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10-25-08, 04:18 PM
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I looked up one day and I thought that this cloud looked a bit like a mustang. I grabbed my camera and this was what was left. It looked pretty good in person. 
This HDR stuff is really neat, this is my first time really playing around with it. I haven't even heard of HDR until today. |
11-09-08, 04:34 PM
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a penny for your thoughts.....   |
11-11-08, 12:42 AM
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11-22-08, 08:16 PM
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11-23-08, 12:39 AM
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Any thoughts/suggestions??  |
11-23-08, 08:06 AM
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Other than being a little desaturated, I really like that one. The composition is great, and it's not overcooked. |
12-11-08, 03:42 AM
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I have never heard of this method but it looks amazing. What program do you guys use to "merge" the pictures. How exactly do you do this? Take different pictures at different exposures and use a program to "merge" them? Do you focus on certain aspects of the picture for each photo... (example, focus on the sky in one pic, focus lets say on a car for another and on the background for another?) thanks, i really appreciate your help! |
12-11-08, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by 08RetroV8  I have never heard of this method but it looks amazing. What program do you guys use to "merge" the pictures. How exactly do you do this? Take different pictures at different exposures and use a program to "merge" them? Do you focus on certain aspects of the picture for each photo... (example, focus on the sky in one pic, focus lets say on a car for another and on the background for another?) thanks, i really appreciate your help! | Read through the thread from the beginning. It's been covered in depth.  |
12-15-08, 02:03 AM
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Hey Dark, do you need a pretty robust computer to run the HDR program or will most computers run it fine? The reason I ask is I would like to try doing some of this stuff but I don't want to go out and spend a bunch of money just to find out it isn't my cup of tea. Also how do you like the Nikon compared to the Cannon? My old camera died on me and I'm going SLR this time. |
12-15-08, 06:25 AM
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Processing time will obviously be faster on a better computer, but as long as you have at least a gig of ram, you shouldn't have much trouble. Again, these programs have free trials so give it a shot and if it doesn't work fast enough for you, you haven't wasted your money.
Canon and Nikon is a complete preference thing. I recommend getting them both in your hands and seeing which one feels better and has controls that seem natural to you. Image quality-wise, they're very similar. I personally use Canon. No reason really. That's just what I started with, mostly because I've had great luck with their printers. |
12-26-08, 08:42 PM
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do you need to use a SLR camera or can you use say a nikon cool pix camera? |
12-31-08, 06:45 AM
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Technically, you can do it with any camera. But you need a very solid tripod if your camera doesn't have AEB (auto exposure bracketing), otherwise you will have to change the exposure manually and you can't have camera movement or the HDR won't come out right. |
01-02-09, 12:57 AM
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heres my second attempt. took some pics while washing my GT and this is what i came up with. using my nikon cool pix camera.  |
01-22-09, 06:31 PM
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just downloaded that program u recommended and figured id post mine up, never done a hdr photo before  |
01-23-09, 06:07 AM
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01-23-09, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by DarkFireGT Very nice first attempt. | thanks i really want to get one of these programs, i think so far i like artizen the best, my photoshop is starting to bore me anyway, need something more fun like hdr |
01-23-09, 11:21 PM
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First attempt. Just a quick edit with photoshop but I kinda like it. I'll try it again when the weather clears up and find somewhere more open with less trees if any at all haha  |
01-24-09, 03:31 AM
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01-24-09, 08:23 AM
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Not a very good picture but this is a psuedo HDR. Thought it was cool how much came out in the hood. |
01-24-09, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by kooldawg6 | Bodie Island Lighthouse, right Kool? |
01-24-09, 12:27 PM
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Here's one of Siletz Bay in Lincoln City, OR I took in Dec. (never mind the typo in my watermark...lol) 
And here's another from the same trip. 
Great thing about Photomatix is...in a pinch, you can open a straight RAW file and do some tone-mapping. For truly great HDR, it's still better to get as many exposures as you need to capture the dynamic range (usually 3 or sometimes 5 for me) and blend them. But the RAW "pseudo-HDR" works if you don't have time! |
01-25-09, 06:24 AM
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Great pics, tupperware! Yes, that is Bodie.
Nice psuedo, Steel!
I'm going to have to break down and purchase an HDR program here pretty soon... |
01-25-09, 07:59 PM
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here is a quick one I snapped during a weekend in New Orleans...  |
01-25-09, 10:59 PM
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Nice work! Except for the dust on the lens, that's perfect! |
02-05-09, 12:31 PM
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There are some pretty good one posted, but most of them are way overprocessed, HDR should still have a real look to it. Heres one I did, then converted to black and white.  | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Rate This Thread |  Linear Mode | | 
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1995 Mustang GT 5.0 Convertible
but here are a couple of reflection shots I've taken. HDR will make them stand out even more. 
