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I'm Trent! Get Bent!
Location: Drainwhale hunting
Gender: Male
Not on UER anymore.
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< on 11/26/2008 1:50 PM >
|  | | | So I've recently ventured into the world of *gasp* HDR. My thoughts on HDR shots is the same as children. They should be seen, not heard. Basically I'm trying to bring forth the full tones on an off-balanced image without melting someone's retina's out.
So this is my first one ever. I like the results so far, but I'd like to get some 3rd party feedback on it as well. Especially on my goal of using HDR that doesn't look HDRish if you know what I mean.
The reason for HDR on this one was a really dark foreground with the person almost being completely black and the skyline in the background being very bright.
Let me know what you think.
Thanks.
-t
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He who rules the underground, rules the city above.
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PhotoSeeker
Location: Sudbury
Gender: Male
MikeOnline
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<Reply # 1 on 11/26/2008 2:05 PM >
| | | | subtle. perfect.
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shellyl
Location: Lenoir NC
Gender: Female
I have learned not sweat the petty things and not to pet the sweaty things.
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<Reply # 2 on 11/26/2008 2:13 PM >
| | | | An excellent save!
A mirage is not an optical illusion. It is a real phenomenon, and one can take photographs of it. The interpretation of the image, however, is up to the fantasy of the human mind.
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Wolfheart
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 3 on 11/26/2008 2:39 PM >
| | | | Works well.
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trent
I'm Trent! Get Bent!
Location: Drainwhale hunting
Gender: Male
Not on UER anymore.
| | | Re: And it all begins...
<Reply # 4 on 11/26/2008 2:56 PM >
| | | | Thanks guys. I did one other one last night. In this shot it was really dark around the silo's and the verticals. I believe I brightened them up, but now I fear that I made the overall photo way to bright. And that was after 3 tries each time trying to not make it so bright.
What do you think? Please lay it on me.
He who rules the underground, rules the city above.
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velcrozeppelin
 
Location: Rochester, NY
Gender: Male
Mandalorian Mayhem
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<Reply # 5 on 11/26/2008 3:07 PM >
| | | | First one is great, Trent, you do a good job making it more subtle.
Second one is a little too bright, but my monitor here at work has been known to have a pretty high gamma. I'd have to see it on my laptop.
Me goin' legit would be like JarJar on speech therapy.
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shellyl
Location: Lenoir NC
Gender: Female
I have learned not sweat the petty things and not to pet the sweaty things.
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<Reply # 6 on 11/26/2008 3:15 PM >
| | | | The red seems to pop a bit too much but the rest looks great.
A mirage is not an optical illusion. It is a real phenomenon, and one can take photographs of it. The interpretation of the image, however, is up to the fantasy of the human mind.
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velcrozeppelin
Location: Rochester, NY
Gender: Male
Mandalorian Mayhem
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<Reply # 7 on 11/26/2008 3:23 PM >
| | | | Posted by shellyl
The red seems to pop a bit too much but the rest looks great.
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That's what I was thinking too, Shelly, but reds are most affected by bad settings on a monitor. I might calibrate my monitor to see it again.
Me goin' legit would be like JarJar on speech therapy.
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velcrozeppelin
Location: Rochester, NY
Gender: Male
Mandalorian Mayhem
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<Reply # 8 on 11/26/2008 3:26 PM >
| | | | Trent, I just calibrated my monitor and took another look. This is very good. The reds are a little bright, but considering the brilliance of all the leaves that day, I wouldn't hold it against you. Some of the leaves really were about that level of red.
Me goin' legit would be like JarJar on speech therapy.
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trent
I'm Trent! Get Bent!
Location: Drainwhale hunting
Gender: Male
Not on UER anymore.
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<Reply # 9 on 11/26/2008 3:37 PM >
| | | | Thanks guys. I'll have to see what I can do tonight. Though this 2nd one will never top the first shot I posted. The top one is probably in the top 5 list of my best shots evar. Lol, too bad that RochesterUE guy is in the shot.
He who rules the underground, rules the city above.
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msgsudz
Location: Peterborough, Ontario
Gender: Male
Msgsudz has an overactive bowel and shits like a Clydesdale.
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<Reply # 10 on 11/26/2008 3:45 PM >
| | | | that first shot is very well done, and doesn't immediately look like an hdr, which to me is what you want.
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PhotoSeeker
Location: Sudbury
Gender: Male
MikeOnline
| | | Re: And it all begins...
<Reply # 11 on 11/26/2008 5:33 PM >
| | | | Posted by trent
Thanks guys. I'll have to see what I can do tonight. Though this 2nd one will never top the first shot I posted. The top one is probably in the top 5 list of my best shots evar. Lol, too bad that RochesterUE guy is in the shot.
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Actually, I think he makes the shot. Remove him and the picture becomes another urban horizon that's kinda boring.
The second shot, as folks are already saying, has way too much pop in the colors. The red, in particular, but even the yellow / green leaves are too much for the rest of the picture to bear.
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trent
I'm Trent! Get Bent!
Location: Drainwhale hunting
Gender: Male
Not on UER anymore.
| | | Re: And it all begins...
<Reply # 12 on 11/26/2008 6:13 PM >
| | | | Posted by PhotoSeeker
Actually, I think he makes the shot. Remove him and the picture becomes another urban horizon that's kinda boring.
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Oh, hehe I was just kidding about that part. Taking that shot was kind sneaky. I only really had about a 1 second window to get it. Fortunately I had the camera all setup to go and he walked into my shot and turned to look over his should quickly. Once I took it I was betting on it being a keeper.
Posted by PhotoSeeker
The second shot, as folks are already saying, has way too much pop in the colors. The red, in particular, but even the yellow / green leaves are too much for the rest of the picture to bear.
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Yah I'm in total agreement there. This one definitely needs to be re-worked. Thanks!
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don_corleyone
Location: F/RoX
Gender: Male
I have abandonment issues
| | Re: And it all begins...
<Reply # 13 on 11/26/2008 6:21 PM >
| | | | Posted by trent
The reason for HDR on this one was a really dark foreground with the person almost being completely black and the skyline in the background being very bright.
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this is a good reason for making an HDR shot; not to make pictures on a bright, sunny day look grotesque and cartoony.
nice job, t.
leave the gun. take the cannoli.
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DevilC
Location: Washington, District of Corruption
Gender: Male
I serve as a blank screen on which people of vastly different political stripes project their views.
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<Reply # 14 on 11/26/2008 6:34 PM >
| | | | This is not bad HDR (says me.)
It doesn't look like a comicbook or a Kinkaid painting. 
No real suggestions for improvement.
What you've done is really the only way to kill those blown out white skies.
I think the average viewer would not know immediately that it's HDR.
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Katetron
Location: Middlesex New Jersey
Gender: Female
melting your brains
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<Reply # 15 on 11/26/2008 7:06 PM >
| | | | trent is so cool!
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trent
I'm Trent! Get Bent!
Location: Drainwhale hunting
Gender: Male
Not on UER anymore.
| | | Re: And it all begins...
<Reply # 16 on 11/26/2008 7:12 PM >
| | | | Posted by katetron
trent is so cool!
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I still don't know who keeps feeding you that mis-information. If people around here start thinking I'm cool then that would really do a number on my reputation around here... I prefer enigma
He who rules the underground, rules the city above.
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PhotoSeeker
Location: Sudbury
Gender: Male
MikeOnline
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<Reply # 17 on 11/26/2008 8:06 PM >
| | | | Posted by katetron
trent is so cool!
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Trent... you paying for fans from the local catholic girls' school again? I thought there was already a court order against that?
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trent
I'm Trent! Get Bent!
Location: Drainwhale hunting
Gender: Male
Not on UER anymore.
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<Reply # 18 on 11/26/2008 8:07 PM >
| | | | Posted by PhotoSeeker
Trent... you paying for fans from the local catholic girls' school again? I thought there was already a court order against that?
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Breakin' the law is what made me so cool!
He who rules the underground, rules the city above.
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PhotoSeeker
Location: Sudbury
Gender: Male
MikeOnline
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<Reply # 19 on 11/26/2008 8:11 PM >
| | | | Posted by trent
Breakin' the law is what made me so cool!
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... and a restraining order is just another way of saying, "I love you".
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