Old Farm House (2)

3 shots - Photomatix

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Very well done. The only thing I can even be nit picky about is that the foreground grass in #2 may be a bit too saturated for some. I personally think you nailed it tho. Good work

I like #1. Great job.

Thanks for the comments you 2 - not my favourites but since they were already processed, I thought I would share. I was not keen on the clouds/sky and the shadow on the house - I wanted more white on it but would have had to come back when the sun was more on the walls.

Nice processing and very interesting subject. Was this a display of some kind? I like the fenced in little vegetable patch and clothes line as well as the outhouse. If it's possible, some closeups of the shed on the left looks like a promising subject too.

Very nice, probably among the top ten this newbie to HDR has seen since I started "experimenting" with the technique about 4 months ago. My attempts don't even come close to matching this one. You mentioned that you used three exposures...+2, 0, -2? Just curious, because, as I am just learning about this technique, I would like to be able to understand the technical side of it a bit better. Thanks.

Regards,

WesternGuy

Nicely done. As you say, perhaps the clouds are too dark. But overall a beautiful explanation of the scene.

navydoc wrote in post #11902172
Nice processing and very interesting subject. Was this a display of some kind? I like the fenced in little vegetable patch and clothes line as well as the outhouse. If it's possible, some closeups of the shed on the left looks like a promising subject too.

Thanks doc - yes, it is an old farmhouse believed to be used from 1920 to 1983 now retired to a heritage museum. There are lots of good opportunities there as you noticed - will be posting some wood textures later. The shot was taken at 12:30PM - sun high, so not the lighting I wanted.

WesternGuy wrote in post #11902295
Very nice, probably among the top ten this newbie to HDR has seen since I started "experimenting" with the technique about 4 months ago. My attempts don't even come close to matching this one. You mentioned that you used three exposures...+2, 0, -2? Just curious, because, as I am just learning about this technique, I would like to be able to understand the technical side of it a bit better. Thanks.

Regards,

WesternGuy

Yes, 3 exposures ... +2, 0, -2 (shadows in the trees and the whites in the clouds. Use the tutorials in this sub-forum and try MediaChance Dynamic Photo HDR and Nik Software HDR Efex Pro if Photomatix is not working for you. Mediachance was developed by Czechoslovakian who now lives in Canada. (Eastern )

tmcman wrote in post #11903337
Nicely done. As you say, perhaps the clouds are too dark. But overall a beautiful explanation of the scene.

Thanks tmcman...as you know, easy to fix ...but I was too lazy.

Neat subject, and I like the first shot very much. I think I would like it more if you straightened you vertical lines as everything looks like it's tilted to the right. Also, there's something about the sky that seems a bit distracting. Maybe smooth out the clouds a little with some blur or noise reduction. Otherwise it's wall worthy. I agree with Gene, that outhouse might make for a very interesting shot too.

Thanks J....just #1 - just a bit but it is only the left side of the house. I put it on a grid. The bench and outhouse looked OK so chalked it up to old age leaning/authenticity.
I agreed about the sky - am not a fan of dark gray/black clouds on a sunny day!
I did go around the side for some shots but I guess nothing worked for me when I framed it - next year for you n Gene - outhouses.

The outhouse for Jon...I was referring to the shed on the left of the outhouse!