You have got to read this post, it's great. http://lewiscollard.com/cameras/hdr-sucks/
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Jeff Colburn Member ![]() 200 posts Joined Nov 2009 Location: Sedona, Arizona More info | Aug 20, 2010 15:31 | #1 You have got to read this post, it's great. http://lewiscollard.com/cameras/hdr-sucks/ If you're interested in photography, stock images of Arizona and Fine Art Prints of Arizona, visit www.JeffColburn.com
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lespaulowner Senior Member ![]() 809 posts Joined Aug 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam More info | Aug 20, 2010 15:40 | #2 What a goof, but I think I can see where he's coming from. HDR's a lot easier taking three photos and tone mapping rather than getting a flash, an nd filter, or whatnot Antonio
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lespaulowner Senior Member ![]() 809 posts Joined Aug 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam More info | Aug 20, 2010 15:41 | #3 Not to mention the amount of people doing it wrong, including me. lol Antonio
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Kaigler Senior Member ![]() 500 posts Likes: 7 Joined Jul 2009 More info | Aug 20, 2010 16:00 | #5 lespaulowner wrote in post #10758184 ![]() What a goof, but I think I can see where he's coming from. HDR's a lot easier taking three photos and tone mapping rather than getting a flash, an nd filter, or whatnot How is it easier to buy filters and flashes? HDR is difficult to do correctly. I agree with that. And a lot of people are not even coming close. I'm tired of traditionalist old timers trying to temper contemporary ideas and methods. Things change. Get over it (not speaking about you specifically - just in general). Canon 5D Mk III - Canon 24-105 f/4 L IS, Sigma 85 f/1.4, Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS, Tamron 15-30 f/2.8 VC
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Quad Goldmember ![]() 1,872 posts Likes: 3 Joined Nov 2005 More info | Aug 20, 2010 16:11 | #6 I hope his next article is on the suckiness of the saturation slider.
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bjyoder Goldmember ![]() 1,664 posts Joined Jun 2007 Location: Central Ohio More info | Aug 20, 2010 17:27 | #8 I get he's trying to be funny, but he just comes off poorly. All the negatives he talks about (well, most of them anyway) can be found in other types of photography, and with other techniques. He talks about getting a ND filter for an effect? If you're shooting the ocean at sunrise/set - especially with a ND filter - you're getting a Tri-pod. If you shoot RAW, you're spending time in front of a computer.....
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JeffreyG "my bits and pieces are all hard" ![]() More info | Aug 20, 2010 17:45 | #9 neonlazer wrote in post #10758599 ![]() Now I agree you can go too far..like I did with this HDR..hehehehehe :P Yeah....that qualifies as too much. I like HDR that does not look like HDR. My personal stuff:http://www.flickr.com/photos/jngirbach/sets/
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Aug 20, 2010 18:09 | #10 JeffreyG wrote in post #10758744 ![]() I like HDR that does not look like HDR. Same thing for flash usage.
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GtrPlyr Senior Member 480 posts Joined Oct 2007 More info | Aug 20, 2010 18:43 | #11 ![]() when every one does the same thing, it cheapens and annoys. Gear List: A Brownie. I call it a Brownie cuz it fell in the toilet.
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Mike Deep Goldmember ![]() More info | Aug 20, 2010 20:22 | #12 The only "HDR" I like is the kind where you'd have to inform me it was HDR. Or to be more precise... HDR is supposed to look real. When it doesn't, that isn't HDR, that's just silly post processing. Please understand that HDR is not a style that you can either like or dislike. High dynamic range imaging has nothing to do with artistic freedom. What you see here is an artifact of the software that you choose to use, in combination with the parameters you choose to abuse. mikedeep.com
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TGrundvig Goldmember ![]() 2,876 posts Joined Oct 2009 Location: Colorado More info | Aug 20, 2010 20:34 | #13 Mike Deep wrote in post #10759400 ![]() The only "HDR" I like is the kind where you'd have to inform me it was HDR. Or to be more precise... HDR is supposed to look real. When it doesn't, that isn't HDR, that's just silly post processing. I agree! There should be two categories....HDR and Grunge Processing. That Grunge look has nothing to do with HDR other than using the same software. HDR should be an image with a High Dynamic Range, nothing more....nothing less. Taking an image and applying Tone Mapping does NOT make it a HDR image. 1Ds Mk II, 1D Mk II, 50D, 40D, XT (for my son), 17-40L, 24-105L, Bigma 50-500 EX DG, Sigma 150 Macro EX DG, Tokina 12-24 AT-X, Nifty Fifty, Tamron 28-300 (for my son), 580ex II, 430ex II
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Kaigler Senior Member ![]() 500 posts Likes: 7 Joined Jul 2009 More info | I don't really care as long as I find an image pleasing to look at. All of these rules and values people try to apply is crap. Everyone has their own style and what they like to do. You don't have to like someone else's work - that is your own prerogative. If I look a piece of work in a gallery and I don't care for it - that doesn't mean it is any less valuable. It just means I didn't like it. HDR doesn't have to be one way or the other. People have the choice to do it how they see fit. I have seen a lot of terrible HDR work that looks like radioactive waste. But I have seen some amazing images that don't look "natural," yet is still very pleasing to look at. Canon 5D Mk III - Canon 24-105 f/4 L IS, Sigma 85 f/1.4, Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS, Tamron 15-30 f/2.8 VC
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JeffreyG "my bits and pieces are all hard" ![]() More info | Aug 20, 2010 20:56 | #15 Kaigler wrote in post #10759484 ![]() I don't really care as long as I find an image pleasing to look at. All of these rules and values people try to apply is crap. Everyone has their own style and what they like to do. You don't have to like someone else's work - that is your own prerogative. If I look a piece of work in a gallery and I don't care for it - that doesn't mean it is any less valuable. It just means I didn't like it. If you decontruct this argument, at the core it is pointless. My personal stuff:http://www.flickr.com/photos/jngirbach/sets/
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