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My 1st try at combining long exposures with HDR, thoughts?

Raizer wrote in post #10088078
My 1st try at combining long exposures with HDR, thoughts?

it's a nice pic but i'm not sure if you would really gain much from hdr since it was taken at night and there wouldn't be many highlights to take advantage of hdr, it's mainly shadows and midtones.

tamron 17-50 vc

I just got my XS a week ago. I'm confused as to what aperture and f-stop are for. Tips and ideas are VERY welcome. =)

http://www.photoxels.c​om/tutorial_aperture.h​tml

gordon67 wrote in post #10090370
it's a nice pic but i'm not sure if you would really gain much from hdr since it was taken at night and there wouldn't be many highlights to take advantage of hdr, it's mainly shadows and midtones.

It gained the sky and grass which were both just black on the correct exposure shot, also the markings on the runway and the link on the rear.


I don't know why but I kinda like this shot:

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fair enough, it's a good shot, nice deep blue tones in the sky. Have you taken any nice landscapes of new zealand raizer? I thought nz had some incredible scenery just like scotland. Didn't they film lotr there? My cousin emigrated there.

I was thinking about picking up a sigma 17-70 lens for xs. anyone have any luck with this lens for this camera. I can get used for about $300.00 can.

gordon67 wrote in post #10092165
fair enough, it's a good shot, nice deep blue tones in the sky. Have you taken any nice landscapes of new zealand raizer? I thought nz had some incredible scenery just like scotland. Didn't they film lotr there? My cousin emigrated there.

NZ has some absolutely stunning scenery. They did film LOTR here and the Narnia films.
I have many photos, but not many yet with the Canon.
There are lots here if you scroll back a few months: http://clubley.blogspo​t.com/
And these are from a trip to Raizer's part of NZ:
http://www.flickr.com …y/sets/72157622​649164309/

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gordon67 wrote in post #10092165
fair enough, it's a good shot, nice deep blue tones in the sky. Have you taken any nice landscapes of new zealand raizer? I thought nz had some incredible scenery just like scotland. Didn't they film lotr there? My cousin emigrated there.

I've got a few landscape shots on my Flickr, but there all of the Gisborne district since I haven't done any traveling since I got my 1000D lol
http://www.flickr.com …z/sets/72157622​435922147/
http://www.flickr.com …z/sets/72157623​473784115/
http://www.flickr.com …z/sets/72157623​102211469/

RobClubley wrote in post #10092595
NZ has some absolutely stunning scenery. They did film LOTR here and the Narnia films.
I have many photos, but not many yet with the Canon.
There are lots here if you scroll back a few months: http://clubley.blogspo​t.com/
And these are from a trip to Raizer's part of NZ:
http://www.flickr.com …y/sets/72157622​649164309/

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Where was this pic shot??

I'm guessing that your Gisborne trip included Napier aswell? (Or I don't know my home town as well as I thought :lol

Raizer wrote in post #10092630
Where was this pic shot??

I'm guessing that your Gisborne trip included Napier aswell? (Or I don't know my home town as well as I thought :lol

That was from one of the lookouts on the way back to Napier. We drove up from Wellington, picked up a ute that my mate bought on Trademe then back to Napier for the night. Then drove back to Wellington in the morning!
Bit of a flying visit to Gisborne.
I'm doing a similar trip tomorrow to pick up some car parts - Wellington to Auckland tomorrow morning then back to Wellington on Sunday!
Will try to make a few stops and take nice photos

your hdr shots are great raizer, I hadn't actually thought of using hdr for sunsets.

nice blog you have there rob, we have similar beaches and hills on harris, just a pity we don't always get nice weather here.

Thanks Gordon

Rob that sounds like a fun trip!
I wish I had a camera when I was picking up 50 caravans from Auckland for a caravan rental co here a few years back, I saw so many places that I would now love to shoot! lol
we were doing 5+ trips every week!

gordon67 wrote in post #10090385
tamron 17-50 vc

helios 44m manual focus lens

I tried taking pics of those flowers but the red came out like neon, lesson for Jay don't take them in bright sun.