my horrid hdr attempts

wow...lol

did you actually use an HDR program?

uhhhh

personally idk, (dont have exp with hdr), but you might have better luck asking in the photo section....

first one doesnt look too bad (except the car is kind of blurry/oof), but doesnt really look hdr...

second one, besides the tree and the pole growing out of the car, might be using too many lighter exposures? red channel looks kinda clipped. again, i dont do hdr, so i dont really know.

what did you use for this? pshop or photomatix?

prolly photoshop..

and looks like it was done w/ 1 picture and just adjusted the exposure..

you really need multiple exposures to make it right.

paradoxicon said:

mine are a little unrealistic but everybody has there own style, tone mapping is an art and it takes time to get what YOU are looking for.

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oh i like those pictures

cool

TypeDc5 said:

for the hdr-knowledgeable any tips?

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here's a good tip, look into "photomatix" :thumbsup:

if you're lazy and wont search http://www.hdrsoft.com/

haha

first off, you have to start with a good picture, those 2 aren't. next you try to find an hdr pic that you like and try to make your's look like it by messing around with the settings and tone mapping. like the above guy said, everyone has their own style, mine personally is more dark and unsaturated and gray-scale-ish, but this is because i have a black car. try the photomatix and play around, it took me many hours to realize what every tone map setting did relative to the other settings. good luck!

thanks for the input fellas, the two pictures were created by photomatix.

i suppose i need to take more time tone mapping.

and multi exposures were used i just suck

hey, practice makes perfect man, dont give up!



wow, that was an overly cheerful/positive thing for me to say.... fuckin endorphins cramping my style :squinty:

the encouragement helps, im learning new things all the time

paradoxicon said:

mine are a little unrealistic but everybody has there own style, tone mapping is an art and it takes time to get what YOU are looking for.

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these shots look amazing btw :thumbsup:

instead of taking multiple shots at different exposures (because sometimes it's hard to keep the shot the same without moving it slightly changing the exposure), take one good one and then make 5-7 copies in PS all with different brightnesses. after some practice, you'll be able to adjust the brightness and contrast to make it look just like a different exposure. finally, combine them in photomatix.

there is a photography section on this forum...

thats good to know