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 getintherenow9
 
Location: Western Assachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
 |  | Some attempts at HDR-ish tone mapping? Have at em...!
< on 6/28/2010 12:23 AM >
|  | | | I don't have any kind of expensive editing software, or even a copy of photoshop ( yet), so I've tried a few free software downloads and was actually surprised to find one that gave me results I liked...Here's a small group of shots I've worked on with it...Speak freely, but if you think they're lame, tell me why? Thanks! All pics here were taken with my Canon Rebel XS, using the 18-55mm kit lens, and various manual settings which I could look for and post later if they matter?
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Chris-Kicker
    
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| |  | Re: Some attempts at HDR-ish tone mapping? Have at em...!
<Reply # 1 on 6/28/2010 7:52 AM >
| | | | so these were really with multiple images, or just the fake hdr kinda thing?
number three is pretty cool. but all of them are very grainy and quite nasty looking. the last one looks awful to me..
go lightly with the tone mapping..
my thoughts anyway.
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xmas_one
Location: Long Beach, CA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Some attempts at HDR-ish tone mapping? Have at em...!
<Reply # 2 on 6/28/2010 8:06 AM >
| | | | Cool, I like the tool box the best..
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consecrated
 
Location: Connecticut
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| | | Re: Some attempts at HDR-ish tone mapping? Have at em...!
<Reply # 3 on 6/28/2010 11:11 AM >
| | | | Posted by Chris-Kicker
so these were really with multiple images, or just the fake hdr kinda thing?
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Same question...
I think they look ok. Not a fan of the last one. Waaaaaay too processed. Looks like watercolors gone crazy. I do like the toolbox the best. A dash of color and interesting detail but too bad it's a bit grainy. I am a sucker for the simple subject matter here. I'd be interested to see that same subject, non-HDR, with a nice long exposure from a tripod.
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getintherenow9
Location: Western Assachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Some attempts at HDR-ish tone mapping? Have at em...!
<Reply # 4 on 6/28/2010 12:35 PM >
| | | | There it is! Some feedback!  All of these were done with single images, so yeah, "fake HDR" as you called it...I dunno - I thought they came out looking kinda cool, but hey that's me...! None of the freeware I've tried allowed me to use multiple images without then coating the image with their watermarks, which obviously wouldn't do. These were done with the Artizen HDR freeware's tone mapping tools. It's really interesting how so many people abhor HDR that I've run into - not that I'm saying these shots are in any way good HDR, but it seems a lot of folks just don't dig it at all...As I said, I actually like the way these came out - the effect is somehow pleasing to my eyes - maybe I need glasses? :
Thanks though for all/any feedback I get - I'm only a few months into owning my first DSLR, and I'm dabbling in all sorts of various processing techniques...I should have photoshop soon and will hopefully be able to do away with al the freeware stuff and just focus on learning how to use that...I've already started reading some of the tutorials here ( great stuff, BTW!) so with any luck, I'll get better critiques eventually!
Thanks again!
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Liska
Location: Western Massachusetts
Gender: Female
| | Re: Some attempts at HDR-ish tone mapping? Have at em...!
<Reply # 5 on 6/28/2010 3:51 PM >
| | | | Posted by getintherenow9
There it is! Some feedback! All of these were done with single images, so yeah, "fake HDR" as you called it...I dunno - I thought they came out looking kinda cool, but hey that's me...! None of the freeware I've tried allowed me to use multiple images without then coating the image with their watermarks, which obviously wouldn't do. These were done with the Artizen HDR freeware's tone mapping tools. It's really interesting how so many people abhor HDR that I've run into - not that I'm saying these shots are in any way good HDR, but it seems a lot of folks just don't dig it at all...As I said, I actually like the way these came out - the effect is somehow pleasing to my eyes - maybe I need glasses? :
Thanks though for all/any feedback I get - I'm only a few months into owning my first DSLR, and I'm dabbling in all sorts of various processing techniques...I should have photoshop soon and will hopefully be able to do away with al the freeware stuff and just focus on learning how to use that...I've already started reading some of the tutorials here ( great stuff, BTW!) so with any luck, I'll get better critiques eventually!
Thanks again!
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I can't see the pics yet cause i'm at work, but gonna hop in real quick just going off of this quote. This is just my humble opinion, but take the photos and get them as close as you can in camera, vs trying to process them later into something completely different/something you were hoping for. The more you know and understand your camera, how to manipulate the lighting and colors right off the bat while you're taking the shot, the better off your shots are going to get to be later ;)
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getintherenow9
Location: Western Assachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Some attempts at HDR-ish tone mapping? Have at em...!
<Reply # 6 on 6/28/2010 10:04 PM >
| | | | I'm working the manual settings on my camera almost exclusively now. There really is a lot to learn about the settings and how to use them in different places. I don't even begin to pretend that I'm "there", so to speak - a lot of the images I see here and on other sites just baffle me at how incredible they are, but I'm working on it!!!
The thing is, I've heard a lot about the importance of learning post-processing, from quite a few people, so I'm working on that too...! I basically can't get enough of it all around, and a lot of the tone-mapped and effected images out there really do appeal to me ( ie, HDR, focus-shift, etc...) I am sure that there will be a day in the future where these shots I've got here are horrific to me, too, but right now, I'm kinda fascinated by what these programs can do to an image...Anyway, more to come...ALL feedback is appreciated!
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Skyjumper
Location: Fitchburg, Ma
Gender: Male
| |  | Re: Some attempts at HDR-ish tone mapping? Have at em...!
<Reply # 7 on 6/28/2010 11:37 PM >
| | | | 2 is my favorite.
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Dm-g
Gender: Male
| | Re: Some attempts at HDR-ish tone mapping? Have at em...!
<Reply # 8 on 6/29/2010 12:53 AM >
| | | | Def good.
Toolbox and the one just above it are great
like you said, all these being done from a single photo and they all came out really good
last one looks awesome even though its processed heavy
good job d00d
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digital_me
Location: Colorado
Gender: Male
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
| | | Re: Some attempts at HDR-ish tone mapping? Have at em...!
<Reply # 9 on 6/29/2010 4:33 AM >
| | | | lame
only 4 is decently composed
hdr is a tool that should be used with discretion
fake hdr should not be used at all
no processing will make a great image from a photo that isn't well composed and thought out.
i'll quote myself from another thread
| My point is, what looks cool to a lay person doesn't always appeal to an experienced artist. This may be for various reasons. In this case, it's because over-enthusiastic tone mapping has been done to death. It was kinda cool the first time somebody did it five or six years ago. But now it's old. Your friends probably haven't seen much of it before. We have. |
Posted by getintherenow9
right now, I'm kinda fascinated by what these programs can do to an image
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i think you mean well, so i encourage you to go make lots of images, try out various things, work at it for a long time. there is no silver bullet.
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getintherenow9
Location: Western Assachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Some attempts at HDR-ish tone mapping? Have at em...!
<Reply # 10 on 6/29/2010 9:07 PM >
| | | | Very appreciated again - that quote is something I'm pretty well aware of from talking to other people, too, it's just that I don't yet know how to distinguish that very well - or even at all, based on the "lame"! I've also heard that same thing about it being the thing a few years ago...Oh well, though! Back to the drawing board...
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