Natural Looking HDR

Nikon D800 • Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC • 4s. • f/8 • ISO 400

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/pPAg​m9 Peak to Peak by jondblake, on Flickr

Jon
So much to learn, so little time.
A few worthy shots

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J-Blake wrote in post #17269258
^^ I like this one better than your previous roseyposey. Much more natural! The clouds look a bit pushed to me, but a much better effort!

C Scott IV wrote in post #17270755
Rose, it looks like you are figuring this out. Very much improved!

I agree with Jon about the clouds. That one spot is blown out. I bet you can clone a similar area of clouds and use it there. Maybe blend it using less opacity. Just a thought.

Thanks - yes I see the spots in the clouds - hadn't noticed that before. Will have another try at it sometime. Exporting directly to Photomatix from LR seems to make a big difference somehow.

Olympus M1 MkII, Olympus M5 MkIII: Lenses covering 8 - 300mm
Canon M5: A variety of Canon, Sigma, Tamron, Tokina, prime and zoom lenses, Samyang fisheye, 2 lovely Minolta MD, just for fun a Helios 44-2 58m - and adapters.
Rose
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"Dance among the moonbeams, feel the magic in the air."

3 RAW files processed in Photomatix & LR.

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Intheswamp wrote in post #17269283
Good one, Jon, I could be standing there...

Thanks!

roseyposey wrote in post #17270955
Thanks - yes I see the spots in the clouds - hadn't noticed that before. Will have another try at it sometime. Exporting directly to Photomatix from LR seems to make a big difference somehow.

The blown out spot doesn't bother me so much. What I was commenting is the overprocessing of the clouds. Take a look at the photo posted by JJD below yours. Very natural clouds and therefore much more natural looking photo. Natural skies are tough out of programs like photomatix. Better to process your photo through it and get the foreground the way you want then blend that output back with the best fitting sky exposure.

JJD.Photography wrote in post #17271050
3 RAW files processed in Photomatix & LR.

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Savannah, GA:

Well done!

Jon
So much to learn, so little time.
A few worthy shots

Another attempt: the clouds are still very dramatic, but that is how they were on the day. Often get very vivid skies over there at Clive, and that was why I took the photos in the first place.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/p7KF​tr IMG_5487_88_89_90_91_9​2_93-2 HDR 2 by roseyposey2009, on Flickr

Olympus M1 MkII, Olympus M5 MkIII: Lenses covering 8 - 300mm
Canon M5: A variety of Canon, Sigma, Tamron, Tokina, prime and zoom lenses, Samyang fisheye, 2 lovely Minolta MD, just for fun a Helios 44-2 58m - and adapters.
Rose
http://www.flickr.com/​photos/rose_mcgillicud​dy/
"Dance among the moonbeams, feel the magic in the air."

I like the dramatic clouds Rose!

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Paul
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Body - Nikon D750
Lenses - Nikon 20 f1.8 / Nikon 16-35 f4 / Sigma 105 OS Macro / Sigma 24-105 f4 Art / Tamron 70-200 2.8 Di VC / Sigma 150-600 "S"

Olympus M1 MkII, Olympus M5 MkIII: Lenses covering 8 - 300mm
Canon M5: A variety of Canon, Sigma, Tamron, Tokina, prime and zoom lenses, Samyang fisheye, 2 lovely Minolta MD, just for fun a Helios 44-2 58m - and adapters.
Rose
http://www.flickr.com/​photos/rose_mcgillicud​dy/
"Dance among the moonbeams, feel the magic in the air."

Ruins beside Hardwick Hall, UK

5 shot HDR, handheld, processed with SNS-HDR Lite and Photoshop CC

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/q4wo​5h Hardwick Hall, UK by Mark J Photography, on Flickr

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JJD.Photography wrote in post #17271050
3 RAW files processed in Photomatix & LR.

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Savannah, GA:

Get image. Here is the inside of the same church. I live here in Savannah.

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Saint Johns - Savannah by benbrengman, on Flickr

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Paul
https://www.flickr.com​/photos/petshots/
Body - Nikon D750
Lenses - Nikon 20 f1.8 / Nikon 16-35 f4 / Sigma 105 OS Macro / Sigma 24-105 f4 Art / Tamron 70-200 2.8 Di VC / Sigma 150-600 "S"

Olympus M1 MkII, Olympus M5 MkIII: Lenses covering 8 - 300mm
Canon M5: A variety of Canon, Sigma, Tamron, Tokina, prime and zoom lenses, Samyang fisheye, 2 lovely Minolta MD, just for fun a Helios 44-2 58m - and adapters.
Rose
http://www.flickr.com/​photos/rose_mcgillicud​dy/
"Dance among the moonbeams, feel the magic in the air."

Nikon D800 • Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D • 2s. • f/8 • ISO 100

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/oSgT​U8 _DSC0651 by jondblake, on Flickr

Jon
So much to learn, so little time.
A few worthy shots