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mid_gen
26th of January 2009 (Mon), 15:57
Got my SLR on Friday, keep finding excuses to go out shooting!

I bought a Manfrotto 785B tripod at lunch today so it seemed only fair to give it a proper test with some long HDR exposures.

Chuffed to bits with this camera, very happy with the shots I'm getting out of it.

http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu323/mid_gen/hdr1.jpg

http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu323/mid_gen/hdr2.jpg

http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu323/mid_gen/hdr3.jpg
elysium
26th of January 2009 (Mon), 16:07
Great start! Love the reflections here!
Matt Peters
26th of January 2009 (Mon), 16:18
nice shots, now all you need to do is straighten them up a little! :-D
bubbawillums
26th of January 2009 (Mon), 16:34
Great set and love all 3.. might possibly work better with a slightly cool WB?
mid_gen
26th of January 2009 (Mon), 16:36
Hmm yes, they are probably fairly true light-wise as it's all sodium lighting, but I just noticed the 30D was set on the wrong WB setting. Got all the RAWs so I'll have another look at them now :)
Matt Peters
26th of January 2009 (Mon), 17:13
What are you using editing wise? :-)
Mstar
26th of January 2009 (Mon), 17:23
Nice set!

Surprisingly good for someone who just bought their first SLR last weekend and goes straight into night HDR! Unusual, but great effort never the less.

I like the rusty second shot just as it is, quite theatrical.
mid_gen
26th of January 2009 (Mon), 17:28
Lightroom and Photomatix. Just redone #2 with a cooler temperature. Interesting how the different temperature light sources have come out! Think I prefer the previous one from a purely aesthetic point of view, but all interesting tinkering with settings to see what comes out :)

http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu323/mid_gen/IMG_0768_69_70_2.jpg
Mstar
26th of January 2009 (Mon), 17:30
Ahh you wrecked it. Agree, prefer the first one
mid_gen
26th of January 2009 (Mon), 17:30
Nice set!

Surprisingly good for someone who just bought their first SLR last weekend and goes straight into night HDR! Unusual, but great effort never the less.

I like the rusty second shot just as it is, quite theatrical.

Thanks :) I'm a black hole for knowledge when I turn myself to something new, I spent hours consuming information from here before the camera arrived so had a good headstart.
Mstar
26th of January 2009 (Mon), 17:31
Have you tried the HDR process in CS3? Would be interesting to compare, don't you think?
Matt Peters
26th of January 2009 (Mon), 17:35
Lightroom is awesome, just play till you get the results you like!
mid_gen
26th of January 2009 (Mon), 17:37
Not used Photoshop since university, I don't even remember which version now :) I'll have a look.

No particular reason for doing night HDR shots to start with, other than to try out the tripod and learn my way around the auto bracketing and mirror lockup functions.
Mstar
26th of January 2009 (Mon), 17:41
You did very well indeed- we all expect great stuff from you now! :)
Anke
27th of January 2009 (Tue), 04:34
Nice work :)
canonloader
27th of January 2009 (Tue), 12:32
I think the last one is the best. What HDR to me is all about. I didn't even notice the stars in the first render, and in the the last one, they are clear, well lit and sharp. :)