Just learning . . .

I have tried to use the HDR feature in PS Pro, but I was disappointed in the results. I then took the same five exposures and put them through Photomatix first, then minor adjustment in PS Pro. These are the entire picture, and a 100% crop. Anyone with thoughts??

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the first one looks blurry to me. the second is real nice but seems kind of bright.

yea, first one does have that out of focus look, second one does seem bright.

at least ya didn't over cook it or halo it so that is a bonus.

msclman99 wrote in post #8086827
the first one looks blurry to me. the second is real nice but seems kind of bright.

I have to agree.

Keep practicing, and always remember that HDR is very subjective, do what you feel is best!

Thanks for all your comments. Looking at the full picture, I can agree it looks a bit bright. The enlarged area is the far corner of the building, which I wanted to look at closely because it had trees and such in it, but I now recall that I focused on the foreground corner of the building, and so the fuzzy nature of that far corner could be as much due to DoF issues as anything else. I seem to recall that I was using F11 to try and use the "sweet spot" of the kit lens, but perhaps should have used a larger F-stop to mitigate any DoF issues.

Anyway, the one thing I did learn is that Photomatix is WAY better than the HDR feature in my PS Pro. I will continue to experiment with it, but likely will buy the unlock code soon . . . great program!

I have looked at many of the HDR websites, and watched the video (linked in the sticky), and it seems that Photomatix is a top program. I'm sure there are others just as good, or perhaps with a tool or two more, but for this price (and full feature try before you buy ability), I just don't think I will look much further.

Again, thanks all . . .