Thought I'd share the other HDR I've attempted from my Moab trip. It's a little dark on the black areas of the rock face, and the fins are a little soft, but it's MUCH better than any single image of Double O that I took. I had already photographed Turret Arch through the North Window at sunrise, so the lighting was really bright by the time I reached this spot.
Chad, I like the comp, but the lighting looks arteficial on my monitor. The tonal range on the back of the arch looks compressed - the black level is quite high, I think you are better off shooting from this angle in the afternoon.
-i like the comp, but the hues seem oversaturated here, an occurence I generally see in HDR images-i get similar results myself when processing these and still use traditional methods for doing my blends...
I appreciate the replies, and this probably seals the decision not to purchase the HDR software. I was determined that no one was going say this image is flat.
I appreciate the replies, and this probably seals the decision not to purchase the HDR software. I was determined that no one was going say this image is flat.
Chad,
I like the shot but agree that some of the colors and balance are a little off.
I've played with the HDR stuff too. Photomatix worked the best for me but it still takes a subtle touch. I'm finding the most success with my Antelope Canyon images, which usually involve a very high dynamic range, using layer blends or really working carefully with the best of several exposures.
I think the HDR software has promise but it's certainly not as automatic as I'd like. It works in some situations but for fine grained control layer blending seems to be best.
I too am with Tony, and would like to add i note a lot of JPEG noise too and maybe some over saturation. This is odd coming from me, but my experience here has taught me, I too need to tone it down some. Compositionally, I love the photograph and it shows great promise if the HDR is softened up some.
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8 repliesThought I'd share the other HDR I've attempted from my Moab trip. It's a little dark on the black areas of the rock face, and the fins are a little soft, but it's MUCH better than any single image of Double O that I took. I had already photographed Turret Arch through the North Window at sunrise, so the lighting was really bright by the time I reached this spot.
If that was your goal OK, but I would decrease the saturations globally.
I appreciate the replies, and this probably seals the decision not to purchase the HDR software. I was determined that no one was going say this image is flat.
I appreciate the replies, and this probably seals the decision not to purchase the HDR software. I was determined that no one was going say this image is flat.
I like the shot but agree that some of the colors and balance are a little off.
I've played with the HDR stuff too. Photomatix worked the best for me but it still takes a subtle touch. I'm finding the most success with my Antelope Canyon images, which usually involve a very high dynamic range, using layer blends or really working carefully with the best of several exposures.
I think the HDR software has promise but it's certainly not as automatic as I'd like. It works in some situations but for fine grained control layer blending seems to be best.