1940s Rusty Firetruck - HDR

cutwater · 13th of April 2010 (Tue)

I decided to try HDR to bring out the rust on this old firetruck. Three shots bracketed -2, 0, +2. Mild tonemap in Photomatix and mild tweaking in Nik Color Efex.

ChasWG · 13th of April 2010 (Tue)

Wow! Nice set. These look like they are paintings. Nicely done.

That looks like a fairly complete truck. Too bad it's being left to rot away. Someone should restore that or sell it someone that wants to restore it.

Eaton Photos · 13th of April 2010 (Tue)

What does it look like, evenly exposed without the HDR/ Tone Mapping?

cutwater · 13th of April 2010 (Tue)

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Originally Posted by ChasWG

Wow! Nice set. These look like they are paintings. Nicely done.

That looks like a fairly complete truck. Too bad it's being left to rot away. Someone should restore that or sell it someone that wants to restore it.

Thank you. It's in the parking lot of a new local winery. I came with the real estate, I don't know what their plans are....but like you say, hopefully it will get restored.

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Originally Posted by Eaton Photos

What does it look like, evenly exposed without the HDR/ Tone Mapping?

I know HDR is a love / hate thing. I both love and hate it. In this case, it brings out the rust vividly and you can see the front axle, the water pipe under the center, and other details that don't show in the original. Also, in the original, the door looks too light and the rest of the truck too dark...I did play with that first.

What I personally don't care for is the look of the trees in the background in the HDR. If I had enough time, I'd mask out HDR'd truck and blend it into the standard exposure background...

PhotosGuy · 14th of April 2010 (Wed)

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If I had enough time, I'd mask out HDR'd truck

Good idea, & it only takes 10 minutes once you get used to it: Selecting areas in PS.

RadAL · 14th of April 2010 (Wed)

nice outside shots of it, and not the typical "artsy" shot/shots of the outside that most people do.

FarmerTed · 14th of April 2010 (Wed)

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Originally Posted by cutwater

What I personally don't care for is the look of the trees in the background in the HDR. If I had enough time, I'd mask out HDR'd truck and blend it into the standard exposure background...

HDR Pro in CS5 will let you choose an exposure to use for specific areas, it's so frickin' cool and easy!

PicSniper · 14th of April 2010 (Wed)

I think they look GREAT just as they are! Nice work!!!

cutwater · 14th of April 2010 (Wed)

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Originally Posted by PhotosGuy

Good idea, & it only takes 10 minutes once you get used to it: Selecting areas in PS.

Masking isn't one of my skills....yet! I do need to spend some time on it...

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Originally Posted by FarmerTed

HDR Pro in CS5 will let you choose an exposure to use for specific areas, it's so frickin' cool and easy!

Have to try out CS5 too!

Thanks everyone for the feedback.

Flo · 14th of April 2010 (Wed)

I love the second one! Sometimes its good to see the HDR, this is one of those cases for me...

Brain Mechanic · 14th of April 2010 (Wed)

Looks great but would like to see the original pic for comparison.

kukles · 15th of April 2010 (Thu)

^+1 and I also agree that this truck looks like a good candidate to be rescued rather than waste away.

Woolburr · 16th of April 2010 (Fri)

There are a couple little tweaks you can do to mellow the image just a bit. You can bring the black level up just a touch to give the tires a slightly more natural look. And since you have Color EFEX....I added just a touch of Glow to tame the background a bit.....glow 59, saturation -20, temperature -18.....shadows/highlights sliders...shadow about 1/3 from left, highlight full right
firetruck.jpg

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Desertraptor · 16th of April 2010 (Fri)

Raizer · 16th of April 2010 (Fri)

Nice!

It would be perfect for a rat project lol

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cutwater Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: near Lake George, NY Posts: 290 IMAGE EDITING OK	1940s Rusty Firetruck - HDR I decided to try HDR to bring out the rust on this old firetruck. Three shots bracketed -2, 0, +2. Mild tonemap in Photomatix and mild tweaking in Nik Color Efex. __________________ \| Canon 5D Mark III \| 5D Mark II \| 7D \|24-105L \| 17-40L \| 70-300L \| 70-200L IS II \| 35L \| 100 Macro \| 15-85 \| 580EX II \| 430EX II \| Phottix Odin \|

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ChasWG Goldmember Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 3,624 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 1940s Rusty Firetruck - HDR Wow! Nice set. These look like they are paintings. Nicely done. That looks like a fairly complete truck. Too bad it's being left to rot away. Someone should restore that or sell it someone that wants to restore it. __________________ *Chas Gordon* 7D Gripped/40D Gripped/10-24/EF24-70 f2.8L/EF70-200 f4L/EF50 f1.8 Mk I/EF85 f1.8 *http://www.flickr.com/photos/chaswg/* *http://vimeo.com/user9461302/videos*

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RadAL Cream of the Crop Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Spanish Fort, AL Posts: 9,633	Re: 1940s Rusty Firetruck - HDR nice outside shots of it, and not the typical "artsy" shot/shots of the outside that most people do. __________________ Equipment: Canon PowerShot A650IS (semi retired) and Canon Powershot G10 (primary) and Rebel XT 350D w/18-55mm kit lens and Quanterey 18-200mm-- www.youtube.com/alexander1485 (has links to some of my pictures on the main page)

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PicSniper Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northern Cuba........(a.k.a. Southern Miami) Posts: 1,014 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 1940s Rusty Firetruck - HDR I think they look GREAT just as they are! Nice work!!! __________________ Hello, my name is Victor. My Gear List

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Flo Gimmie Some Lovin Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nanaimo,B.C. Posts: 43,874 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 1940s Rusty Firetruck - HDR I love the second one! Sometimes its good to see the HDR, this is one of those cases for me... __________________ you're a great friend, but if Zombies chase us, I am tripping you.

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Brain Mechanic Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,961 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 1940s Rusty Firetruck - HDR Looks great but would like to see the original pic for comparison.

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kukles Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: the mitten Posts: 77 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 1940s Rusty Firetruck - HDR ^+1 and I also agree that this truck looks like a good candidate to be rescued rather than waste away.

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Desertraptor Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 10,781 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 1940s Rusty Firetruck - HDR Nice __________________ Peter Canon 60D\|40D\|10-22mm f2.8\|50mm f 1.8\|100mm f2.8 Macro 24-70mm f2.8L\|70-200mm f4L\|100-400mm f4.5-5.6L \|430EX II

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