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Old 07-01-2009, 11:34 AM   #1
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HDR Photos of the formula

I've been experimenting with HDR photos lately and decided to take a few of the bird. Lemme know what you think




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Old 07-01-2009, 11:45 AM   #2
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Old 07-01-2009, 11:52 AM   #3
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They seem chalky, the car almost looks dusty
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Old 07-01-2009, 12:00 PM   #4
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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
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Old 07-01-2009, 12:02 PM   #5
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i think they look kind of cool.

i learned how to drive stick there btw.
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Old 07-01-2009, 12:21 PM   #6
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hah so did I
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Old 07-01-2009, 12:31 PM   #7
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#4 is the best, nice pics, I love looking at HDR
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Old 07-01-2009, 12:52 PM   #8
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definitely like the 4th one and the sky was great for it. who's software were you using? or did you do it yourself?
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Old 07-01-2009, 01:00 PM   #9
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I used Photomatix Pro 3.0, its pretty straightforward, you just have to mess with the settings to get what you want
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The 4th one is nice but I think I like the 2nd one better.
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Old 07-01-2009, 01:55 PM   #11
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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.
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Old 07-01-2009, 02:17 PM   #12
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yea i shot at -2,0,+2 EV and then put them in photomatix and tone mapped the photo
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Old 07-01-2009, 02:55 PM   #13
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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
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Old 07-01-2009, 03:06 PM   #14
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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.
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Old 07-01-2009, 05:07 PM   #15
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It makes the sky look very cool, but everything else is pretty dark...
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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
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nice first attempt.
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Old 07-21-2009, 01:20 AM   #20
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New 5pix HDR shots

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



Below I've attached the original single picture of the second one taken at 0EV for comparison
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Old 07-21-2009, 01:25 AM   #21
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yeah much better!
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New ones look awesome
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looks better
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Old 07-21-2009, 03:56 PM   #25
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not bad....i still like regular pics better....i can see you in the bumper too! haha
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