First go at HDR

Well. I could definitely use some C&C on these. I don't think they are too bad, but I've seen some amazing HDR shots and I have no idea how they do it. Tips or any help would be wonderful. Make these crash and burn, so long as I can take something positive from them. Thanks everyone!

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Try this light next time:
A few Car Lighting Tips - Updated

Thanks for the tips! As for the red car, it wasn't very movable. I'm pretty sure it wasn't going anywhere without a nice tug from truck. As for the other one...I have a hard time finding out where to shoot. Your thread will help a lot since I can read it over and shoot in parking lots. My main question here was, do you think the HDR affect is way overdone? If so, are there any threads or tutorials on here that could help with my method of doing my HDR images? I already have a thread to take the perfect car shot thanks to Photosguy.

With the red one, you should have walked around the car. The car doesn't have to move.

Anyhow, in terms of HDR... they are too overdone. Try tuning it down a lot.

This might sound like a stupid question, but what is the point of HDR? Is it to achieve more detail throughout the overall picture...having an image where everything in it is correctly exposed. Or do I not have the right definition here. I probably don't since I just guessed.

I found the following tutorial to be very helpful...shows detailed screen shots showing you how to avoid the halo's.

http://beforethecoffee​.wordpress.com/photoma​tix-tutorial/

I personally like the "overcooked" HDR look (minus the halos) depending on the subject, but I've found that just as many people will hate the effect as there are people that love it, so it comes down to your personal preference.

I like your second shot, although it appears too dark. Regarding the first I find the angle to be way to severe...you practically throw your neck out turning your head to look at the car

newb2pro_1day_or_so wrote in post #5816305
This might sound like a stupid question, but what is the point of HDR? Is it to achieve more detail throughout the overall picture...having an image where everything in it is correctly exposed. Or do I not have the right definition here. I probably don't since I just guessed.

Here is what WIKI says. Hope that helps.

Thank you very much! I will have to give that a shot when I get more time. Yes, I agree that number one has a very severe angle. I guess I was trying to be out of the box and little because I don't shoot cars that often. Well, I was out of the box with a broken neck apparently. Thanks for the help. That tutorial and explanation of what HDR is should really help. I do like the overdone look a little because of the color saturation.

newb2pro_1day_or_so wrote in post #5814487
Thanks for the tips! Your thread will help a lot since I can read it over and shoot in parking lots. My main question here was, do you think the HDR affect is way overdone? If so, are there any threads or tutorials on here that could help with my method of doing my HDR images? I already have a thread to take the perfect car shot thanks to Photosguy.

LOL you nailed that one right !

It is for me, but I've seen a few here that I've liked, so don't give up on it.

I'm not giving up this time. That link that was posted above with a step by step tutorial really gave me some good insight as to what an HDR should look like. So I've been working on removing halos and making it look more realistic.