HDR is cool.

**Sandskimmernewbie** · 11-04-2007, 02:54 PM

I woke up this morning to a sunrise. Of course I grabbed the camera and headed out the door. I have always wanted to try HDR, and what has more dynamic range than sunrise/sunset scenes. I over and underexposed by 3 stops, respectively. I tried CS3's HDR conversion and it was really, really ugly. I found my trail of Photomatix and did it - Wow. I havn't even played around with it yet, this is how it came out of the program.

Excuse the watermarks, not my doing. They have definetly sold me, though, and I will download the full version very soon.

This is really my first go at this, so critique is apreciated. Just thought I'd share. Thanks for looking!

EDIT: Image straightened, corrected for pincushion correction, and sharpened.

**Islandboy** · 11-04-2007, 02:59 PM

Horizon's crooked, but other than that it looks pretty cool. Not like I know much about photography, but I think it looks good.

**Sandskimmernewbie** · 11-04-2007, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by Islandboy

Horizon's crooked, but other than that it looks pretty cool. Not like I know much about photography, but I think it looks good.

Yeah I realize that now. I didn't even do any post production to it at all. I could probably clone out the watermarks pretty easily. If I can be bothered to do so.

But yeah, ill go and do some stuff to it and then edit the post.

**Icej** · 11-04-2007, 03:06 PM

Maybe concentrate more on the sunrise next time. The rocks are a nice touch but they take up too much of the picture.

**del-a-where?** · 11-04-2007, 03:12 PM

yeha i took some pics today for an HDR shot. havent uploaded them yet tho; you say photoshops HDR feature sux?

**Sandskimmernewbie** · 11-04-2007, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by del-a-where?

yeha i took some pics today for an HDR shot. havent uploaded them yet tho; you say photoshops HDR feature sux?

Yeah, it sucks balls. Google Photomatix and download the trial. Then post them, im curious to see if you pwned me.

**del-a-where?** · 11-04-2007, 03:17 PM

oh word. i will experiment with it tonite and try to get them up tomorrow. i still have to do some homework and work out tonight, so idk if i will have time. and about the pwnage, ha. i highly doubt it.

**EvanSullivan** · 11-04-2007, 04:10 PM

its a great trial run. i saw the thread zbr posted about HDR awhile ago and was wowed by those picture galleries.

i think after my recent purchase of a dslr, i'm going to fool around with HDR when i get a good opportunity for the right picture.

**Sandskimmernewbie** · 11-04-2007, 04:21 PM

Definetly. Any sunrise and sunset is garenteed to have a ton of dynamic range.

**Walruz996** · 11-04-2007, 04:33 PM

Sick.

**Derek Makekau** · 11-04-2007, 05:37 PM

can you post the before shot?

**del-a-where?** · 11-04-2007, 05:39 PM

OOoOOOoo good call derek. b4 any photoshopping too

**PINKmachine** · 11-04-2007, 05:44 PM

the orange glow on the rocks is sick. nice photo

**Derek Makekau** · 11-05-2007, 07:51 AM

where you at, sandskimmer?

**narwhal** · 11-05-2007, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by Icej

Maybe concentrate more on the sunrise next time. The rocks are a nice touch but they take up too much of the picture.

Yeah I thought the same thing.

**Steve** · 11-05-2007, 10:32 AM

Ah ha so you tried photomatix. You can do a lot of creative stuff with it. Great shot by the way, the composition and colors are really good.
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**Jaleez** · 11-05-2007, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by Islandboy

Horizon's crooked, but other than that it looks pretty cool. Not like I know much about photography, but I think it looks good.

since im only a dutchy... whats crooked?

@ssnewbie; very very very nice!

**Smoobg** · 11-05-2007, 12:04 PM

critique? Those waves suck. Everything else looks great. Nice colors.

**del-a-where?** · 11-05-2007, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by Jaleez

since im only a dutchy... whats crooked?

not straight. the angle of the horizon is slightly off from being parallel to the top edge of the picture

**Jaleez** · 11-05-2007, 02:05 PM

ohhhh i see! thanks

**del-a-where?** · 11-05-2007, 02:38 PM

anything for you

**Sandskimmernewbie** · 11-05-2007, 04:33 PM

Ah shit where have I been.

To post the "original" would require like 6 or 7 pictures. Which do you want?

**del-a-where?** · 11-05-2007, 04:35 PM

the one that isnt under or over exposed (aka the middle one)

**Icej** · 11-05-2007, 04:46 PM

You used a tripod right, and just took under exposed and over exposed shots?

DT · 11-05-2007, 04:54 PM

Originally Posted by Jaleez

since im only a dutchy...

...we don't have photographs, sunsets, or rocks...

Lies. Where did your picture come from!

**Walruz996** · 11-05-2007, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by Jaleez

since im only a dutchy... whats crooked?

@ssnewbie; very very very nice!

Haha, assnewbie..

DT · 11-05-2007, 04:55 PM

Content aside, the visual effect is really amazing. I bookmarked all those HDR references someone posted, just need to take the time to read 'em.

**Scrub** · 11-05-2007, 04:56 PM

what is HDR?

**LAXitives288** · 11-05-2007, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by Jaleez

@ssnewbie;

hahaha quoted

**Sandskimmernewbie** · 11-05-2007, 05:27 PM

I hate you guys.

**Sandskimmernewbie** · 11-05-2007, 05:32 PM

Middleish.

Vs.

Hdr.

**Walruz996** · 11-05-2007, 05:32 PM

Hahaha, we know it really means at ssnewbie.

**del-a-where?** · 11-05-2007, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by Sandskimmernewbie

Middleish.

Vs.

Hdr.

thats sick man...my first attempt isnt even worth posting...i just picked a subject that didnt have a lot of dynamic range potential to begin with. tomorrow im gonna shoot some more and see what i come up with

**Sandskimmernewbie** · 11-05-2007, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by del-a-where?

thats sick man...my first attempt isnt even worth posting...i just picked a subject that didnt have a lot of dynamic range potential to begin with. tomorrow im gonna shoot some more and see what i come up with

Yeah, I did that too when I tried it for the very first time. I couldn't figure out why it looked like shit when there wasn't enough dynamic range in the original shot.

Originally Posted by Walruz996

Hahaha, we know it really means at ssnewbie.

Doesn't mean I like you any more.