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 Senseriffic
      
Location: Elizabeth, NJ
I am drowning in a digital sea
 |  |  | My first attempt at an HDR
< on 7/10/2008 6:45 PM >
|  | | | I'm totally new to this. I don't think I overexposed the first photo enough. And whats up with the weird ripples in the door windows? I converted them from RAW into JPG which I think helps them look more realistic. My goal is to try to make them look realistic and not too acid-trip like.
The blind lead the blind into bottomless pits,
Still we smile and deny that we're cursed.
But of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst. |
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Wilk
 
Location: NYC
Gender: Male
| | | Re: My first attempt at an HDR
<Reply # 1 on 7/10/2008 7:15 PM >
| | | | I think you need more/better lighting.
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DJ Craig
  
Moderator
Location: Johnson City, TN
Gender: Male
Break the Silence
| |  | | Re: My first attempt at an HDR
<Reply # 2 on 7/10/2008 7:38 PM >
| | | | You definitely did underexpose the lighter shot. Good job as far as editing goes, but the subject is boring and not really that great of a subject for HDR. I'm not going to say that an HDR isn't necessary in this shot...but you could find something better if you're just learning to do HDR. Have a look through some other HDR threads on here; just do a search for HDR.
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Senseriffic
Location: Elizabeth, NJ
I am drowning in a digital sea
| | | Re: My first attempt at an HDR
<Reply # 3 on 7/10/2008 8:06 PM >
| | | | Posted by DJ Craig
You definitely did underexpose the lighter shot. Good job as far as editing goes, but the subject is boring and not really that great of a subject for HDR. I'm not going to say that an HDR isn't necessary in this shot...but you could find something better if you're just learning to do HDR. Have a look through some other HDR threads on here; just do a search for HDR.
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yeah this was definately not a good subject, but I saw the stained glass and in a garage thats unusual, so I figured why not try it. At least I'm on the right track now, I can't wait to perfect this teqnique!
The blind lead the blind into bottomless pits,
Still we smile and deny that we're cursed.
But of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst. |
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willskith
Location: Boston, MA
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: My first attempt at an HDR
<Reply # 4 on 7/10/2008 9:18 PM >
| | | | Posted by Senseriffic
I'm totally new to this. I don't think I overexposed the first photo enough. And whats up with the weird ripples in the door windows? I converted them from RAW into JPG which I think helps them look more realistic. My goal is to try to make them look realistic and not too acid-trip like.
http://i46.photobu...r/my-first-HDR.jpg
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The weird ripples on the windows are most likely from the images not being framed exactly the same. The camera cannot make even the slightest movement if you want your HDR to come out perfect. And if I were you I would combine them as RAW and not JPEG because then youll have more control over the outcome and it will be higher quality. It doesn't have to look all fake and "acid-trip" like, thats just how some people do it.
Have fun with it
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NAN
Location: rochester NY
bathroom expert
| | | Re: My first attempt at an HDR
<Reply # 6 on 7/11/2008 4:49 PM >
| | | | It really doesn't look like anything, just a pile of junk in a garage.
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Senseriffic
Location: Elizabeth, NJ
I am drowning in a digital sea
| | | Re: My first attempt at an HDR
<Reply # 7 on 7/12/2008 12:39 AM >
| | | | Wow, did you guys read, NOT about the composition, about the HDR......
The blind lead the blind into bottomless pits,
Still we smile and deny that we're cursed.
But of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst. |
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tullo
Location: Belleville New Jersey
Gender: Female
| | | | Re: My first attempt at an HDR
<Reply # 8 on 7/12/2008 12:55 AM >
| | | | yeah but the hdr didnt come out so great, a lot of the image is underexposed and hdr would be used to "fix" that.
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Senseriffic
Location: Elizabeth, NJ
I am drowning in a digital sea
| | | Re: My first attempt at an HDR
<Reply # 9 on 7/12/2008 1:05 AM >
| | | | I was trying to get an HDR but I didn't take a shot that was overexposed enough.
I was asking for tips on how to get rid of the ripples, because I don't want windows to look like you just took a hit of acid. Thats all 
The blind lead the blind into bottomless pits,
Still we smile and deny that we're cursed.
But of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst. |
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Jeff!
Location: Boston, MA
Gender: Male
| | Re: My first attempt at an HDR
<Reply # 10 on 7/12/2008 4:32 AM >
| | | | your HDR needz moar R
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terapr0
Location: Sauga City
Gender: Male
www . tohellandback . net
| | | Re: My first attempt at an HDR
<Reply # 11 on 7/12/2008 11:43 PM >
| | | | yea you certainly need more light.
thats one of the things Ive discovered about HDR lately - its not ideal (in my opinion anyways...somebody please prove me wrong tho) for low light settings...not at all really. One of the keys to successful, clean, crisp HDR photography is to shoot at an aperture that will readily facilitate the creation of a crisp HDR image. An HDR is inherently bright and focused....even while the image may look surreal, your eyes still expect to be able to actually see detail in all of that detail...as such, its always better to shoot at f10-f22 (i normally use f22) so that your source images arent blurry....unfortunately, this means your images are going to need more light to have a balanced and workable exposure. This means you need a very high ISO, or to settle for a lower aperture, which is going to look blurry and not very nice. As the ISO goes up, so does the noise in your image, and this is also going to make your final result look like shit. An example of what I mean can be seen in this HDR I took recently.
it was in a very dark basement, and in order to maintain a low ISO I decided to just set the camera to "P" mode and let it choose the aperture / shutter for me. I absolutely *hate* how only the railing was in focus....I wish you could see the details at the back of the room. Are there ways to fix this on your own? sure...probably. You could artificially light the room yourself, but then your white balance can get thrown out of whack if your trying to mix natural and artificial light....you can try using full manual mode with Bulb length exposures, or you can (ideally) try to position yourself in a place that can make use of the most consistent lighting. unfortunately your image didnt turn out as a very good HDR. dont worry though...HDR is all about trial and error and learning what works and what doesnt. This is a great first try and I'd love to see more of your HDR work as you make it. Its a difficult science to master, and thats what I think I like about it most.
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Speed
Location: Philly area
Gender: Male
Retired Explorer
| | Re: My first attempt at an HDR
<Reply # 12 on 7/13/2008 12:45 AM >
| | | | this is the guy you need to be talkin to about HDR: http://www.uer.ca/...d=1&threadid=56452
looks to me like you had a little camera movement between exposures.
if you shot in RAW the underexposed shot should be easy enough to fix.
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flux
Location: North Carolina
Gender: Male
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| | | Re: My first attempt at an HDR
<Reply # 13 on 7/15/2008 5:22 PM >
| | | | The blue windows in the door on the far right appear that the images were a bit out of line. I'd say the best for a beginner is to take some shots outside or the sky and landscape. You don't need one, but a tripod might help as well if you get a lot of movement and aren't able to correct it in the editing software. Plenty of light to work with will help you in the beginning.
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182 lbs of sad
Location: in the gym training my ass off!
Gender: Male
| | Re: My first attempt at an HDR
<Reply # 14 on 7/18/2008 10:24 PM >
| | | | Posted by Senseriffic
Wow, did you guys read, NOT about the composition, about the HDR......
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if you post a picture with bad comp, in this forum. of course people are going to comment on it.
in my opinion, your first shot was way too dark, and the camera moved at some-point during the shots. try using a remote, this way your not touching the camera until your finished
aslo after you focus on the subject, turn it to manual focus, because sometimes the camera will re-focus before the next shot, which may cause it to be a little different.
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