5591 Tulip Hybrid
by pixelpig

Comment by roz:
excellent .. love the wet look .. !!
and wot a wonderful combination of flowers .. those little pansy type flowers are beautiful with their colours and detail .. and they combine so well with the star of the show .. !!:)
ok .. i just read your comment .. and googled HDR and tone mapping myself because i thought i could learn something as well ..
i do very similar stuff to HDR in my processing a lot of the time, altho not from multiple exposures ... but just doing shadow/highlight and levels and stuff like that .. the resulting image probably isnt as good, quality wise, but at the moment i'm happy with the results .. seeing you put it out there i'll include the site i checked out in my comment .. FAQ - HDR images for photography .. good luck .. its not too difficult to understand, but make sure you're brain is fired up first .. lol .!!.:)

5652 Tulip
by pixelpig

Comment by sherpet:
AWESOME..... I just LOVE everything about this one. The flower, the composition, the colors, the overlay, and the 'emotive' feeling of the way it looks weathered and aged.....

Message edited by author 2008-08-05 20:45:10.

5591 Tulip Hybrid
by pixelpig

Comment by sherpet:
Just lovely.....

5262 Tulip Hybrid
by pixelpig

Comment by sherpet:
Quite stunning, and also quite dramatic, re the strong contrast between the blue background, and the white flower.....

5591 Tulip Hybrid
by pixelpig

Comment by aerogurl:
i love this shot. its like the light is coming from the center of the white flower.. also love the exposure on the other flowers. would love to know your methods/steps.

5591 Tulip Hybrid
by pixelpig

Comment by sfalice:
Whatever you're doing, pixelpig, it works for me. If you would share some of your processing steps I know we would all appreciate them.

I sometimes use a bit of tone mapping, using a new program called "Essential HDR" that I heard about here on DPC a week or so ago. I've used some of the other programs, including the one in Photoshop and the colors are too garish for my tastes. This one seems to be a but more subdued. As I work with it a bit more, I'll try to give a report.

But whatever you are doing is exciting and I like it very much.

5591 Tulip Hybrid
by pixelpig

Comment by KarenNfld:
What a pretty combination, a rose and pansies.

5591 Tulip Hybrid
by pixelpig

Comment by inamo:
Lovely capture, can't offer any help on the technical side though!

5591 Tulip Hybrid
by pixelpig

Comment by drydoc:
Pixwlpig, I haven't a clue as to what you said. . . not how you said it. . . just what you said. My first line of attach in post processing is always level. Mid tone, high tones, low tones all get played there with before I do anything else.
But whatever you did here was neat.

5591 Tulip Hybrid
by pixelpig

Comment by Tlemetry:
Vibrant colors. I haven't tried tone mapping yet.
Looks interesting.