couple of my car - HDR trials

blam · 30th of July 2007 (Mon)

couple of tries at HDR

C+C appreciated

thanks for looking.

JBaz · 30th of July 2007 (Mon)

Very nice. The 1st one is killer. The 2nd one looks a bit overexposed a bit. How many pictures are you compiling from?

poah · 30th of July 2007 (Mon)

does not work for me. very little contrast in the images and colours seem way off. the first one had promise in terms of compostion, move the camera a bit to the right to give a bit more space behind the car and reshoot it. maybe needs better tone mapping.

NZDoug · 30th of July 2007 (Mon)

I like the second one for the buildings, but I lik the car angle in the first.
True, grunt up the second shot.
All in all, SWEET!

blam · 30th of July 2007 (Mon)

thanks guys

poah: i had some spacce behing the car in both shotsm but ther was a lamp post I cropped out. thanks for the suggestion. I will give it another try sometime.

PhotosGuy · 30th of July 2007 (Mon)

Quote:

and colours seem way off.

I agree, but it's an interesting effect.
I'd try moving the car to see if you can get rid of some of the tree reflections in the side, & try to shoot later so you don't need the HDR. Seen this?
A few Car Lighting Tips

blam · 30th of July 2007 (Mon)

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhotosGuy

I agree, but it's an interesting effect.
I'd try moving the car to see if you can get rid of some of the tree reflections in the side, & try to shoot later so you don't need the HDR. Seen this?
A few Car Lighting Tips

yup, seen that.
I did that HDR because I like the effect, not because of lighting restraints.
this was done at 5:30am, kind of impromptu and was lacking sleep so I wasn't paying attention as much as usual (hence the close crop on the rear end)

thanks, sideways

here is the original:

this was done with 3 exposures. not sure why, but I can rarely get the color of my car to show properly. :/ time to start doing custom WB again

I Like It Sideways · 30th of July 2007 (Mon)

I am a fan of HDR, even if they don't look realistic, or the colors look off. I like both shots. The composition could be improved upon, but I still like what you've done.

PhotosGuy · 30th of July 2007 (Mon)

Quote:

time to start doing custom WB again

That should give you the "correct" WB, but it may not be the "right" WB for the shot? Sometimes you want the warm sunrise/sunset colors in at least, part of the shot. Layer Masks can help with that:
A question about sky

blam · 30th of July 2007 (Mon)

I will give the layer masking a try., I was never any good at that. thanks frank

MichaelAlan_Photo · 30th of July 2007 (Mon)

What software are you using? I have Photomatix Pro which I like because it produces a darker side of what photoshop does...

For example: As seen on my "Photo of the Week" from Calumet Photo:

blam · 30th of July 2007 (Mon)

I use the same, but I like to use curves to make hte photo a bit on the brighter side.

sirsloop · 30th of July 2007 (Mon)

Its not bright... its just WAYYY blue. Pull out (darken) the blue and it'll look more realistic.

blam · 30th of July 2007 (Mon)

Quote:

Originally Posted by sirsloop

Its not bright... its just WAYYY blue. Pull out (darken) the blue and it'll look more realistic.

tried that, uploaded them

the 2nd one looks a bit better, but the 1st one I can't get it to pull out the blue to a point wher eit doesn't look odd.

funkybuddha · 30th of July 2007 (Mon)

hey are you on the mazda forums?

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JBaz Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Apex, NC Posts: 1,672 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: couple of my car - HDR trials Very nice. The 1st one is killer. The 2nd one looks a bit overexposed a bit. How many pictures are you compiling from? __________________ Camera Gear FOR SALE: 60D $900, 300 f/2.8L non-IS $2300 "Besides the military, photography is the only profession of where you can be proud of shooting people..."

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blam Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Edmonton, AB, CAN Posts: 1,895 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: couple of my car - HDR trials thanks guys poah: i had some spacce behing the car in both shotsm but ther was a lamp post I cropped out. thanks for the suggestion. I will give it another try sometime. __________________ Canon 5D MKII EF 16-35 F2.8L II \| EF 70-200 F2.8L IS \| EF 50mm F1.2L \| EF 100mm F2.8 Macro 430EX II \| 580EX II http://www.onthelam.ca

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I Like It Sideways Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Lafayette, IN, Princeton, IN, Cincinnati, OH Posts: 511 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: couple of my car - HDR trials I am a fan of HDR, even if they don't look realistic, or the colors look off. I like both shots. The composition could be improved upon, but I still like what you've done. __________________ Canon Rebel XT, kit lens 75-300mm f4-5.6 My Galleries DirtyImpreza.com

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MichaelAlan_Photo Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 278	Re: couple of my car - HDR trials What software are you using? I have Photomatix Pro which I like because it produces a darker side of what photoshop does... For example: As seen on my "Photo of the Week" from Calumet Photo:

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