1st HDR attempt: California St. SF, CA

I've been playing around with Photomatix for the very first time. Tone Mapped HDR photograph using Photomatix. C&C welcomed.

Took the original picture as the security personnel at the building behind me was grouping together to kick me out. Funny, I took a picture of the building across the street, but the building I wasn't even shooting or pointing my camera at had security after me.

Taken with my 350D using the Sigma 10-20mm @ 10mm

this worked really well as an HDR, particularly for your first effort...as an image it seems off balance to me, with all the weight ie; buildings on the left hand side.

Very interesting. I know nothing about HDR, or how it works, but these buildings weem off somehow. It looks like the 3 buildings on the right are sitting at a dfferent angle than the 3 buildings on the left. It is messing with my head...maybe it was the lens, but either way I am intrigued by it...

The angle of the shot was kinda weird, the security guys were running after me, so I had to frame and shot fairly quickly.

00silvergt wrote in post #3738357
... the security guys were running after me, so I had to frame and shot fairly quickly.

Why were security guys running after you??

Very nice!

They didn't want me taking pictures. Even though it wasn't of their building, they were so paranoid about the camera. They told me that their building (555 California St. Bank of America building; Tallest building in San Francisco) was copyrighted. I have a thread on people freaking out when they see a camera, this was one of my stories...LOL

Thank you, Superdiver.

bikerider wrote in post #3737017
this worked really well as an HDR, particularly for your first effort...as an image it seems off balance to me, with all the weight ie; buildings on the left hand side.

i actually like it. i feel like im surrounded by all of these massive buildings. great work!!
shannon

shannyD wrote in post #3738396
i actually like it. i feel like im surrounded by all of these massive buildings. great work!!
shannon

Thank you ShannyD.

BTW, I process this in Photomatix using one exposure which I adjusted the exposure in LightZone +2 EV and -2EV. Then Tonemapped.

00silvergt wrote in post #3738388
They didn't want me taking pictures. Even though it wasn't of their building, they were so paranoid about the camera. They told me that their building (555 California St. Bank of America building; Tallest building in San Francisco) was copyrighted. I have a thread on people freaking out when they see a camera, this was one of my stories...LOL

Thank you, Superdiver.

Wow, I did not know that you could copyright a building...

zippy25 wrote in post #3738423
Wow, I did not know that you could copyright a building...

Apparently so. But arguably, I think it is 'fair use' to take a picture that is out in a public space of a noteworthy building for your personal collection.

http://www.photosecret​s.com/tips.law.html

i have no clue what your talking about. i love the look of HDR, but i need a book or a teacher to learn how to do it. i tried it with the free software.....but... i ran into a whole ton of problems. lol.
its looks great. keep it coming.
shannon

00silvergt wrote in post #3738400
Thank you ShannyD.

BTW, I process this in Photomatix using one exposure which I adjusted the exposure in LightZone +2 EV and -2EV. Then Tonemapped.

I like the colors and angle.

And next time you get harassed, call the cops on them. You're not doing anything wrong, don't act like it. Take the power back.

xpsentity wrote in post #3738481
I like the colors and angle.

And next time you get harassed, call the cops on them. You're not doing anything wrong, don't act like it. Take the power back.

Yeah, they were real polite, actually waited after the shutter clicked and asked me in professional way to "move on".

I hate how paranoid people are these days. Thank God I'm not into people photography. Impossible.

LOVE the shot!!!