ND filter HDR

ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
edited January 10, 2016 in Other Cool Shots
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  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,891 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2016
    Nice work! I'm not usually fond of HDRs that tend to be "cartoonish" for lack of a better term, but this one works. Well done.
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2016
    What does ND filter HDR mean? You overlaid multiple exposures shot using ND filter?
    I have same exact sentiment as Cristobal above.......usually allergic to HDR but this one is very appealing and dramatic!clap.gif
  • CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2016
    I have no qualms about HDR, just about how some people use it, but I have to say that this one doesn't ring true for me. Part of that is due to the fact that the reflections in the water are brighter than the sky, which doesn't happen.
    Don
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  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2016
    Very nice composition, lighting, and sky Wayne... dramatically cool!
    I agree with Don though, regarding photo-accuracy... and, I see ghosting/artifacts around some of the poles on the bridge.
    Eric ~ Smugmug
  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2016
    Thanks guys. It means a great deal to me when you take the time to pass on your thoughtful comments and analysis. Lots of good feedback here.

    Take care,

    Wayne
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  • sarasphotossarasphotos Registered Users Posts: 3,872 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2016
    Hi Wayne, For the record I am also not a huge HDR fan. I love the angle and the light in this picture but like Eric find it ghost-y, so for me on the whole it doesn't quite work, even though it's certainly not an over-the-top HDR.

    Like Taz, I'm curious to know how you did the HDR.

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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 20,012 moderator
    edited January 8, 2016
    I don't notice ghosting, but the light doesn't seem real. You would never see the detail of the beams supporting the underside of the roadway unless there was a strong light source from below. As Sara said, it's not a push-the-sliders-to-11 HDR, but it does have the HDR look nevertheless. I like the comp. Do you have a single frame version?
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  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2016
    Richard wrote: »
    I don't notice ghosting, but the light doesn't seem real. You would never see the detail of the beams supporting the underside of the roadway unless there was a strong light source from below. As Sara said, it's not a push-the-sliders-to-11 HDR, but it does have the HDR look nevertheless. I like the comp. Do you have a single frame version?

    Thanks Richard...really appreciate your thoughts here.
    This is a single frame shot...same series of exposures.
    Thanks again!

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  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2016
    jmo... but, I like the single frame shot much better Wayne! thumb.gif
    The wonderful golden side-light carries the image well.
    Eric ~ Smugmug
  • CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2016
    ^ I agree.
    Don
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  • sarasphotossarasphotos Registered Users Posts: 3,872 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2016
    me too
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 20,012 moderator
    edited January 8, 2016
    I also prefer the single frame, though I think you could get some more drama out of the sky if you work it some.
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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,327 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2016
    I applaud your experimenting, Wayne. Like others, I'm not fond of most of the HDR work I've seen. In this case here, my monitor shows ghosting all over the place. Your additional image ( single frame ) is far more preferable to my eyes. As I said, though, experimentation can be critical to growth as a photographer. Keep up the good work.

    Take care,

    Tom
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2016
    I think HDR images are fantasy by definition....and anything can happen in a fantasy!
    Cheers all!
  • CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2016
    HDR is just another tool to me. Since Lightroom came out with the HDR merge feature, I've posted several HDRs here that I don't think were recognized as such. I've often posted images in which multiple exposures were combined in Photoshop, usually with luminosity masks, and that's a kind of HDR.
    Don
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2016
    Cornflake wrote: »
    HDR is just another tool to me. Since Lightroom came out with the HDR merge feature, I've posted several HDRs here that I don't think were recognized as such. I've often posted images in which multiple exposures were combined in Photoshop, usually with luminosity masks, and that's a kind of HDR.

    Don, I should have said, images where HDR look (like the first one here) is intended are fantasy images. Probably even this verbiage is not the right one, but there are those images where you immediately say it has HDR look. Sometimes it works. Like car shows etc....nice fantasy vibe.

    The HDR used to simply deal with dynamic range to get exposure right is different and if done well impossible to catch.
  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2016
    Thanks everyone for the great feedback. Lots of good information here.

    Take care,

    Wayne
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  • travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2016
    I like the single frame better too - very nice angle and perspective clap.gif
    Thelensspot wrote: »
    Thanks everyone for the great feedback. Lots of good information here.

    Take care,

    Wayne
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  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2016
    travelways wrote: »
    I like the single frame better too - very nice angle and perspective clap.gif

    Thank you Tatiana! I'm probably your biggest fan! The pictures you post are amazing!

    Take care,

    Wayne
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  • travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2016
    Thelensspot wrote: »
    Thank you Tatiana! I'm probably your biggest fan! The pictures you post are amazing!

    Take care,

    Wayne

    Wow, thank you so much Wayne bowdown.gif
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  • CCoopCCoop Registered Users Posts: 511 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2016
    Wonderful composition and lighting!
  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2016
    CCoop wrote: »
    Wonderful composition and lighting!

    Thank you so much, Carter!
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