Been reading a bunch of HDR books/websites lately and trying out some different techniques, I'm trying to figure out if I like the saturated/aggressive look or not for this image. What do you think?
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MPGPhotography Senior Member  380 posts Joined Jul 2004 Location: Northern California More info | Jan 13, 2010 18:37 | #1 Been reading a bunch of HDR books/websites lately and trying out some different techniques, I'm trying to figure out if I like the saturated/aggressive look or not for this image. What do you think? #2 Canon 6D ~ Canon 17-40 f/4 L ~ Canon 24-70 f/4 L IS ~ Canon 70-200 f/4 L IS ~ Canon 40mm f/2.8 Pancake ~ Canon 50mm f/1.8 ~ Canon 600EX-RT Speedlight
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StephanieMiller Member 102 posts Joined Jun 2007 More info | Jan 13, 2010 19:58 | #2 wow looks awesome, can you share your techniques and workflow
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TheHardWay Senior Member  542 posts Joined Jun 2009 Location: El Segundo, CA More info | Jan 13, 2010 20:01 | #3 The rain doesn't look right to me. I do kind of like that the sky looks more like the ocean than the ocean does. Canon 5D & 40D | 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS | 16-35mm f/2.8 L | 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 | 50mm f/1.8
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MPGPhotography THREAD STARTER Senior Member 380 posts Joined Jul 2004 Location: Northern California More info | Jan 13, 2010 20:16 | #4 Stephanie Miller wrote in post #9388371  wow looks awesome, can you share your techniques and workflow Yeah, I'll post up here in a few... The Hard Way wrote in post #9388389 The rain doesn't look right to me. I do kind of like that the sky looks more like the ocean than the ocean does. The rain I added in PP, just seamed to fit the mood...here are a few versions without the rain:  #4  #5  Canon 6D ~ Canon 17-40 f/4 L ~ Canon 24-70 f/4 L IS ~ Canon 70-200 f/4 L IS ~ Canon 40mm f/2.8 Pancake ~ Canon 50mm f/1.8 ~ Canon 600EX-RT Speedlight
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Jan 13, 2010 20:39 | #5 I like the first version. If a newbie who has never even shot a bracketed image, and has yet to purchase photomatix, which HDR book would you recommend?
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MPGPhotography THREAD STARTER Senior Member 380 posts Joined Jul 2004 Location: Northern California More info | Jan 13, 2010 21:41 | #6 The two best books for beginners to HDR in my opinion are these two: Canon 6D ~ Canon 17-40 f/4 L ~ Canon 24-70 f/4 L IS ~ Canon 70-200 f/4 L IS ~ Canon 40mm f/2.8 Pancake ~ Canon 50mm f/1.8 ~ Canon 600EX-RT Speedlight
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djvkool Senior Member  461 posts Joined Aug 2009 Location: Wild Wild West of OZ More info | Jan 13, 2010 21:53 | #7 ohh awesome... 7D | 100 2.8L IS | 70-200 2.8L IS | 24-70 2.8L | 50 1.4 | Tam 18-270mm | Tam 17-50 2.8 | Sig 30 1.4 |
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82NoMe Goldmember  More info | I like your photos Cheers... jim
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Hen3Ry Goldmember  1,063 posts Likes: 28 Joined Nov 2009 Location: Aptos, CA, USA More info | Jan 13, 2010 22:27 | #9 MPG Photography wrote in post #9388495 Yeah, I'll post up here in a few... The rain I added in PP, just seamed to fit the mood...here are a few versions without the rain] Great images. Keep the rain. ***************
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MPGPhotography THREAD STARTER Senior Member 380 posts Joined Jul 2004 Location: Northern California More info | Jan 14, 2010 14:22 | #10 djvkool wrote in post #9389026 ohh awesome... #1 is my fave, I am not a fan of colour saturation (I know it is supposed to be good  )I agree...for some images it works well but I'm leaning towards #1 myself (little more realistic IMO). 82NoMe wrote in post #9389032 I like your photos Thank you for the kind words. Hen3Ry wrote in post #9389210 Great images. Keep the rain. Thanks for the feedback. Canon 6D ~ Canon 17-40 f/4 L ~ Canon 24-70 f/4 L IS ~ Canon 70-200 f/4 L IS ~ Canon 40mm f/2.8 Pancake ~ Canon 50mm f/1.8 ~ Canon 600EX-RT Speedlight
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MikeFairbanks Cream of the Crop 6,428 posts Likes: 2 Joined Jun 2009 More info | Jan 14, 2010 15:23 | #11 They kick butt. I don't really like the ones with the noisy background (or agressive), and I like the ones where you can see the eyes more. Thank you.
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MikeFairbanks Cream of the Crop 6,428 posts Likes: 2 Joined Jun 2009 More info | Jan 14, 2010 15:24 | #12 Oh, and I agree with many others: lose the rain. Thank you.
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wolfden Goldmember  1,439 posts Likes: 2 Joined May 2008 More info | Jan 14, 2010 15:40 | #13 I like the rain myself and Pete Carr I agree with also, good stuff ~KJS~
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IShootThings I thought I was special.......  2,032 posts Likes: 26 Joined May 2009 Location: North Cali More info | Jan 14, 2010 18:15 | #14 i really like the middle one in the 3 without rain. the rain doesn't look natural. she is cute though!!!!!!!! Canon 5D3, Canon XTI (IR converted), 24-70 f2.8L, 16-35 f4L, 50 1.4, 70-200 f2.8L, 100 2.8 macro, 430 ex & 580 exII speedlights.
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eviltech Member  175 posts Joined Apr 2009 Location: Rochester, New York More info | Jan 14, 2010 22:02 | #15 i like alot,nice work Canon 40D,24-70 2.8L,Tamron 10-24, 430ex 2,580 ex 2, Photomatix 3, Photoshop Elements 7, and Now Photoshop CS4
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