My First HDR - PhotoCamel

jfrancho · 10-30-2007

I gotta say, hats off to Worm324 for getting this rolling and putting up a great tutorial to make it easy for the uninitiated. I cannot believe the quality of all the "My First HDR" threads in here. My first HDR was not so successful. I tried the process with a a lot of DR, and also, unfortunately, some subject movement. The Obvious Answer, in this case turned out to be using better lighting.

So, anyway here it is:

Worm324 · 10-30-2007

Really nice job and well balanced image John.

I like the colors and comp, but the lighting really stands out on this image for me. Nice and soft shadows with great complementing colors.

Best,
Jay

jfrancho · 10-30-2007

You know what, I posted the wrong one, after looking through my notes. That's not the one. I found it, now. You can see the ghosting I had:

I think the one at the top was a single raw. Here is another that, based on my notes, is a tone mapped file from three different "Save for the Web..." developments of a single raw, using Merge to HDR :

Here are the sources:

10-30-2007	#1 (permalink)
jfrancho Camel Breath Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 11,435 CamelKarma: 3070 Editing OK?: No Gallery \| Blog	My First HDR I gotta say, hats off to Worm324 for getting this rolling and putting up a great tutorial to make it easy for the uninitiated. I cannot believe the quality of all the "My First HDR" threads in here. My first HDR was not so successful. I tried the process with a a lot of DR, and also, unfortunately, some subject movement. The Obvious Answer, in this case turned out to be using better lighting. So, anyway here it is: __________________ 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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10-30-2007	#2 (permalink)
Worm324 Photocamel Master Location: NY, USA Posts: 9,508 CamelKarma: 19109 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: My First HDR Really nice job and well balanced image John. I like the colors and comp, but the lighting really stands out on this image for me. Nice and soft shadows with great complementing colors. Best, Jay
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10-30-2007	#3 (permalink)
jfrancho Camel Breath Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 11,435 CamelKarma: 3070 Editing OK?: No Gallery \| Blog	Re: My First HDR You know what, I posted the wrong one, after looking through my notes. That's not the one. I found it, now. You can see the ghosting I had: I think the one at the top was a single raw. Here is another that, based on my notes, is a tone mapped file from three different "Save for the Web..." developments of a single raw, using Merge to HDR : Here are the sources: __________________ 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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