Any HDR Masters here? Could use some help...

bbentleyphotobbentleyphoto Registered Users Posts: 18 Big grins
edited August 19, 2016 in Other Cool Shots
So every time I try HDR landscapes my clouds come out looking a little weird. Here's an example of what I mean.

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People seem to like it that see it but to me the clouds just look too unnatural to me.
So for starters i'm shooting everything at 7 frames at 2/3 stop increments, and stacking them in Adobe HDR pro. I tune all the settings custom for each shot rather than using presets. I get the buildings looking nice like I want them but the clouds get too un natural looking, or lots of blown out sky. Just wondering if there's anyone here that great at HDR wouldn't mind giving me some tips.

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  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2016
    Why don't you separate the buildings from the sky?
    Rags
  • bbentleyphotobbentleyphoto Registered Users Posts: 18 Big grins
    edited August 17, 2016
    torags wrote: »
    Why don't you separate the buildings from the sky?

    Ok I tried that. Took the sky from one of the single frame's of this image, cut off the buildings and layered it onto the HDR buildings. Looks better now thanks for the idea. I'm still probably over doing stuff.
    Untitled_HDR3_1080_zpspzfjcu4c.jpg
  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2016
    Looks better to me...

    The hdr toning was the right mood here... thumb.gif
    Rags
  • travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2016
    I'm not a master of HDR, but I was about to say the same thing... :)

    It looks so very nice now! clap.gif
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  • willard3willard3 Registered Users Posts: 2,580 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2016
    Some hdr software uses tone mapping as a default setting.

    You can turn it off.
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