Posted by Larry Fischer on December 19, 2009 at 8:40 AM
Trying to catch up to Scott Bean but it is very difficult to do so.
C and C appreciated on this 3 photo fusion in Photomatix.
Too much color???? etc.???
the fisch
Posted by Isaac Szabo on December 19, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Very nice image, Larry. I like your composition, and the various grasses add a lot. The colors are good too - not too much for me.
If possible, I'd suggest trying to restore a little more detail in the brightest part of the sky, and there seems to be some color casts on the right half of the tree line.
Posted by John Moore on December 19, 2009 at 12:48 PM
I like it. The light hitting the grass is wonderful. There are two things that seem unnatural though... there is a sudden color shift in the distant tree line from left to right, and some magenta and purple colors in the tree line to the far right. Still it's a beautiful image Larry.
Posted by Brad Mangas on December 19, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Hi Larry,
Photomatix is a very nice tool to have in your box. Very easy to use and does a fine job of blending multiple exposures. So easy that before one knows it things can get a little out of hand. I find it difficult to judge the end result right after doing the blending. Sometimes a later look results in additional adjustments.
If a natural look is what you where after, for me this image has too much brightness in the grasses with somewhat of a yellowish cast to them (which may just be the brightness) which seems a little unnatural. But hey looks like your getting the just of it fine.
You may find yourself taking multiple exposure shots of scenes you otherwise may not have, and I think that is the best part about feeling comfortable blending images. Like any tool whether hammer, saw or photomatix the more one practices the better they get.
Have fun, I look forward to seeing more great work.
Posted by Aaron Szabo on December 19, 2009 at 11:56 PM
I like it! The only thing that I'd do differently is the highlights as my brother also noticed. Shouldn't be hard to add a little more color in there.
Posted by Scott Bean on December 20, 2009 at 9:34 AM
I like it Larry. Hard to judge the color without being there when it was shot. On my monitor, I don't see any color shifts along the far tree line.
Posted by Bill Dark on December 20, 2009 at 10:43 AM
I see a definite color shift from right to left across the scene - most likely a result of lens flare. This would be difficult to correct, at least for me.
Posted by Tom Kennon on December 20, 2009 at 5:22 PM
Larry, nice work, I would echo the other comments about the highlights, they seem to be hot. Just curious, can you share the details on the three exposures you blended in Photomatix? I have been experimenting and using -2,0,+2 on my blends. This seems to work fairly well for me. Photomatix is a great program.
Posted by Larry Fischer on December 21, 2009 at 8:27 AM
Thanks for the comments. You have helped me.
These pictures were taken in dark cirumstances. The spread, which was asked by Tom, is as follows: 1) f/16, 1/8 sec, ISO 1100; 2) same except 1/4 sec; 20 same except 1/2 sec. This is a camera function. I could have taken up to 9 different exposures but did not. I have choices of 3, 5, 7 or 9 bracketed photos.
I think I'll take more if I think I have a really good shot. Why? Most of the lack of detail in the areas of the impending sunrise is blown on the slow shot. With more shots I could have stepped down several exposures for the right-side histogram shot. Red color is probably lens abberation and NX2 doesn't seem to do much with that.
I think its overdone. But, I had a print made which I thought was OK of another sunrise and it turned out lackluster and darker than I wanted, especially when framed... did not know frames made any difference but I think they do.
And as I've seen printed----colors sells!!! ??? So, with HDR or fusion I can see it is hard to keep down the comic-book appearance (grins).
Discussion
8 repliesC and C appreciated on this 3 photo fusion in Photomatix.
Too much color???? etc.???
the fisch
If possible, I'd suggest trying to restore a little more detail in the brightest part of the sky, and there seems to be some color casts on the right half of the tree line.
Photomatix is a very nice tool to have in your box. Very easy to use and does a fine job of blending multiple exposures. So easy that before one knows it things can get a little out of hand. I find it difficult to judge the end result right after doing the blending. Sometimes a later look results in additional adjustments.
If a natural look is what you where after, for me this image has too much brightness in the grasses with somewhat of a yellowish cast to them (which may just be the brightness) which seems a little unnatural. But hey looks like your getting the just of it fine.
You may find yourself taking multiple exposure shots of scenes you otherwise may not have, and I think that is the best part about feeling comfortable blending images. Like any tool whether hammer, saw or photomatix the more one practices the better they get.
Have fun, I look forward to seeing more great work.
These pictures were taken in dark cirumstances. The spread, which was asked by Tom, is as follows: 1) f/16, 1/8 sec, ISO 1100; 2) same except 1/4 sec; 20 same except 1/2 sec. This is a camera function. I could have taken up to 9 different exposures but did not. I have choices of 3, 5, 7 or 9 bracketed photos.
I think I'll take more if I think I have a really good shot. Why? Most of the lack of detail in the areas of the impending sunrise is blown on the slow shot. With more shots I could have stepped down several exposures for the right-side histogram shot. Red color is probably lens abberation and NX2 doesn't seem to do much with that.
I think its overdone. But, I had a print made which I thought was OK of another sunrise and it turned out lackluster and darker than I wanted, especially when framed... did not know frames made any difference but I think they do.
And as I've seen printed----colors sells!!! ??? So, with HDR or fusion I can see it is hard to keep down the comic-book appearance (grins).
the fisch