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10/08/2012 10:25:28 AM · #1 |
Can you please critique this HDR shot from the recent Free Study? I didn't really get any comments to help me understand it's mediocrity!
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10/08/2012 10:33:24 AM · #2 |
the composition is very nice, great sun flare but its needs more, either is needs to be whimsical or tack sharp, its just sits in the middle yearning to be a bit more.
if you have a chance, try to redo it and really try to get some sharpness to it. the foreground is a bit blown and lacks real details. |
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10/08/2012 10:36:13 AM · #3 |
| Left a comment with my thoughts/suggestions. |
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10/08/2012 10:39:22 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by mike_311:
the composition is very nice, great sun flare but its needs more, either is needs to be whimsical or tack sharp, its just sits in the middle yearning to be a bit more.
if you have a chance, try to redo it and really try to get some sharpness to it. the foreground is a bit blown and lacks real details. |
Thanks. I think you are right. I did pop the exposure on the foreground with a gradient because I exposed for the sky in camera. I think the sharpness is a problem too and It probably has to do with the fact that I shot my brackets handheld and I did not use L glass. There really is a difference in the sharpness with L glass and the EF-S lenses!! No comparison there.
Originally posted by CNovak:
Left a comment with my thoughts/suggestions. |
Thank you. I will be revisiting this subject again.
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10/08/2012 11:48:08 AM · #5 |
You darkened the sun / did a highlight recovery too hard.
There is a dark halo around the sun..
Otherwise, underexpose - use your histogram, make sure you don't have everything crammed against the right side of the histogram, a spike is fine, but too much means trouble.
Shoot in RAW - frankly, I could have probably gotten close to the same DR, without the strangeness.
Hope that helps.
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10/08/2012 01:46:24 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Cory:
You darkened the sun / did a highlight recovery too hard.
There is a dark halo around the sun..
Otherwise, underexpose - use your histogram, make sure you don't have everything crammed against the right side of the histogram, a spike is fine, but too much means trouble.
Shoot in RAW - frankly, I could have probably gotten close to the same DR, without the strangeness.
Hope that helps. |
I think you gave me a few things to think about. Thanks. I will have to watch the highlight/shadows adjustments in the future. Of course I always shoot in raw.
About the strangeness, are you referring to the super saturated contrasty colors?
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