Couple of HDR pics
06-08-2012, 02:01 PM
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Couple of HDR pics After having my Z for almost 2 and a half months I finally busted out the Nikon and took a few pics. I only did HDR's since the high noon lighting was way too intrusive to do anything decent, and I wanted to make my new Berger panel actually stand out from the NBM, so HDR was the only logical choice 
I think they turned out kinda cool, definitely a love it or hate style of photography though! The black front corners are from ebay.
I think they turned out kinda cool, definitely a love it or hate style of photography though! The black front corners are from ebay. Last edited by LS1again; 06-09-2012 at 07:50 PM.
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06-09-2012, 10:39 AM
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Yeah I wasn't going for the ultimate backdrop or anything. I just got home with my son and he went down for a nap, so I had some time to kill and since it was just the two of us, I couldn't go anywhere to take the shots. These were just taken in my front yard. I hope to go somewhere nice soon, it's just tough to find the time.
Endersshadow, not sure if serious? These are definitely HDR, but I toned the strength down so they wouldn't be completely obnoxious lol.
Endersshadow, not sure if serious? These are definitely HDR, but I toned the strength down so they wouldn't be completely obnoxious lol.
06-09-2012, 05:02 PM
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They were taken around 2pm. I'm on my phone right now so I can't post up the originals, but I will later. I also took 7 exposures for both, ranging from -3 to +3 and using Photomatix for the tone mapping. Then I used CS4 to add a little more brightness and contrast.
06-09-2012, 07:42 PM
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Wow, using only -1 through +1 turned out WAY better, at least on the rear shot that had a really overexposed background! The front shot was ok the way it was and nothing changed. I think the problem is I had a +4 shot in the rear pic that probably blew it all to hell. Well now I know to not use anything over +1 or +2 for bright daytime pics I want to HDR.
Also, heres the 0 shot, which was taken at 1/60, ISO 200, f/5.6. I believe the metering was done off of the tire area, which was dark thus causing the slow shutter for the otherwise bright conditions.
Also, heres the 0 shot, which was taken at 1/60, ISO 200, f/5.6. I believe the metering was done off of the tire area, which was dark thus causing the slow shutter for the otherwise bright conditions.
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06-09-2012, 08:02 PM
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Wow, using only -1 through +1 turned out WAY better, at least on the rear shot that had a really overexposed background! The front shot was ok the way it was and nothing changed. I think the problem is I had a +4 shot in the rear pic that probably blew it all to hell. Well now I know to not use anything over +1 or +2 for bright daytime pics I want to HDR.
Also, heres the 0 shot, which was taken at 1/60, ISO 200, f/5.6. I believe the metering was done off of the tire area, which was dark thus causing the slow shutter for the otherwise bright conditions.
Also, heres the 0 shot, which was taken at 1/60, ISO 200, f/5.6. I believe the metering was done off of the tire area, which was dark thus causing the slow shutter for the otherwise bright conditions.
My opinion on HDR is really that you should only use it for drastic changes in light. Examples being nighttime with your car under a streetlight a decent distance away from the camera. Shooting a camera in a room with less light and shooting out a window or door and trying to include detail from each part of the field of vision or capture. Its about taking drastic lighting differences and making a full field picture, not necessarily the goofy **** you see when you type HDR into google picture search.
In this video they happen to have a D5100, so it has a program for HDR anyways, but it gives a great example of what situation to use it in.
06-09-2012, 09:15 PM
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Wow, using only -1 through +1 turned out WAY better, at least on the rear shot that had a really overexposed background! The front shot was ok the way it was and nothing changed. I think the problem is I had a +4 shot in the rear pic that probably blew it all to hell. Well now I know to not use anything over +1 or +2 for bright daytime pics I want to HDR.
Second one looks a lot better! I think the first few make your car look almost dirty. You should try -3 through +1 once. From what I have read, the best results in the bright sun will come from more under exposed shots in the mix. I think the opposite would be true at night ie.-1,0,+1,+2,+3. More less just shifting the detail so the camera and the software are both happy.
06-09-2012, 09:18 PM
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I typically don't do HDR stuff, it depends on what I'm shooting and what my mood is. As I noted in the beginning, I only did these mainly to show the Berger panel better than it would otherwise show up in a normal picture. The light was really harsh as well so nothing was going to help me get a decent shot. I was just screwing around with these anyways as I said earlier, since I was constrained to my front yard at the time :-/ Damn kids lol. I'm hoping tomorrow night I might be able to take some serious photos around dusk. If I do, there will be a new thread :-)
06-09-2012, 09:25 PM
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Damn mobile version, I can't edit my recent post, which was for Black96. Snoops, my car actually was filthy lol, I didn't wash it until later on. You can really tell in the rear shot, but it looks ok in the front one. Good call on the exposure recommendations, I'll give it a shot, it makes sense! Also, the 0 shot looks way too dark on my laptop, but ok on my phone. It's not the most accurate of screens, I really should calibrate it.