HDR Photos of the formula

[vipergtx500]

I've been experimenting with HDR photos lately and decided to take a few of the bird. Lemme know what you think
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3047/3678189779_809e052506.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2639/3679003734_84ce68991b.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2503/3678188169_5e9715c09c.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2426/3678187361_2f7f317737.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2485/3678186567_943c11298c.jpg?v=0

[LTb1ow]

yuck.

[Knipps]

They seem chalky, the car almost looks dusty

[vipergtx500]

yea there's almost a cartoonish aspect to them, just an experiment, guess i'll stick to landscapes if i feel like taking any more HDR shots

[madness410]

i think they look kind of cool.

i learned how to drive stick there btw.

[vipergtx500]

hah so did I

[FIcamaroRE92]

#4 is the best, nice pics, I love looking at HDR

[sweetbmxrider]

definitely like the 4th one and the sky was great for it. who's software were you using? or did you do it yourself?

[vipergtx500]

I used Photomatix Pro 3.0, its pretty straightforward, you just have to mess with the settings to get what you want

[Formulalt1]

The 4th one is nice but I think I like the 2nd one better.

[sweetbmxrider]

I used Photomatix Pro 3.0, its pretty straightforward, you just have to mess with the settings to get what you want

yeah its a good program. you could always do your own by shooting 1/2 and 1 step over and under exposed, then layer the photos.

[vipergtx500]

yea i shot at -2,0,+2 EV and then put them in photomatix and tone mapped the photo

[BigRed]

i think the best hdr pics are where you can barely tell that they are hdr, and it just looks like a photo with very full colors

[sweetbmxrider]

yea i shot at -2,0,+2 EV and then put them in photomatix and tone mapped the photo

thats probably why it looks so cartoonish. try just 1 step or 1/2 step and see if it looks a little more "realistic" also, tone mapping 5 will look much better than 3.

[BigAls87Z28]

It makes the sky look very cool, but everything else is pretty dark...

[69BirdX]

They came out pretty good. I like the first and second one. I would try again at like -1 and +1 to see how it comes out. Try and get the car brighter and less chalky

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

yuck.

Why dont you tell him how you really feel

[ant]

nice first attempt.

[LTb1ow]

Why dont you tell him how you really feel

I did.

[vipergtx500]

I took some people's advice on taking the shot with 5 pics instead of 3 and Ithink they came out a lot better. Definitely doesn't look cartoonish anymore. These were taken after the OTB meet on sunday. I know their really similar the other ones i took had too much movement and I couldn't process them correctly
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2475/3741317963_e8ca38fd6f.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3464/3741317517_4d9bf258bf.jpg?v=0

Below I've attached the original single picture of the second one taken at 0EV for comparison
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2468/3741329673_8fcddfc6d6.jpg?v=0

[Knipps]

a LOT better

[sweetbmxrider]

yeah much better!

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

New ones look awesome

[btownws6]

looks better

[NastyEllEssWon]

not bad....i still like regular pics better....i can see you in the bumper too! haha

[CivicEaterLT1]

look good