Battleship U.S.S. New Jersey

[Photo_Rebel]

First post in Transportation -yay :D!

Two versions:

First: The "Big J" HDR'ed.
Second: The "Big J" normal shot -for those who are not HDR fans..;)

[RadAL]

i like the normal shot better :)

[Eagle]

Which has the correct color?

[Photo_Rebel]

i like the normal shot better :)

Thanks, RadAL! :cool:

Which has the correct color?

The bottom pic has the correct color -thanks for looking! :)

[Eagle]

The sky ruins the HDR pic IMO. Shows off the sensor dust too.

[Photo_Rebel]

The sky ruins the HDR pic IMO. Shows off the sensor dust too.

:shock::o:o DOH, sensor dust sucks!

Yea, I'm gonna have to agree with you with the HDR sky. I have to learn how to do layers in PS -I could use the sky from the non-HDR pic instead.

[andrewhuxman]

I see a halo around the superstructure not consistent but its visible in spots, I like the effect if you can get the sky squared away .

[Woolburr]

Another vote for the original.

[Stormin_24]

Original for me as well... What firepower though when you think of it...

[Nemesismachine]

the HDR version looks like it was taken in the 50s. I like.

[texasreddirt]

I like the second much better

[Photo_Rebel]

Original for me as well... What firepower though when you think of it...

I agree! It's so awesome if you think about the impact those guns made physically and psychologically. I would have love to have heard and felt those guns firing.

the HDR version looks like it was taken in the 50s. I like.

Yeah, that's what I thought when the image finished processing. :cool:

Below is a revised image, based on some member's suggestions. I used the background from the non-HDR version and hopefully removed the sensor dust that were present. What do you all think?!?

Thank you for looking everyone! :D

[LA Smith]

I like the original color better , I think. I have seen the term HDR mentioned several times in other threads; please excuse my ignorance, but could you pleas explain the term to me? I'm a total rookie trying to learn here. Thanks.

[CPO_USN]

original makes me really miss the Navy since retiring

[Photo_Rebel]

I like the original color better , I think. I have seen the term HDR mentioned several times in other threads; please excuse my ignorance, but could you pleas explain the term to me? I'm a total rookie trying to learn here. Thanks.

"In image processing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_processing), computer graphics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_graphics) and photography (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography), high dynamic range imaging (HDRI) is a set of techniques that allows a greater dynamic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_range)range of exposures (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposure_range) (the range of values between light and dark areas) than normal digital imaging techniques. The intention of HDRI is to accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from direct sunlight to shadows." This is a direct quote from wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging).

I use a program called Photomatix to do my HDRs, while some members use other HDR programs and others use PS. Photomatix to me is simple because all I do is set my camera to AEB and it will take three pictures: one with the correct picture, one under exposed, and one over exposed. Photomatix puts all three exposures together into one image -an HDR image.

HDR is an acquired taste. Some members aren't big fans of the process because most claim that the over-exaggeration of the colors make the image "cartoony." However, HDRs do not always come out this way. There are HDR images that look like "normal" pictures, but most look like my first picture.

I respect everyone's opinion when it comes to HDR, but like any form of art, photography will have many interpretations, including HDR.

[Photo_Rebel]

OK, all, how about these...

Which of these two images better convey the thought that it was taken in the past?

1st - Sepia
2nd - B&W

Thanks!:cool:

[Eagle]

Below is a revised image, based on some member's suggestions. I used the background from the non-HDR version and hopefully removed the sensor dust that were present. What do you all think?!?
There you go, this one rocks.

Don't really care for the sephia or b&w.

[Photo_Rebel]

There you go, this one rocks.

Don't really care for the sephia or b&w.

Thanks for the advice and comments, Eagle! ;)

[Semmonka]

I like the HDR shot with original sky. HDR makes the boat look old and rusty.
Looks like it's been out of service for long time. Definitely something from the 50's

[LA Smith]

"In image processing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_processing), computer graphics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_graphics) and photography (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography), high dynamic range imaging (HDRI) is a set of techniques that allows a greater dynamic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_range)range of exposures (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposure_range) (the range of values between light and dark areas) than normal digital imaging techniques. The intention of HDRI is to accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from direct sunlight to shadows." This is a direct quote from wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging).

I use a program called Photomatix to do my HDRs, while some members use other HDR programs and others use PS. Photomatix to me is simple because all I do is set my camera to AEB and it will take three pictures: one with the correct picture, one under exposed, and one over exposed. Photomatix puts all three exposures together into one image -an HDR image.

HDR is an acquired taste. Some members aren't big fans of the process because most claim that the over-exaggeration of the colors make the image "cartoony." However, HDRs do not always come out this way. There are HDR
images that look like "normal" pictures, but most look like my first picture.

I respect everyone's opinion when it comes to HDR, but like any form of art, photography will have many interpretations, including HDR.

Thanks...I understand the concept now.

[Desertraptor]

Nice shot but yeah i prefer the normal shot