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Opening of the new boondoggle in Dallas, these lenses just seemed like the right way to capture both the fun and the structure























 
I think you definitely went too far with HDR. The images look washed out. Also not a good idea to use this wide on people, unless you absolutely, really, really, need to get a picture of an event you absolutely, never, never could have taken differently.

Just my idea.

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hmmmm, not sure I get the HDR=washed out connection. I definitively used more tone mapping than normal to make the bridge pop out more.....As for never using wide on people? I wasn't shooting a portrait :)...I've seen the work of the other new photographers out on the same day...using longer lenses...quite boring shots. The context of the story is the bridge structure..it dominates the view, and the people are accessories to that...like blades of grass in a field :)
 
I like the composition of the first two, not so much the others. All of them seem WAY over processed to me.
 
Everyone thinks they are over processed...but its intentional....the bridge cost $180 million to build, when a simple, even elegant "normal" bridge could have been built for a quarter of that..it leads into a part of the city that is "financially challenged" but ripe for development. There are allegations of old money/big money standing in line to make a development windfall. The bridge is all big hair and boob jobs over the top just like Dallas itself.

Glad you like the first two, but they will never be run...the third shot is of the Mayor of Dallas and the chief architect Santiago Calatrava...it will probably be the shot they use for a political blog in the local paper.
Peter Mueller said:
I like the composition of the first two, not so much the others. All of them seem WAY over processed to me.
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I thought it was a nicely done series. Cool images. I'm assuming you shot raw so you'd have the ability to do a less HDR post process as well as an alternative. I liked the framing. Good work!
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:) keep in mind that id published, they come out the size of a postcard...and I was going for an over the top look...to fit the occasion

I did do some B&W...but just for me :)



 
On the publishing. Like the B&W. Good demonstration of editorialized photos.

Good Shooting,
Patrick
 
Yup, the colour photo HDR is definitely overdone. Too much "clarity" slider in lightroom
 
I liked the first 2. The one of the mayor only turned out nice due to the small size. Which is great if that is what you were going for. The last couple with all the people in them though were not good at all. Bad lens for that.
 
I like them. The wide angle gives an unusual perspective, and the processing is okay. I like the blue and white skies. What I did notice is that a couple are a bit soft, such as the City of Dallas one.
 
thanks...some of softness is just from uploading to this forum

Lots of opinions on the processing.....the event and the bridge were so over the top that I wanted to bring some of that into the pictures....used the wide angle to make sure the bridge was always included...

FYI...this was tone mapping and detail extraction in NIK...not HDR, although the look is pretty close

Thanks for all the comments
Leif Goodwin said:
I like them. The wide angle gives an unusual perspective, and the processing is okay. I like the blue and white skies. What I did notice is that a couple are a bit soft, such as the City of Dallas one.
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The first 3 looks great!

The rest of them look like someone poured salt in my eyes while I was staring through The Looking Glass. Waaaay to much processing (for my personal taste). The final image looks like the camera was having a psychodelic trip!!! haha

I like the 4th shot, if not the processing.
And first 3 are very good.

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agree... too much HDR for my taste
Dominique Dierick said:
I think you definitely went too far with HDR. The images look washed out. Also not a good idea to use this wide on people, unless you absolutely, really, really, need to get a picture of an event you absolutely, never, never could have taken differently.

Just my idea.

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My equipment: Nikon D3s, D700, D7000
The ladies equipment: Panasonic LX5 and GH2 for video
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Unlike some of the other opinions here, I actually think the HDR like processing is well done. I think some of them still need a bit of levelling off (highlights) but overall they're good and fairly subtle.

Very good use of wide angle too, it's not often you can use that so appropriately at events!
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thanks Dan,

The new bridge has been fairly controversial, viewed from a distance it somewhat resembles the approach to a Six Flags theme park....this is the spirit I tried to capture with the processing....I think the ultra wide lenses are unappreciated when it comes to documentary photography. The story of the day was the bridge itself, and I wanted the structure to sit firmly as an object of attention in the shots

nice music shots, btw
danharperphotography.com said:
Unlike some of the other opinions here, I actually think the HDR like processing is well done. I think some of them still need a bit of levelling off (highlights) but overall they're good and fairly subtle.

Very good use of wide angle too, it's not often you can use that so appropriately at events!
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-Dan
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
'Cameras don't take pictures, people do.'
'No one sees your camera when they're looking at your pictures.'
http://www.danharperphotography.com/ -BLOG/stock site
http://www.danharperphoto.com/ -Commercial portfolio
http://www.wpgphoto.com/ -My Winnipeg based photography community
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it does look like a scifi setting or as you say a theme park... nice pictures btw
commiebiker said:
The new bridge has been fairly controversial, viewed from a distance it somewhat resembles the approach to a Six Flags theme park....this is the spirit I tried to capture with the processing....I think the ultra wide lenses are unappreciated when it comes to documentary photography. The story of the day was the bridge itself, and I wanted the structure to sit firmly as an object of attention in the shots

nice music shots, btw
danharperphotography.com said:
Unlike some of the other opinions here, I actually think the HDR like processing is well done. I think some of them still need a bit of levelling off (highlights) but overall they're good and fairly subtle.

Very good use of wide angle too, it's not often you can use that so appropriately at events!
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-Dan
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
'Cameras don't take pictures, people do.'
'No one sees your camera when they're looking at your pictures.'
http://www.danharperphotography.com/ -BLOG/stock site
http://www.danharperphoto.com/ -Commercial portfolio
http://www.wpgphoto.com/ -My Winnipeg based photography community
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