I was doing some foliage shooting a couple of weeks ago at Adams Point. I was leaving and saw the sun setting. So I shot this on auto bracketing, 5 exposures, -2,-1,0,+1,+2. I combined 4 of the exposures, aka HDR. It's difficult, at least for me anyway, to shoot right into the sun. I think HDR is OK if used as a tool and sparingly. On my trip to the Southwest last month I used it somewhat also.
Nikon D700
ISO 200
Sigma EX 17-35mm lens@35mm
f/14 at various shutter speeds
Processed with Photomatix and Lightroom 2
Posted by Hali Sowle on October 24, 2008 at 10:46 AM
That's a beautiful composition Scott, and it is a nice HDR, it is very realistic unlike some I've seen and done.
Posted by Jim Salge on October 24, 2008 at 11:09 AM
Hmmm...without entering into a debate about HDR, I'll just comment on the artifacts of it here...as I have seen some spectacular true to life HDR's which effectively handle real world contrasts...
There are two issues here...a general lack of contrast in the image which borders on a easy over exposure fix in curves. There is also some haloing around dark objects, especially the treeline in the sky that is unnatural.
Otherwise, the scene is gorgeous, the sunstar engaging and the reflections fantastic.
Have you tried hand blending with either masks or the eraser tool?
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2 repliesNikon D700
ISO 200
Sigma EX 17-35mm lens@35mm
f/14 at various shutter speeds
Processed with Photomatix and Lightroom 2
There are two issues here...a general lack of contrast in the image which borders on a easy over exposure fix in curves. There is also some haloing around dark objects, especially the treeline in the sky that is unnatural.
Otherwise, the scene is gorgeous, the sunstar engaging and the reflections fantastic.
Have you tried hand blending with either masks or the eraser tool?