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Jul 12, 2008 01:45 | #1

this is kind of my first HDR attempt. comments and suggestions please.

made this from 3 images. used photomatix to generate HDR. then "auto color" in photoshop.

http://img522.imageshack.us …yellowstonefallstrxz6.jpg

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Jul 12, 2008 08:17 | #2

Nice, almost looks 3D

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Jul 12, 2008 11:57 | #3

It is very nice, but it looks a bit too much like a painting for my taste...

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Jul 12, 2008 12:11 | #4

Reminds me of an old timey post card.
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Jul 12, 2008 13:11 | #5

It looks almost like a painting. Great shot!

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Jul 12, 2008 14:55 | #6

I think a little work (desaturation?) needs to be done on the foreground - it looks almost neon. The background is beautiful.

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Jul 12, 2008 16:31 | #7

the photo looks very soft to me.

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Jul 12, 2008 16:56 | #8

Nice composition, but it does look a bit soft or noisy.

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Jul 12, 2008 19:14 | #9

I think you lost all the color of the rock with HDR.

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Jul 12, 2008 21:01 | #10

thanks for all the comments. i agree that it looks kinda soft/ blurry/ noisy. the originals were crisp. i think i lost some info with HDR. i desaturated a little like a member suggested and got this. is this any better?

http://img211.imageshack.us …yellowstonefallshdme2.jpg

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Jul 13, 2008 17:43 | #11

imposter wrote in post #5899916

is this any better?

no

do you have an original you can post?

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Jul 13, 2008 18:11 | #12

I would like to see the original too, just to compare. I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong, unless the 3 images didn't align or were processed a little differently, maybe one pixel bigger. It should look sharper.

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Jul 14, 2008 05:55 | #14

Well, I see now why they call it Yellowstone. I have only done a few HDR images before, but I think the mist in the air is going to cause the problem. Just my guess.

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Jul 14, 2008 13:27 | #15

im thinking out loud. 2 possible reasons.

1. eventhough i used a tripod, there was probably little shake when i changed the shutter speed, which caused mis-alignment and hence the soft/noisy look

2. the software i used messed up something or i missed an option that supposed to correct it.

i really wish the resulting HDR was crisper.

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