Castles ( HDRs)

[megadima]

C & C welcome

[megadima]

and one more

[jgrussell]

Stonework is so beautiful in HDR, and you've done a great job of capturing that beauty.

[canonloader]

Nice compositions. Wondering what lens you used?

[megadima]

Nice compositions. Wondering what lens you used?


Canon EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

[megadima]

Stonework is so beautiful in HDR, and you've done a great job of capturing that beauty.


Thanks !!!

[_Sim]

Beautiful work. I particularly love the contrast of the brickwork against the bright blue sky.

[ijetmx]

These are really nice ! Amazing look with the old stone.

[megadima]

and another one

[-Douglas-]

great set of images, almost cut myself on the sharpness of the 2nd one.

[82NoMe]

I also like how the relief in the stone stands out. I like #1 best. Nice. How many exposures?

[saintlover]

i really like the castle photos.. gorgeous color and comp!

[johncolby]

Nice processing! The stone looks great, and I especially like the dark clouds in #2. One thing to watch out for...#3 starts to show the dreaded silver/gray sky that is often a problem in HDR. Thanks for sharing!

[[CaliGirl]]

I really like these photos, nice composition and PP...I wish I had some castles around me!

[megadima]

I also like how the relief in the stone stands out. I like #1 best. Nice. How many exposures?


Well, it's a single shot convertion, I used Topaz Adjust and Topaz Denoise filters ...and some adjustments has been done in Photoshop ,plus sharpness.

Here's the link , if you wanna check out those plugins. You can buy topaz adjust and get topaz denoise for free. That thing works better than any known HDR software.

http://www.topazlabs.com/topazlabs/03products/topaz_adjust/

[ArcticShooter]

Excellent captures. Agrees that HDR makes the stones pop.

[babuszka]

and one more


Absolutely beautiful.

[Avi]

very nice processing and excellent set of images..

thanks for sharing

Avi

[-Douglas-]

Well, it's a single shot convertion, I used Topaz Adjust and Topaz Denoise filters ...and some adjustments has been done in Photoshop ,plus sharpness.

Here's the link , if you wanna check out those plugins. You can buy topaz adjust and get topaz denoise for free. That thing works better than any known HDR software.

http://www.topazlabs.com/topazlabs/03products/topaz_adjust/

those plugins are nice and the video tutorials are pretty good as well, thanks for sharing!

[megadima]

those plugins are nice and the video tutorials are pretty good as well, thanks for sharing!

Not at all !!

[CameraBuff]

Yes, very nice - now I want those plug ins also - do you know if the free 30 day trial leaves watermarks?

[megadima]

Yes, very nice - now I want those plug ins also - do you know if the free 30 day trial leaves watermarks?

No, if Im not mistaken.

[Mark]

Love no 1 and 2!

And btw that program looks great, will download trail very very soon, might pry me away from lucis and color efex!

[megadima]

Love no 1 and 2!

And btw that program looks great, will download trail very very soon, might pry me away from lucis and color efex!

Glad u like it!! That topaz thing works great , definitely go for it.

[megadima]

and another one

[Mark]

Glad u like it!! That topaz thing works great , definitely go for it.

Too bad the link to get a trial key is broken :(

[Duff]

What software is everyone using for their HDR photos? I have tried a few in CS3, but my results have been less than impressive. Of course it could be that I am not adjusting something correctly in CS3, (wouldn't be the first time) but the interface is pretty straight forward.

[Mark]

What software is everyone using for their HDR photos? I have tried a few in CS3, but my results have been less than impressive. Of course it could be that I am not adjusting something correctly in CS3, (wouldn't be the first time) but the interface is pretty straight forward.

Most people use photomatix, he is using lopaz adjust, which I really really want to try out

[-Douglas-]

Too bad the link to get a trial key is broken :(
Are you just trying to download the trial or already have the trial and need to purchase a key?

[Mark]

Are you just trying to download the trial or already have the trial and need to purchase a key?

When you download the trial, you get a dmg, which has inside of it a HTML file which has instructions to get a trial key, and a link to the place where you have to go to get a trial key, when you click that it trys to go to their site, but just gives you an error :confused:

[-Douglas-]

Ah, I see, I haven't tried the key link yet! But maybe they just want us to have it for free :cool:

[Mark]

Ah, I see, I haven't tried the key link yet! But maybe they just want us to have it for free :cool:

Tried that :lol:
No mac version to be found :(

[megadima]

Tried that :lol:
No mac version to be found :(

Here's the web http://www.topazlabs.com
Go to products - topaz adjust ....there's Mac version..and everything works just fine. Good luck

[Mark]

Here's the web http://www.topazlabs.com
Go to products - topaz adjust ....there's Mac version..and everything works just fine. Good luck

Yeah, I emailed them, and they actually emailed back! And fixed the link :D

[megadima]

Yeah, I emailed them, and they actually emailed back! And fixed the link :D

Hope you find that filter useful !!