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Sep 20, 2010 08:04 |  #1

Went walking around Downtown Houston this weekend. Looking for some CC on these:

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Sep 20, 2010 12:23 |  #2

Impressive work.I really like the second and third photos...


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Sep 20, 2010 13:20 |  #3

I like the last photo but the "halo" effect that HDR brings to me seems too unnatural and doesn't add to the pictures but takes away. First one for sure strikes me as odd for having that lighter blue around the tall structure.


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Sep 20, 2010 13:36 |  #4

Flo wrote in post #10943266 (external link)
Impressive work.I really like the second and third photos...

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I like the last photo but the "halo" effect that HDR brings to me seems too unnatural and doesn't add to the pictures but takes away. First one for sure strikes me as odd for having that lighter blue around the tall structure.

Thanks, yea I tried to bring the effect down as much as I could in the first shot...it's just so dark, but I still like the way it turned out. :o

I'm still getting the hang of HDR and have found out that it definitely doesn't suit everyone's taste. :D


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Sep 20, 2010 13:46 as a reply to  @ Mr. Blue's post |  #5

Its a hit and miss for alot of folks.I don't mind the halos that are mild.but string halos and fringe ruins it for me.

Done properly( and I do not do HDR.not skilled enough!) HDR can really make a superb image.but it takes a skilled hand and patience I think.


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Sep 20, 2010 13:52 |  #6

Impressive captures and pp work, just some slight haloing if one wants to be extra critical.


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Sep 20, 2010 13:53 |  #7

Flo wrote in post #10943736 (external link)
Its a hit and miss for alot of folks.I don't mind the halos that are mild.but string halos and fringe ruins it for me.

Done properly( and I do not do HDR.not skilled enough!) HDR can really make a superb image.but it takes a skilled hand and patience I think.

I'm not going to lie and say that I try to get a "natural" looking image from my HDR shots, but I do try to stay away from the blown-out over the top stuff. (most of the time)


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Sep 20, 2010 13:55 |  #8

So I asked this question in another thread but did not receive response: What exactly is meant by halo/haloing? :o


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Sep 20, 2010 13:57 as a reply to  @ Mr. Blue's post |  #9

https://photography-on-the.net …54&highlight=ha​los+in+HDR


You can see the color changes hopefully ever so slightly around the buildings.


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Sep 20, 2010 14:07 |  #10

Flo wrote in post #10943810 (external link)
https://photography-on-the.net …54&highlight=ha​los+in+HDR


You can see the color changes hopefully ever so slightly around the buildings.

Ah, I see. I've got some major haloing going on in my flickr HDR Set. :lol: At least I know what I need to work on. :cool:


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Sep 21, 2010 01:31 |  #11

Loved the last one, amazing depth!


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Sep 21, 2010 07:32 |  #12

So...on the halo front, I decided to try Photomatix. I found it a lot easier to avoid halos using it over Photoshop CS5. I am probably going to reprocess some of my images in Photomatix. Here is an example: https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=933962

The first one was tone mapped in PS CS5 (you can see the halos), the second in Photomatix (halos are pretty much gone).


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Sep 21, 2010 07:32 |  #13

synapxe wrote in post #10947438 (external link)
Loved the last one, amazing depth!

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Sep 21, 2010 08:09 as a reply to  @ Mr. Blue's post |  #14

Ditto on the shots - nicely done. I do like the 2nd and 3rd the best. However, I could do without the plants in the watersteps. They are a little distracting. Too bad they were there. Looking forward to seeing more like these.


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