First HDR attempt...Advice Please

12/21/2006 09:40:55 PM · #1

Thank you!

12/21/2006 09:48:14 PM · #2

It's an interesting start. Your image has gone too far in evening out the lighting, though, and the colors are "forced" to an unnatural level of saturation.

R.

12/21/2006 09:54:23 PM · #3

Is it enough to back off on the saturation in PS? Or should I do it in Photomatix?

Sigma 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5 EX Aspherical DG DF for Minolta

12/21/2006 10:16:50 PM · #4

Try doing a new tone mapping that's less aggressive on the luminance, uses more light smoothing, and set a lower color saturation and a higher black point.

R.

MrEd

Sony DSLR-A100

12/21/2006 10:20:20 PM · #5

Is there a way to do tone mapping or HDR without CS2? I have PS6.

***Sorry for the semi-offtopic hijack****

talmy

Nikon D300s

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

12/21/2006 10:22:06 PM · #6

Originally posted by MrEd:

Is there a way to do tone mapping or HDR without CS2? I have PS6.

***Sorry for the semi-offtopic hijack****

Photomatix

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

12/21/2006 10:26:51 PM · #7

Originally posted by talmy:

Originally posted by MrEd:
Is there a way to do tone mapping or HDR without CS2? I have PS6.

***Sorry for the semi-offtopic hijack****

Photomatix

Right. I have PS7 and have to use Photomatix. Some say it does a better job than CS2 anyway.

R.

Brad

Olympus OM-D E-M1

12/21/2006 10:31:53 PM · #8

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Some say it does a better job than CS2 anyway.

I have the PhotomatixPro v. 2.3.2 and so far, I've found that it can generate a considerable amount of noise where the shadows are/were. Easy enough to hide in a web-sized image, but print-sized, it's not real pretty. Still learning what works and doesn't and is a fun tool.

12/22/2006 09:52:55 AM · #9

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Try doing a new tone mapping that's less aggressive on the luminance, uses more light smoothing, and set a lower color saturation and a higher black point.

R.

Thank you, I will try that. I am still unsure as to exactly what each control does in Photomatix and how they affect each other.

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

12/22/2006 10:25:45 AM · #10

3rd times a charm?

This looks more natural to me but seems slightly dark?

It is the vignetting at the top that bothers me but the 10-22mm does that at 10mm

Message edited by author 2006-12-22 10:26:58.

digitalpins

Canon EOS-60D

12/22/2006 10:30:12 AM · #11

looks great!!!!!!
I also have been playing around with HDR images for the past few weeks I created 11 of them yesterday.

HDR images are fun to play around with, I find that it only works or looks good with certain images though.

You image looks great keep playing around and create some more.

Message edited by author 2006-12-22 10:30:48.

12/22/2006 10:50:11 AM · #12

Originally posted by digitalpins:

Hey, thanks!

You are right about HDR only looking good for certain images. I love playing around with it though! I breathes new life into images I thought were lousy.