Legacy of the Storm

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted October 18, 2011215 views4 comments

Nikon D700, 70-200 VR2 @200mm f/8, seven separate exposures processed in CS5 HDR tool. One of my forays into HDR processing. Still working on my skills so that I can enhance the image without making it either over-saturated or cartoonish. One thing I have learned from my limited on-line research into the HDR arena is that there is a wide variety of tastes from minimalist to full-on max slider processing.

Look forward to all comments and appreciated.

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4 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on October 18, 2011 at 1:28 PM

I think this turned out well. It doesn't have a harshness sometimes seen with HDR processing. The trees doen't appear over-saturated and you brought out nice detail in the building. I like the light on the building and the reflections.

Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on October 18, 2011 at 8:10 PM

I'm not an HDR guy (but I have done a couple) so I'm a little confused as to why this scene was shot with HDR in mind. It appears to be a scene that would fall well within the single exposure range capabilities of your Nikon. Is there an advantage to applying HDR processing to average contrast scenes? Just wondering.

Registered on November 16, 2003, 157 Posts, 3326 Comments

Comment posted by Glenn Starr on October 19, 2011 at 4:13 AM

Wayne,

Biggest reason is that it was shot early in the morning and there was no way that I could capture the inside of the boatshed with just a single exposure. A lot of shadows in this shot and HDR removes them.

Glenn

Registered on April 26, 2009, 16 Posts, 16 Comments

Comment posted by Buck Ward on October 23, 2011 at 2:34 PM

I like your composition here. I'm an HDR minimalist, though I do recognize it's value.
Another approach, rather than using 7 exposures, would be to make two exposures, one for the general scene and one for the shadows, and then manually blend them using a layer mask.

Registered on December 8, 2003, 96 Posts, 1917 Comments