newb like myself could you explain noise reduction and were he would need it please? Thank you.
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  • PappyRootPappyRoot Registered Users Posts: 174 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2012
    pierce wrote: »
    one of my first tests with HDR

    IMG_4441_2_3.jpg
    Sunset view from top of Fremont Peak, San Juan Bautista, California, 2009-08-22

    3 exposures in my Rebel XT (350D) with a 20mm f/2.8, at ISO 200

    1st Exposure: 1/250 sec f/7.1
    2nd Exposure: 1/400 sec f/10.0
    3rd Exposure: 1/125 sec f/5.6

    yes, its got that cartoony processed look. but I rather like it.
    I really like this Pierce. Great job thumb.gif
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited February 25, 2012
    pierce wrote: »
    wow, and I thought I amped up my first pass. heh.
    You're not too speedy answering replies to your posts, are you? rolleyes1.gif
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  • AFBlueAFBlue Registered Users Posts: 135 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2012
    pierce wrote: »
    one of my first tests with HDR

    3 exposures in my Rebel XT (350D) with a 20mm f/2.8, at ISO 200

    1st Exposure: 1/250 sec f/7.1
    2nd Exposure: 1/400 sec f/10.0
    3rd Exposure: 1/125 sec f/5.6

    yes, its got that cartoony processed look. but I rather like it.

    The changing of exposure settings breaks the "rules" for HDR photography, but the final product here, I think, is very good. I like it better than the image showing more post-processing.

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  • piercepierce Registered Users Posts: 66 Big grins
    edited February 25, 2012
    kdog wrote: »
    You're not too speedy answering replies to your posts, are you? rolleyes1.gif

    heh, yeah, I know, I posted this 3 years ago.... and only just now checked back in and noticed there were a pile of replies.

    whats really sad? while I've tried a few dozen other HDR pictures, none of have come out anywhere close to as cool as this one. I think it takes dark cloudy skies.

    I took that original handheld, with the camera in auto-bracket mode, hold down the shutter and it took 0, +, - in a row on rapid fire.
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited February 26, 2012
    Yeah, sometime it seems there's just no rhyme or reason on which shots make good HDRs.

    Post some more of your work, Pierce. 26 posts in 8 years is just pitiful. :D
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  • dragandjordjevicdragandjordjevic Registered Users Posts: 188 Major grins
    edited February 28, 2012
    It does look nice but it could do some post processing like kdog said (personaly I would leave the sky soft and do the foreground). You made a mistake I used to make as well with my first hdr attempts, you should use a constant aperture for all of your exposures. Since you are a canon user, I guess you should use canons native iso for less noise (iso100) but in this resolution it does look nice without much noise. So next time use constant iso and aperture and just let the shutter speed vary. Cheers!
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  • zoomerzoomer Registered Users Posts: 3,688 Major grins
    edited February 28, 2012
    Add some contrast and a smidge of black point and it will be good. Not bad at all for a first pass....much better than a lot of the cartoony HDR that I usually see.
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  • Mathieu05Mathieu05 Registered Users Posts: 203 Major grins
    edited February 28, 2012
    This is very interesting. i was surprise with the varying aperture, but nonetheless the image is beautiful.
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  • hendiehendie Registered Users Posts: 82 Big grins
    edited February 28, 2012
    Great Pic, I admire how you use the HDR technique and still keep it looking natural.
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