Napa Valley Winery HDRs

PilotBradPilotBrad Registered Users Posts: 339 Major grins
edited July 15, 2011 in Other Cool Shots
My wife and I headed up to Napa Valley for the day and I snapped a few shots while getting a tour. In general I am not a big HDR fan, but it is growing on me and I really like how these came out.

1 - Fermentation tanks
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2 - Wine aging in the cave
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3 - The wine library in the distance
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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2011
    Your processing compliments the images. Well done and I like it! thumb.gifthumbthumb.gifthumbthumb.gifclap.gifclapclap.gif
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  • PilotBradPilotBrad Registered Users Posts: 339 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2011
    Thank you!
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited July 12, 2011
    Yup, perfect use for HDR and you did a good job on them. Nice shots.
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2011
    I agree .. perfect use of HDR :D
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  • wolf911wolf911 Registered Users Posts: 273 Major grins
    edited July 13, 2011
    Nice processsing, the details are fabulous
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  • PilotBradPilotBrad Registered Users Posts: 339 Major grins
    edited July 13, 2011
    Thanks everyone!
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  • blumoolablumoola Registered Users Posts: 13 Big grins
    edited July 15, 2011
    Not over done. Just perfect. What software?
  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited July 15, 2011
    I don't care for the distortions of the first two, but the third is KILLER!!!!

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  • travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
    edited July 15, 2011
    Very nicely done thumb.gif
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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited July 15, 2011
    These are very nice indeed. thumb.gif
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  • PilotBradPilotBrad Registered Users Posts: 339 Major grins
    edited July 15, 2011
    Thank you all!
    blumoola wrote: »
    Not over done. Just perfect. What software?

    I used Nik's HDR Efex Pro and then some additional adjustments in Lightroom.

    I tested these images with CS5's HDR Pro, Photomatix 4, and HDR Efex Pro. In the end I purchased HDR Efex Pro. I just couldn't seem to get enough or the right effect with CS5 and it didn't provide enough controls (in HDR Pro), but I'll admit to not know what I am doing. Photomatix yielded too much HDR effect for me and was too complicated for my needs. Nik's HDR Efex Pro seemed to apply just the right amount of effect and it's controls were easy to understand and use.
    Sam wrote: »
    I don't care for the distortions of the first two, but the third is KILLER!!!!

    Thanks... yea I'm kinda on the fence about the distortions too.
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