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Three fall HDR photos

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Posted by Jeff Sirota on December 4, 2008 at 8:47 PM
Here are three attempts I made at some HDR shots this past autumn.

Please let me know what you think.

-Jeff
Posted by Ed Cooley on December 4, 2008 at 10:17 PM
Nice HDR effect. Sometimes they can get too heavy but yours are right where I like them. Great job.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on December 5, 2008 at 12:23 AM
I like the tonal range in #2 best.
Posted by Bass Sears on December 5, 2008 at 2:07 AM
Nice HDR, well done, not too heavy handed as mentioned above.

Most important for me though is that you still started with nice compositions... too many HDRs seem to be trying to make up for a not very interesting shot... you took three great compositions and then used some new technology - with a gentle touch - on them, nicely done.

-- Bass
Posted by John Zinn on December 5, 2008 at 10:34 AM
Jeff,

I think #2 looks the best. In #1 the top seems unnaturally dark. #3 looks good too, but it would seem to me that one shot with some PS work would yield the same results (I'm guessing the sky must have been a bit brighter). Nice work.

John

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Posted by Mel Ladewig on December 5, 2008 at 10:59 AM
I also like #2 the best, but I can see some HDR artifacts along the edges of the trees. In #3 there seems to be some motion blurring in both the foreground trees and the clouds.

Mel-