HDR neighbors houses from my porch

cneville101 · 23rd of December 2007 (Sun)

We had an interesting sky this evening and really the only way to capture anywhere near the full dynamic range of the scene was to use HDR on a combination of 3 images.

I'm not sure that it has enough contrast, and I know that the clouds have drifted out of alignment...but I like the overall effect... any thoughts??

Took this with the 5D and 24-70L.

azpix · 24th of December 2007 (Mon)

the clouds alignment was the first thing i noticed.

couldn't you have don this with 1 long exposure. not sure the hdr process added anything here.

numberonegun · 26th of December 2007 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by azpix

the clouds alignment was the first thing i noticed.

couldn't you have don this with 1 long exposure. not sure the hdr process added anything here.

agreed. longer exposure would have produced a cleaner image imho

cneville101 · 27th of December 2007 (Thu)

Sure... could have done it with one exposure. Actually, I have done it with one and I always hate the images because of the blown highlights from one or more really bright lights.

My goal was to bring out as much detail in the highlights and the shadows as possible - without having very bright lights blow out the detail in surrounding areas.

Thoughts?

I just faced the same situation in New York City. I had a great view of the city from an apartment overlooking Central Park. But when I take a long exposure, I always get a bunch of blown highlights (which I think ruin the photo).

I'd love suggestions on how to control this and get the best night photos that I can.

Thanks
CMN

medicdude · 28th of December 2007 (Fri)

a long exposure would mess up the clouds too, no?

cneville101 · 28th of December 2007 (Fri)

I thought the same thing as soon as I posted my previous message. I'm not sure how to deal with clouds, stars or the moon during long exposures.

BottomBracket · 28th of December 2007 (Fri)

It does seem to lack a bit of contrast, at least on my cousin's monitor (I'm away from home). Did you use a tripod for this? The houses look very slightly blurred, could be from camera shake. Maybe use MLU?

azpix · 28th of December 2007 (Fri)

Quote:

Originally Posted by cneville101

I thought the same thing as soon as I posted my previous message. I'm not sure how to deal with clouds, stars or the moon during long exposures.

if you did one long exposure, the clouds would be smoother. here they are choppy.looks like they moved quite a bit in the 3 images

Quote:

Originally Posted by BottomBracket

It does seem to lack a bit of contrast, at least on my cousin's monitor (I'm away from home). Did you use a tripod for this? The houses look very slightly blurred, could be from camera shake. Maybe use MLU?

what is mlu?

23rd of December 2007 (Sun)	#1
cneville101 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Richmond, VA - USA Posts: 114 IMAGE EDITING OK	HDR neighbors houses from my porch We had an interesting sky this evening and really the only way to capture anywhere near the full dynamic range of the scene was to use HDR on a combination of 3 images. I'm not sure that it has enough contrast, and I know that the clouds have drifted out of alignment...but I like the overall effect... any thoughts?? Took this with the 5D and 24-70L. __________________ CMN Gear: Canon 5D MKII/Canon 7D/Canon G-11/Canon 70-200L IS/Canon 24-105L IS/Canon 24-70L/Canon 1.4x II/Canon 2.0x II/Canon 580 EXII/Canon 580EX/ Canon 420EX/BG-E4/Gitzo 1257 Mountaineer/Sekonic 758 DR, (4) AB800, (4) PW Plus II,Epson R1900, Epson P-3000

24th of December 2007 (Mon)	#2
azpix Goldmember Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chandler, Arizona USA Posts: 3,293 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: HDR neighbors houses from my porch the clouds alignment was the first thing i noticed. couldn't you have don this with 1 long exposure. not sure the hdr process added anything here. __________________ Gear- 7d, 24-70L, sigma 70-200, Sigma 120-400, canon 50 1.4, Canon 100 2.0,sigma 10-20, Sigma 24mm 1.8 and a canon G11.

27th of December 2007 (Thu)	#4
cneville101 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Richmond, VA - USA Posts: 114 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: HDR neighbors houses from my porch Sure... could have done it with one exposure. Actually, I have done it with one and I always hate the images because of the blown highlights from one or more really bright lights. My goal was to bring out as much detail in the highlights and the shadows as possible - without having very bright lights blow out the detail in surrounding areas. Thoughts? I just faced the same situation in New York City. I had a great view of the city from an apartment overlooking Central Park. But when I take a long exposure, I always get a bunch of blown highlights (which I think ruin the photo). I'd love suggestions on how to control this and get the best night photos that I can. Thanks CMN __________________ CMN Gear: Canon 5D MKII/Canon 7D/Canon G-11/Canon 70-200L IS/Canon 24-105L IS/Canon 24-70L/Canon 1.4x II/Canon 2.0x II/Canon 580 EXII/Canon 580EX/ Canon 420EX/BG-E4/Gitzo 1257 Mountaineer/Sekonic 758 DR, (4) AB800, (4) PW Plus II,Epson R1900, Epson P-3000

28th of December 2007 (Fri)	#5
medicdude Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 1,192	Re: HDR neighbors houses from my porch a long exposure would mess up the clouds too, no? __________________ DUSTIN GEAR

28th of December 2007 (Fri)	#6
cneville101 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Richmond, VA - USA Posts: 114 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: HDR neighbors houses from my porch I thought the same thing as soon as I posted my previous message. I'm not sure how to deal with clouds, stars or the moon during long exposures. __________________ CMN Gear: Canon 5D MKII/Canon 7D/Canon G-11/Canon 70-200L IS/Canon 24-105L IS/Canon 24-70L/Canon 1.4x II/Canon 2.0x II/Canon 580 EXII/Canon 580EX/ Canon 420EX/BG-E4/Gitzo 1257 Mountaineer/Sekonic 758 DR, (4) AB800, (4) PW Plus II,Epson R1900, Epson P-3000

28th of December 2007 (Fri)	#7
BottomBracket Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 6,398	Re: HDR neighbors houses from my porch It does seem to lack a bit of contrast, at least on my cousin's monitor (I'm away from home). Did you use a tripod for this? The houses look very slightly blurred, could be from camera shake. Maybe use MLU? __________________ Pio Veni, Vidi, Canoni - I Came, I Saw, I Took A Picture With My Canon Fotopio.com - Gallery of the Meandering Eye I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar.

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