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 08/30/2010 01:01:48 AM · #1
I should probably add that I'm curious to mess with this too.
08/28/2010 11:48:27 PM · #2

Been practicing at manual HDR conversions... still not there, but a decent version I think.
 08/24/2010 09:15:59 PM · #3
Ok..here is my edit to the good Doc's HDR challenge:



I only spent 10 minutes on it. Perhaps I'll do more later.
All done in PS CS2, manual masking, nothing else.

OH MY....I just looked at my edits on an LCD monitor...horrible...sorry.
It looks much better on my CRT.

Message edited by author 2010-08-24 21:20:31.
 08/24/2010 02:28:00 PM · #4
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by mike clooney:
Also when you convert do you leave the exposure as from the camera and then make all other changes the same?


One of the big advantages of manual blending is that for any given exposure that you use you can make several iterations with different white balance, contrast, whatever. You might end up blending in several different RAW processings of your "over" exposure, for example, or any of the others. It's a very elegant way of dealing with the color throws that come from reflected fill light in shadows, which may be very different in different areas of the image, or with color bloom in overexposed areas.

I'll frequently do a Photomatix merge as my baseline image then throw in pieces of the originals as needed here and there, especially in the sky.

R.


I did exactly that on Jason's image. The shadow under the rocks in the foreground came out very odd looking with the settings I used in PhotoMatix, so I cut a feathered section from one that originals and pasted into place in the HDR image.
 08/24/2010 02:21:57 PM · #5
Originally posted by mike clooney:
Jason,can you tell me how you stack your exposures when manual blending? Do you have over or under exposed at the bottom of the layers?Also when you convert do you leave the exposure as from the camera and then make all other changes the same?


I'll post you a screenshot of my layers in CS5 when I get home.
 08/24/2010 01:44:13 PM · #6
Originally posted by mike clooney:
Also when you convert do you leave the exposure as from the camera and then make all other changes the same?


One of the big advantages of manual blending is that for any given exposure that you use you can make several iterations with different white balance, contrast, whatever. You might end up blending in several different RAW processings of your "over" exposure, for example, or any of the others. It's a very elegant way of dealing with the color throws that come from reflected fill light in shadows, which may be very different in different areas of the image, or with color bloom in overexposed areas.

I'll frequently do a Photomatix merge as my baseline image then throw in pieces of the originals as needed here and there, especially in the sky.

R.
 08/24/2010 01:16:33 PM · #7
Jason,can you tell me how you stack your exposures when manual blending? Do you have over or under exposed at the bottom of the layers?Also when you convert do you leave the exposure as from the camera and then make all other changes the same?

Message edited by author 2010-08-24 13:16:52.
 08/22/2010 09:52:22 PM · #8
Here is a quick version...



Standard CS4 HDR batch and conversion with all but 1 file (+0.94 I think)
08/22/2010 09:05:39 PM · #9
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Did anybody ever figure out why an individual RAW file is in the 30MB range? Seems too big.


I think it has something to do with files being 14 bit.
 08/22/2010 08:39:43 PM · #10
I was out of pocket yesterday. Here's my version. I had to give it the DrAchoo green treatment! ;-)


08/22/2010 08:36:38 PM · #11
Did anybody ever figure out why an individual RAW file is in the 30MB range? Seems too big.
 08/22/2010 08:08:47 PM · #12
Used Robert's link...thank you and Colette for the help. Now let's see if I can try this HDR!
 08/22/2010 07:54:50 PM · #13
Originally posted by kleski:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
Originally posted by kleski:
Well I downloaded the files but I can't get them opened...I saved them and extracted as well. Little help here.


What are you trying to open them with?


He has to use something newer than, or updated to the age of, the Canon 5DMkII, which is what Doc uses. I can't open his files in my CS3, but my Photomatix can deal with them, and my Adobe DNG converter, which is free, works fine.

R.


Went to the Adobe site for a converter and can't find which item to download. And I don't have Photomatix... :(


The Adobe site is way confusing. Go here instead and you're all set.

R.
 08/22/2010 07:05:10 PM · #14
Originally posted by kleski:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
Originally posted by kleski:
Well I downloaded the files but I can't get them opened...I saved them and extracted as well. Little help here.


What are you trying to open them with?


He has to use something newer than, or updated to the age of, the Canon 5DMkII, which is what Doc uses. I can't open his files in my CS3, but my Photomatix can deal with them, and my Adobe DNG converter, which is free, works fine.

R.


Went to the Adobe site for a converter and can't find which item to download. And I don't have Photomatix... :(


What software do you have? You need either LR 2 or CS4 with the correct RAW plugin to open the files.

As an alternative, you can use the Canon software DPP to open the files and save them as tiffs.
 08/22/2010 06:58:33 PM · #15
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
Originally posted by kleski:
Well I downloaded the files but I can't get them opened...I saved them and extracted as well. Little help here.


What are you trying to open them with?


He has to use something newer than, or updated to the age of, the Canon 5DMkII, which is what Doc uses. I can't open his files in my CS3, but my Photomatix can deal with them, and my Adobe DNG converter, which is free, works fine.

R.


Went to the Adobe site for a converter and can't find which item to download. And I don't have Photomatix... :(
 08/22/2010 06:10:29 PM · #16
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
Originally posted by kleski:
Well I downloaded the files but I can't get them opened...I saved them and extracted as well. Little help here.


What are you trying to open them with?


He has to use something newer than, or updated to the age of, the Canon 5DMkII, which is what Doc uses. I can't open his files in my CS3, but my Photomatix can deal with them, and my Adobe DNG converter, which is free, works fine.

R.
 08/22/2010 06:01:06 PM · #17
Originally posted by kleski:
Well I downloaded the files but I can't get them opened...I saved them and extracted as well. Little help here.


What are you trying to open them with?
 08/22/2010 02:41:30 PM · #18
Well I downloaded the files but I can't get them opened...I saved them and extracted as well. Little help here.
 08/22/2010 02:13:49 PM · #19
D'OH!!

Just downloaded the files.

I have CS2....I do not like DPP as much as ACR.....at least I can get to them.

...but I will say that DPP curve adjustment rocks compared to ACR (CS2) just for the histogram overlay. :)

Message edited by author 2010-08-22 14:16:46.
 08/22/2010 01:43:41 PM · #20
.. and here's a version with only one of the exposures tonemapped...


08/22/2010 01:27:54 PM · #21
I'll take a stab at this as well once I'm done fabricating some goofy rusty shot I've got a free moment. Thanks for the idea, Dr. I've always used photomatix, but I think I'm done with it. It's just too unrealistic. I've been trying to work from one capture lately, with exposure adjustments. I don't want dreamy, I just want a nice exposure.
 08/22/2010 01:25:08 PM · #22
Originally posted by yakatme:
Originally posted by coryboehne:
How good am I at HDR? I guess I'm about this good. :)



To me, this one is the winner by a wide margin. Very impressive (and surprising) processing.


Agreed!
 08/22/2010 01:01:41 PM · #23
Originally posted by yakatme:
Originally posted by coryboehne:
How good am I at HDR? I guess I'm about this good. :)



To me, this one is the winner by a wide margin. Very impressive (and surprising) processing.


Awww, thanks! (blushes)... :)
 08/22/2010 09:39:22 AM · #24


Loaded all 6 into LR, recovery to 100 on all then processed through Photomatix. Then adjusted the darks and applied two gradients, one for the trees and one for the water and rocks.



Message edited by author 2010-08-22 10:10:41.
 08/22/2010 09:05:45 AM · #25
Originally posted by coryboehne:
How good am I at HDR? I guess I'm about this good. :)



To me, this one is the winner by a wide margin. Very impressive (and surprising) processing.
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