24 Hour HDR challenge..... Oooooooooh here we go!

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

11/12/2006 04:58:32 PM · #101

Originally posted by mch_nz:

Hey what's the deal with time zones on these 24 hour challenges? I'm in New Zealand (GMT +12) and by the time I picked up my email I had about 45 minutes of daylight left on the 12th so my entry was very much a get something while you can. And this morning there are some great skies, the challenge is still open, but it's the 13th! And I'm stuck here at work...

As a fellow Kiwi I understand your pain. All going well I will shoot at lunchtime but I don't know if I'll get home in time to do any processing to it.

In future these 24hr challenges would be better if they fell on a weekend for all time zones - like the Self Portrait V one did.

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

11/12/2006 05:30:25 PM · #102

Entry # 29, thank you very much. Wow, automatic top 30?? ;)

Noel_ZH

Canon EOS-40D

11/12/2006 05:46:55 PM · #103

ahhh... have 2 shots I love, both processed, not sure which is best :/ oh the drama.

silverscreen

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

11/12/2006 05:47:22 PM · #104

One thing I've learned today: You need a very sturdy tripod and no wind at all if you want to shoot HDR landscapes. Even the smallest movement of branches is visible when you combine your shots in one HDR file...

11/12/2006 06:08:03 PM · #105

Originally posted by silverscreen:

Try shooting a cat. :-)

I can see where true multi-file HDR is very limited in the scope for which it can be used.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

11/12/2006 07:50:14 PM · #106

And I'm in. :-)

alfresco

Nikon D700

11/12/2006 07:54:39 PM · #107

Out.

Only recently drove in after a week in LV and three (three?!?!) days getting back.

Good luck to all who enter!!!

mamba

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II

11/12/2006 08:07:04 PM · #108

BAH! i went out today with the idea to specifically get something for this challenge. Filled 1Gb card yet i cant seem to get anything of any good quality. hope to see some impressive stuff. I will continue to play around with this and see if i can get anything decent from my processing.

EBJones

Nikon D200

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

11/12/2006 08:08:32 PM · #109

I'm in the same boat as Mamba, except I filled up 3 gig. :) I'm thinking I need clouds to make this work well.

mamba

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II

11/12/2006 08:11:57 PM · #110

hehe I had clouds and sunset plus other elements and added all together it amounts to less than zero :P they look worse after processing than before ><.

EBJones

Nikon D200

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

11/12/2006 08:22:31 PM · #111

Well, no clouds or sunsets here, just lots of trees and waving branches. :) I actually uploaded a few of the really bad attempts, but as bad as my average is, it doesn't need this kind of help. :)

I think I'm gonna sit this one out until I figure out how to take a good shot without the added technical challenges. :)

btuck

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

11/12/2006 08:31:59 PM · #112

Unfortunately I took this shot last night and didn't get a chance to shoot anything today. It was only one shot so I fiddled around and created 5 seperate shots of this, each one darkened more than the last.

For instance, I started with my original and then made a copy with the brightness at -10%, did the same by intervals of -10% for the remaining three images. Then I basically ran 5 of them them through Photomatic by clicking pretty much all the boxes and kept everything at default. I then done basic editting steps with the result, nothing major (sharpen, noise, etc.)

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11/12/2006 08:57:09 PM · #113

Originally posted by EBJones:

I think I'm gonna sit this one out until I figure out how to take a good shot without the added technical challenges. :)

Is that a requirement? :-)

Those are actually quite good. I'm beginning to rethink my submission.
Nah. It's in and it's stayin' in.

cryingdragon

Canon EOS-10D

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

11/12/2006 08:59:01 PM · #114

Drove for an hour this morning to get the perfect shot. Tripod moved ever so slightly when I was taking the shots, the shots won't auto line up, I don't know how to line them up afterwards. So, I'm out.

EBJones

Nikon D200

11/12/2006 08:59:27 PM · #115

Originally posted by btuck:

so I fiddled around and created 5 seperate shots of this, each one darkened more than the last and then ran it through Photomatic.

Please be more specific! I would love to know how you did this.

11/12/2006 09:00:41 PM · #116

Originally posted by cryingdragon:

You only took one set of shots? Dang, dude, shoot lots! :-)

Ivo

11/12/2006 09:04:11 PM · #117

I'm starting to think HDR is nothing more than a "Landscape Draganizer" utilizing more highlight than dark tones. It would be interesting to see a good draganizer attempt next to an HDR image. I'd suspect you'd get very similar results. Anyone tried this?

cryingdragon

Canon EOS-10D

11/12/2006 09:09:09 PM · #118

Originally posted by Melethia:

Originally posted by cryingdragon:
Drove for an hour this morning to get the perfect shot. Tripod moved ever so slightly when I was taking the shots, the shots won't auto line up, I don't know how to line them up afterwards. So, I'm out.

You only took one set of shots? Dang, dude, shoot lots! :-)

I could barely stand after that first set of shots. Driving a stick shift that is that low to the ground hurts. It hurts to get into it, it hurts to turn the key to start, it hurts to shift, it hurts to get out. Hopefully, I'll be able to move around more this upcoming week.

11/12/2006 09:34:21 PM · #119

Maybe you should trade cars with someone for a week. Better yet, stay home and recuperate. :-)

cryingdragon

Canon EOS-10D

11/12/2006 09:35:13 PM · #120

That was my first time out of the house all week.