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Did my first HDR with D700 and 17-35mm AF-s, handheld, yes a tripod would be better, was also breezy. Used Photomatix.

Comments wellcome.





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Shaun ny said:
unsharp said:
Did my first HDR with D700 and 17-35mm AF-s, handheld, yes a tripod would be better, was also breezy. Used Photomatix.

Comments wellcome.





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They are nice scenes but the white balance seems too warm . You can adjust this during tone mapping with "temperature" control in Photomatix or in any editor afterwards. Then add a touch of contrast.
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I think this is what Shaun is getting at, I imported your picture into Lightroom used the colour temperature dropper and took a reading off the grey clouds to adjust the colour temperature and put -12 on vibrance to tone the colours down a fraction. I too have found that photomatics tends to give a shift in colour balance that needs correcting.



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Shaun ny said:
They are nice scenes but the white balance seems too warm . You can adjust this during tone mapping with "temperature" control in Photomatix or in any editor afterwards. Then add a touch of contrast.
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That was the first and overwhelming reaction also for me when i saw the images. Way too warm.

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Im on my laptop right now, so I cant say for sure (but I have a good idea of the colors it gives) but aside from the WB, it seems to lack contrast. maybe slap some levels or curves on them. (especially the 2nd one)

HDR can be very fun, and a nice change of pace. stick with it, you can get some amazing results!
 
Color and contrast need to be tweaked on the OP's images. Very nice otherwise. :)
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Very nice scenes. I would suggest reducing both the temperature and saturation settings when making the HDR. The scenes are too warm and the red channel, especially, is over-cooked. Otherwise, great photos.

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I see what youre saying, given the scene. It doesnt really take advantage of the whole HDR purpose, but you can see the detail in the shadows. for example, under the door overhang in the first shot.
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doesn't look HDR to me. more or less looks like any other shot taken in good light.
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Strange that most of the reactions like these shots.

For me, it look like 40 years old bad printed postcards and over the years even further bleached colours of the printing. So roughly good for the garbage bin. At least that should be my action if this was the result in testing my first attempts for HDR.

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I took these pictures in Aschaffenburg, Germany. It was a nice sunny afternoon. I liked the clouds and wanted to preserve them in the picture as well as shadow details.

Thanks for all your inputs, specially to David, how took the time for a color correction. I know I have to work more on pp.

Greetings
 
unsharp said:
Did my first HDR with D700 and 17-35mm AF-s, handheld, yes a tripod would be better, was also breezy. Used Photomatix.
Comments welcome.
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interesting results with your first HDR!

Reminds me of old postcards or maybe some illustrations in old books of fairytales, especially the second one.

As others already have mentioned, color temperature is probably a little too much on the warm side, but I don´t think it ruins the shot. But I´d just crop away a bit of the sky in the second one, maybe down to the tree on the left hand side, would give some of that pano look to it.

What I can add to this thread is another shot of that building in your first picture, taken on a slightly overcast day this summer, just from the other side, on a walk around the castle.

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I find it odd when people say it's too warm, or the colors don't seem natural, etc..

Your photographs were created by you.
The effects were created by you.
You wanted, and accepted them that way.

For whatever reasons you chose those effects, they are beautiful to your eyes.
And that's all that matters :)

BTW...
If you think your pictures are overdone, take a look at mine: :)

People around here ripped this picture apart, but it looks great in my home gallery. :)
I repeat....That's all that matters.

 
Anthony said:
I find it odd when people say it's too warm, or the colors don't seem natural, etc..
For whatever reasons you chose those effects, they are beautiful to your eyes.
And that's all that matters :)
I repeat....That's all that matters.
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you are right! It´s exactly what Typeaux, a poster on OTF, says in his signature:

"The only test of an image is the satisfaction it gives you. There simply isn't any other test."

I´ve said the colors do look a little warm to me, but I also said that doesn´t ruin the shot for me, can live very well with that golden sunset light mood!

René
 
yes, your photos are your photos and all of that happy-go-lucky stuff.. I dont think anyone is saying that his shots are garbage, and if they are, then the OP shouldnt really care anyway. its already been noted that they make him happy. however, the other side of the coin is, he posted them here, and when you post with a title of 'first HDR" you can bet people are going to C&C the shots. the whole purpose of that is to try and improve technique, no? for example, in your shot, I think the sky is why "people ripped it apart". the forground is fine (if thats your taste) but the sky makes it look extremely unnatural. I know that sounds funny, because HDRs like these are made to look unnatural, but i think it just points that out too much.
just my $.02
Anthony said:
I find it odd when people say it's too warm, or the colors don't seem natural, etc..

Your photographs were created by you.
The effects were created by you.
You wanted, and accepted them that way.

For whatever reasons you chose those effects, they are beautiful to your eyes.
And that's all that matters :)

BTW...
If you think your pictures are overdone, take a look at mine: :)

People around here ripped this picture apart, but it looks great in my home gallery. :)
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However, you're be better served by using it where it counds: Extremely wide contrast range scenes.

Using HDR for an evenly lit scene is sort of pointless. Unless you were simply using it for creative artistic intent, it serves little purpose in these situations. Your two examples seem to be extremely well lit to start with.

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