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A couple of shots of Marsh Bridge on Exmoor. Merged using photomatix.

One was taken with a 10-20 and the other with 17-55 (guess which is which!!!)

Thanks for looking

Mike







 
I much prefer the second. Is that the Sigma lens?

Iain.
 
Really nice shots, although, maybe just a little bit too over HDR'd for my tastes.

They remind me of being back home in the UK...
 
I really like #1 the best. The colors are joyful! What HDR software are you using?
 
I think these would be much better shots if the HDR work was scaled back...it's taking your attention away from what is a very good image.
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Herby
 
Awww, these are fun pics! I think the lighting is what makes #2 the keeper for me though. The HDR does give them some great extra punch that fits in superbly with the gnarly stump and weeds. Very well executed.

How many shots did you merge? Do you do any tweaking of the individual images before merging? Thanks for any info ~

Ernie Misner
 
Hi, there were 7 images all 1ev apart (-3ev to +3 ev) merged in photomatix directly in RAW. A little tweaking on the final product in Capture NX.

Regards

mike
 
I like it better...perhaps if the greens across the river were a little brighter and some shadow removed around the bridge, but overall I think it's a better image...but what do you expect, I'm one of those bitchy, "I hate HDR types," :)
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Herby
 
I prefer the more natural look of this one, though it does show that the light on the day wasn't anything special. The converging verticals sit uncomfortably for me and the other two elements in the image, the foreground tree stump and the hanging branch aren't working in harmony to produce a solid composition. I think there is a shot to be had, but the location needs more exploration to find it.
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jkjond said:
I prefer the more natural look of this one, though it does show that the light on the day wasn't anything special. The converging verticals sit uncomfortably for me and the other two elements in the image, the foreground tree stump and the hanging branch aren't working in harmony to produce a solid composition. I think there is a shot to be had, but the location needs more exploration to find it.
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LOL You remind me when I was younger shooting 35MM slides how much time I spent lining up the shot. Back then what was in the view finder was in the slide. Tree branches, tourist or trash was permanently in the image if I didn't work to keep it out.. Sometimes I forget and spent too long getting everything "perfect" and forget I could just shoot like 100 images and not worry about processing costs. IMHO some HDR remind me of those Thomas Kinkade "prints". HDR images are very "personal". By that I mean that the manipulation is tweaked to the photographers taste.
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The main message I get from the posts is that whatever you do someone will not like the result. I like the originals, but you are the boss as these are your shots. Go with what you like and hang the rest.
 
Or perhaps, with a little constructive criticism from your peers you can learn to grow and develop as a photographer, or otherwise you think that everything you do is wonderful, fabulous, incredible.
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Herby
 
Well, it is a balance. I like to post here to get feedback on my photographs. Everyone has thier own view on photographs and what some people hate others will like so you need to take all comments on board and try and develop a balanced view. You can learn a lot, for example what John said about the positioning of the trunk and the branch. I liked the trunk as I felt it added forground interest. I would have liked the overhanging branch to have not been there, had already spotted that as a negative point, but in order to eliminate it I would have had to get wet!!!! Also with respect to the comment about the light. With the place being deep in a valley there is little chance of good light so one works with what one has.

If I didnt want to know what others thought and didnt want to improve I wouldnt post.

Regards

Mike
 
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