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coondogg
19th of March 2009 (Thu), 20:59
Can I do anything to keep the wheels from getting washed out?

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb276/coondogg15210/IMG_4779_7_81.jpg

Non-HDR to show wheel finish:

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb276/coondogg15210/IMG_4707.jpg
EasyEd
19th of March 2009 (Thu), 21:26
Hey All,

I see nothing wrong with the wheels. In fact I'd be more concerned with the haloing over the back window.

JMO -Ed-
coondogg
19th of March 2009 (Thu), 21:32
Looks like there is a little on the horizon above the hood too. I can fix those in photoshop pretty easy...
Tiger_993
19th of March 2009 (Thu), 21:56
You need a light source hitting the wheels to create those specular highlights seen in pic #2. You could try to light the car with a shop light or large flashlight hitting that side of it from an angle at camera left. You don't want a whole lot of light, just enough to highlight the wheels. This may give you the effect you're looking for.
coondogg
19th of March 2009 (Thu), 22:10
Guess what I'm looking for is a way to not HDR the wheels. They are bright as can be in my first bracket for the HDR but I don't want them to loose as much luster that they have in the top pic...

Maybe I can edit them in Photoshop to reduce the contrast some?
JTwin
21st of March 2009 (Sat), 12:43
Take the original of the photo that has the wheels exposed best, layer it under the HDR, create a mask, and paint out the wheels so the original shows through. Quick and easy.
DonJuanMair
27th of March 2009 (Fri), 03:02
Take the original of the photo that has the wheels exposed best, layer it under the HDR, create a mask, and paint out the wheels so the original shows through. Quick and easy.

exactly what i was just about to post :)