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04/09/2008 06:27:28 AM · #1
Hi,
I'm new to HDR need advise on how to improve.
Here my shot.

3 images of different exposure.
Using Photomaix for HDR process an Tone mapped
Final touch-up in Photoshop CS3.
04/13/2008 02:52:26 AM · #2
I really like it. I, too am new to HDR, so maybe I'm just not jaded yet. I like HDR for landscapes because it seems to bring the photo closer to what I actually see when I'm there.
04/13/2008 09:51:27 AM · #3
You've done very well here, actually. I have done a little tweaking in CS3, for what it's worth:



1. Made a shadow/highlight adjustment to mute the bright areas a tad and bring out a hint more detail in the industrial structures

2. Selected area lower right and applied a levels adjustment to mute it significantly

3. Made a hue/saturation adjustment layer that amped up the red and yellow a bit, and increased saturation overall about 10%

4. Used the skew tool (in edit>transform) to square up the receding verticals

5. In filters>distort>lens correction, added some vignette to contain & focus the image

6. Added a new, empty layer set to "multiply" mode and filled with white, then drew a gradient from black to transparent down from the top to about halfway, then faded that to burn in the top of the sky a little bit more

R.
04/13/2008 09:59:16 AM · #4
looks good to me. a fine start.
04/13/2008 10:35:04 AM · #5
That's very well done - it doesn't look overprocessed at all. As Robert suggested, a little work in PS is probably all that needs doing to it - a little dodge and burn (if permissable!) around the clouds near the horizon, perhaps.
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