Cabin

[BermyFunk]

Playing with Lightroom for the first time. Also the original is an HDR using Photomatix.

My Step-brother's cabin in Mansfield, NY

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b246/BermyFunk/Cabin1of1.jpg

[lbcyalater]

this is great, print it and post it on the wall

[BermyFunk]

Thank you i think light room is my new friend

[aram535]

The perfect reflection in the lake is more than enough of a picture itself. The rest is just over the top. Great shot. Must have been a very sunny day at ISO 100. Any chance of seeing the original?

[BermyFunk]

Your wish is my command

Here is the regular exposure

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b246/BermyFunk/IMG_3590.jpg

and the HDR

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b246/BermyFunk/HDRCabin.jpg

[aram535]

Excellent capture. Absolutely great colors and the reflection is still amazing.

[Walczak Photo]

I think the processing is just a little over the top even for my tastes, but that's purely subjective. I would however crop it in just a little more...trim a little off the left side and the top to move the cabin into the upper left third and get your horizon out of the middle of the frame.

Peace,
Jim

[BermyFunk]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b246/BermyFunk/Cabin1of1cropped.jpg

I don't like it....but i did it so you guys could see and give me your opinion

[Flo]

Very Wizard of Oz feel to it! I actually prefered the original size.gave the feeling of wide open spaces.

Glad you got all that sensor dust out;)

[BermyFunk]

Glad you got all that sensor dust out;)

Nothing a little cloning cant fix!

Quick question to add on, what do you guys think about the chair by the pond? Distracting or Nice touch?

[Flo]

I like the chair.its a subtle object that doesn't scream for attention, so having it there or not doesn't affect the photo to me.

[Walczak Photo]

Just my take on the crop...I think this follows the rule of thirds a little more effectively. I also backed down the saturation just a bit so it's not quite so garish...

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/5171/cabin1of1uw4.jpg

Peace,
Jim

[Flo]

Sorry Jim, but I still prefer the original.even the monochrome color it has....;)

[BermyFunk]

Thanks Flo and i agree..sorry jim thanks for trying to help though i do appreciate it

[Flo]

Thats why I appreciate this place.everyone has something to add to the learning curve for me;) Jim, I enjoy your posts, and take little bits from everything.:)

[penodr]

Very Wizard of Oz feel to it! I actually prefered the original size.gave the feeling of wide open spaces.

Glad you got all that sensor dust out;)
That was my thought exactly! Very well done, in both picture taking and processing. Nice work.

Dave

[Walczak Photo]

Hey...no sweat. If nothing, this just proves the subjective nature of art and that beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder :D.

Peace,
Jim

[Zapins]

Nice picture.

I am surprised that the edited version looks so different from the original!

The second "normal" picture (the HDR one) amazes me! The difference in color is, I dare say, breathtaking.

What is HDR? How do I do this to my pictures? Do I need a specific program or is it a setting?

[BermyFunk]

Nice picture.

I am surprised that the edited version looks so different from the original!

The second "normal" picture (the HDR one) amazes me! The difference in color is, I dare say, breathtaking.

What is HDR? How do I do this to my pictures? Do I need a specific program or is it a setting?

I forget exactly what it stands for but google it....i think it is High Dynamic Range. You take 3-5 bracket photos and combine them on a program like PhotoMatix. Thanks for the compliments

[Walczak Photo]

Nice picture.

I am surprised that the edited version looks so different from the original!

The second "normal" picture (the HDR one) amazes me! The difference in color is, I dare say, breathtaking.

What is HDR? How do I do this to my pictures? Do I need a specific program or is it a setting?


To expand a little on what BermyFunk said, basically an HDR (High Dynamic Range) image captures colors and tonalities closer to how the human eye sees them (theoretically). The dynamic range that a camera...specifically a digital camera can "see" is actually quite limited, at least compared with the human eye/brain. For example, if you're looking at any given scene with the naked eye, you can usually see everything in that scene from very dark shadow details to details in very bright highlights. With photography however, this is very often a compromise...if you capture good shadow detail, then detail in the highlights are often lost or "blown out". So essentially what you do with HDR is take 3 images (or more) taken from the exact same perspective (usually with the camera mounted on a very solid tripod). One of those images will expose for the shadow detail (and usually over-expose the rest of the image), one image at the "technically correct" exposure so that the mid-tones are correct and one exposure for the highlights (which usually under-exposes the rest of the image). The images are then combined via software into a single image where (again in theory) the full range of the image is properly exposed.

Of course the reason I say that so much of this is "in theory" is that we really don't see that way...at least not all at once. Most people have to let their eyes adjust when going from dark shadow detail to bright highlights...if you're looking at something dark and immediately look at something bright...well...I'm sure you know the effect. So in other words by seeing this way with photography, you usually end up with some rather surreal looking imagery that the human brain doesn't usually perceive :D.

There is of course more to it than this and there is quite a bit out there on the internet if you do a search on Google, but this should explain things a little better for you.

Peace,
Jim

[BermyFunk]

ya... what he said...

[Zapins]

Woah, nice explanation. I definitely understand it a lot better now.

That wraps my question up really nicely in a neat bow.

:)