Totally underexposed - PhotoCamel

WCUBE · 01-14-2009

When I took this I was convinced that I had a decent shot of the sun going down behind the trees. When I put it up on the screen I almost threw it away. But I decided to try HDR and salvage the shot. I under and over exposed the shot using my RAW viewer, ran it through Photomatix, and then cropped. I couldn't believe the difference!

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After

DSC_0711_HDR.jpg

Douglas · 01-16-2009

Very nice save. Most people would just delete that original image.

Ellbee99 · 01-16-2009

It is great that you had so much info to salvage. That is a great thing about shooting raw. I think you need to work a bit more on blending the sky and the hill/tree though. That is always a tricky part to get right. Really good start.

WCUBE · 01-16-2009

Thanks for the comments Douglas and Lori. Unfortunately I think this is at the limit of my skills with the editing software. Every thing I tried beyond this deteriorated the shot.

01-14-2009	#1 (permalink)
WCUBE Bactrian Location: Texas Posts: 1,846 CamelKarma: 12056 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Totally underexposed When I took this I was convinced that I had a decent shot of the sun going down behind the trees. When I put it up on the screen I almost threw it away. But I decided to try HDR and salvage the shot. I under and over exposed the shot using my RAW viewer, ran it through Photomatix, and then cropped. I couldn't believe the difference! Before DSC_0711.jpg After DSC_0711_HDR.jpg __________________ Members don't see ads in threads. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Forum, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.
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01-16-2009	#2 (permalink)
Douglas F1 Camel Location: Florida Posts: 3,754 CamelKarma: 4959 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Totally underexposed Very nice save. Most people would just delete that original image.

01-16-2009	#3 (permalink)
Ellbee99 Camel Breath Location: Here...in the middle...of imagination Posts: 11,925 CamelKarma: 57663 Editing OK?: No Gallery \| Blog	Re: Totally underexposed It is great that you had so much info to salvage. That is a great thing about shooting raw. I think you need to work a bit more on blending the sky and the hill/tree though. That is always a tricky part to get right. Really good start.
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01-16-2009	#4 (permalink)
WCUBE Bactrian Location: Texas Posts: 1,846 CamelKarma: 12056 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Totally underexposed Thanks for the comments Douglas and Lori. Unfortunately I think this is at the limit of my skills with the editing software. Every thing I tried beyond this deteriorated the shot. __________________ Members don't see ads in threads. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Forum, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.
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