HDR on the NW Backcountry trails

nw scoutnw scout Registered Users Posts: 256 Major grins
edited April 7, 2012 in Journeys
Hey.
So I have been playing a little with HDR. Not really into the extreme HDR look, but I like the way you can use it to help out in difficult lighting situations.

Well, as usual, when I have some free time I like to spend it either on my bike or with my camera. So this last weekend I did both :D

Weather was looking a bit nasty but it's only going to get worse, so I packed my camera and tripod in my waterproof pack, hopped on the bike and went adventuring :clap

Saturday I did a quick ride up in the Nestucca OHV area

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Sunday I got really lucky with the weather!
I headed up to Trillium Lake on backroads and rain was all around but I only hit a few sprinkles for about 10 min or so.

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All in all it was a really fun day. I learned a few things about HDR, Photomatrix and played with merging images into panoramas.
I plan on getting out a few more times the next few weeks. The fall colors should be getting good soon.

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  • dave6253dave6253 Registered Users Posts: 229 Major grins
    edited October 5, 2011
    nw scout,

    I always love looking at your photos. These High Range Dynamic:patch shots are all very nice. The bridge shot is my favorite. The last one is the only one I would've immediately recognized as an HDR, (not that that is a bad thing IMO).
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  • nw scoutnw scout Registered Users Posts: 256 Major grins
    edited October 5, 2011
    Ha, I realized that I typed HRD just as I hit submit eek7.gif
    Heading back out today to shoot some more.
  • IdeaAtticIdeaAttic Registered Users Posts: 13 Big grins
    edited October 24, 2011
    Wonderful use of HDR! I hate the over processed ones.
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited October 25, 2011
    Terrific looking shots, 'scout. nod.gif
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  • RhuarcRhuarc Registered Users Posts: 1,464 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2011
    Wow, very nice looking shots! What methods did you use to post process these? I often go hiking and find that taking shots like this in forsts in the Pacific Northwest are difficult because of the light.
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,938 moderator
    edited October 25, 2011
    Looks awesome! I'm jealous every time I see your shots of the PNW.
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2011
    These are absolutely awesome!
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  • Stella7dStella7d Registered Users Posts: 201 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2012
    So beautiful! I love all the lush emerald greenery and those wonderful ferns carpeting the woods! Would be a nice print ad for Honda!
  • hschlessphotohschlessphoto Registered Users Posts: 207 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2012
    The last three are fantastic. Truly great job here!
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  • weisteenweisteen Registered Users Posts: 6 Beginner grinner
    edited March 21, 2012
    I confess that I like the third one without the bike. It has such wonderful composition and nice atmosphere in it that I myself wouldn't put a bike in it (sorry :hide). Not that there are anything wrong with bikes, they're gentle creatures ;-)
  • fujionefujione Registered Users Posts: 5 Beginner grinner
    edited March 29, 2012
    Great shots,I love them all.
  • Ed911Ed911 Registered Users Posts: 1,306 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2012
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    Very nice...really like your work...

    Thanks for sharing.
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  • OverfocusedOverfocused Registered Users Posts: 1,068 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2012
    I like them all, but I don't like the bike at all. #3 is my favorite for composition and pattern... bike excluded :)
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  • avangardphotoavangardphoto Registered Users Posts: 66 Big grins
    edited April 7, 2012
    Cool HDR shots. Thanks for posting.
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