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HDR; my Start
Topic Started: Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:01 pm (211 Views)
weneakhborz	Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:01 pm Post #1
Waynakh Borz Posts: 2,850 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: April 8, 2006	i wanted to try this HDR thing every one is talking about.so here is my start the Original one: the HDR one.: what do you think folks?



weneakhborz	Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:33 pm Post #2
Waynakh Borz Posts: 2,850 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: April 8, 2006	and this one is from some kind of rubbish site.



dave_irl	Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:35 pm Post #3
I love offset. Posts: 8,729 Group: Admin Member #6 Joined: November 2, 2005	Whats HDR? Either way it looks cool, would make a great magazine cover shot!



dave_irl	Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:41 pm Post #4
I love offset. Posts: 8,729 Group: Admin Member #6 Joined: November 2, 2005



weneakhborz	Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:41 pm Post #5
Waynakh Borz Posts: 2,850 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: April 8, 2006	it is High Definition some thing,wait let me see..



weneakhborz	Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:43 pm Post #6
Waynakh Borz Posts: 2,850 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: April 8, 2006	wow.it really works as a mag.cover mate.good job and yeah it is high dynamic Range Imaging http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging



Matt	Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:44 pm Post #7
Administrator - Hawk Eye Posts: 14,126 Group: Admin Member #20 Joined: November 8, 2005	It just looks a bit more grainy to me



dave_irl	Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:47 pm Post #8
I love offset. Posts: 8,729 Group: Admin Member #6 Joined: November 2, 2005	weneakhborz Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:43 pm wow.it really works as a mag.cover mate.good job and yeah it is high dynamic Range Imaging http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging cool, there are some really cool photos on there! I guess you need a certain type of camera to be able to take these shots properly though, right?



JensonGB	Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:48 pm Post #9
I Will Find One That I Keep! Posts: 3,302 Group: Members Member #619 Joined: October 25, 2006	Matt Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:44 pm It just looks a bit more grainy to me I'm glad it's just not me then. It looks fine on the smaller shot that dave has done but on the original it seems to take away something from the car, the front doesn't look quite right. or maybe i do need specsavers



weneakhborz	Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:48 pm Post #10
Waynakh Borz Posts: 2,850 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: April 8, 2006	yeah.there are more Greater Pictures made by HDR.but that is my Starter.



MICHAEL	Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:48 pm Post #11
Member Posts: 5,632 Group: Members Member #555 Joined: September 28, 2006	Either way, there's nothing like a good looking 190E, except maybe, a good looking woman, but then they age, whereas a 190e doesn't.



dave_irl	Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:49 pm Post #12
I love offset. Posts: 8,729 Group: Admin Member #6 Joined: November 2, 2005	Matt Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:44 pm It just looks a bit more grainy to me Look at the side of the car in the HDR pic, you can see the reflection of the track better than in the original, and you can see more detail on the brake disc, yet in the background the sky is not just one grey and the hill side looks a bit more detailed too! I didnt get it at first..



weneakhborz	Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:53 pm Post #13
Waynakh Borz Posts: 2,850 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: April 8, 2006	dave_irl Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:47 pm weneakhborz Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:43 pm wow.it really works as a mag.cover mate.good job and yeah it is high dynamic Range Imaging http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging cool, there are some really cool photos on there! I guess you need a certain type of camera to be able to take these shots properly though, right? no not a t all. need tree copies of the same image.each one with different EV.maybe Neil will tell us more about EV. as i understood it it is the exposure levels that act the most in this.thats why my single comy doesn't look that hot and awesome.



dave_irl	Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:55 pm Post #14
I love offset. Posts: 8,729 Group: Admin Member #6 Joined: November 2, 2005	Ahhh I get it. So if you had a tripod set up or something and took the same shot at 3 different settings then it would work... So who is going to take the first true HDR shot of a 190 then



weneakhborz	Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:55 pm Post #15
Waynakh Borz Posts: 2,850 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: April 8, 2006	dave_irl Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:49 pm Matt Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:44 pm It just looks a bit more grainy to me Look at the side of the car in the HDR pic, you can see the reflection of the track better than in the original, and you can see more detail on the brake disc, yet in the background the sky is not just one grey and the hill side looks a bit more detailed too! I didnt get it at first.. thats the point of it.thanks mate.



weneakhborz	Thu Jan 1, 2009 11:00 pm Post #16
Waynakh Borz Posts: 2,850 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: April 8, 2006	the ones you can find on the net about HDR are more like a picture that you would do a wrap to it using Photoshop.they doesn't feel that great.here are some made more properly the originals the HDR here is the normal one here is the HDR those are Properly dome ones Edited by weneakhborz, Thu Jan 1, 2009 11:02 pm.



RM Merc 190	Thu Jan 1, 2009 11:10 pm Post #17
Member Posts: 3,400 Group: Members Member #1,114 Joined: March 29, 2007	Ah, so you use the three pics and take the bits you want from each picture, meld them together and get a picture with differing exposures in each part. Clever.



Matt	Thu Jan 1, 2009 11:10 pm Post #18
Administrator - Hawk Eye Posts: 14,126 Group: Admin Member #20 Joined: November 8, 2005	Hmmm, but to me it just looks like the brightness has been turned up alot.



RM Merc 190	Thu Jan 1, 2009 11:12 pm Post #19
Member Posts: 3,400 Group: Members Member #1,114 Joined: March 29, 2007	Also, this is quite easy with a digi SLR as with mine you can set it to take three shots at once - one mid range and then one with higher exposure and one lower.



juz.190	Thu Jan 1, 2009 11:12 pm Post #20
nin Posts: 448 Group: Members Member #3,213 Joined: September 8, 2008	does it work with a box brownie ?



weneakhborz	Thu Jan 1, 2009 11:12 pm Post #21
Waynakh Borz Posts: 2,850 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: April 8, 2006	sorry the wrong reply Edited by weneakhborz, Thu Jan 1, 2009 11:14 pm.



weneakhborz	Thu Jan 1, 2009 11:15 pm Post #22
Waynakh Borz Posts: 2,850 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: April 8, 2006	Matt Thu Jan 1, 2009 11:10 pm Hmmm, but to me it just looks like the brightness has been turned up alot. in mine.yes it does.i used one copy when i had to have more like three images with different settings



MICHAEL	Thu Jan 1, 2009 11:21 pm Post #23
Member Posts: 5,632 Group: Members Member #555 Joined: September 28, 2006	Neil's the man to give a professional opinion on this, but in the meantime, my 2p worth is, a high definition shot can be enlarged,without any loss of definition.



weneakhborz	Thu Jan 1, 2009 11:30 pm Post #24
Waynakh Borz Posts: 2,850 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: April 8, 2006	here is Aemt's car.. i know i haven't really got this covered yet.iam trying to learn more about it



-V-	Thu Jan 1, 2009 11:33 pm Post #25
The Hamster Posts: 2,630 Group: Moderator Member #39 Joined: November 12, 2005	Rupert - which SLR camera do you have? Took me a while to decide but after noticing all the small details in the first pic, the HDR is a lot better. Could do with being a touch darker maybe to make it look a bit more 'natural'. But i like it!



weneakhborz	Thu Jan 1, 2009 11:36 pm Post #26
Waynakh Borz Posts: 2,850 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: April 8, 2006	thanks mate.



-V-	Thu Jan 1, 2009 11:59 pm Post #27
The Hamster Posts: 2,630 Group: Moderator Member #39 Joined: November 12, 2005	What software are you using?



weneakhborz	Fri Jan 2, 2009 12:58 am Post #28
Waynakh Borz Posts: 2,850 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: April 8, 2006	photoshop cs3 and i just downloaded photomatix pro



RM Merc 190	Fri Jan 2, 2009 6:04 am Post #29
Member Posts: 3,400 Group: Members Member #1,114 Joined: March 29, 2007	weneakhborz, I'll be out taking some shots tomorrow, don't have my stand yet, but will try and get some triple exposure shots if the weather is nice for you to play with if you want.



NEIL	Fri Jan 2, 2009 10:17 am Post #30
Fewer Posts than Kenny Posts: 16,161 Group: Members Member #63 Joined: November 18, 2005	HDR is something I haven't remotely messed with yet, as I tend to steer clear of overall 'effects' on images - if I want to retain a highlight or shadow detail or introduce higher/lower satruation to certain areas of an image, I'll mask it and do it in layers. As far as I know, optimum result with HDR are from RAW images, the more the merrier - 9 instead of 3, for example in 1/3-stop increments. You can set the camera to 'auto-bracket' the exposures in increments of your choice, or you can do it manually. I have no doubt that a great many billboard ads out there already utilise HDR to some degree. I don't watch the new Dr Who habitually, but their extremely overlit / punchy style really reminds me of HDR.



RM Merc 190	Sat Jan 3, 2009 5:54 pm Post #31
Member Posts: 3,400 Group: Members Member #1,114 Joined: March 29, 2007	-V- Thu Jan 1, 2009 11:33 pm Rupert - which SLR camera do you have? Took me a while to decide but after noticing all the small details in the first pic, the HDR is a lot better. Could do with being a touch darker maybe to make it look a bit more 'natural'. But i like it! Sorry, missed this before. i've got a Canon XTI/400D with a Canon EF-S 17-85 lens F4-5.6



weneakhborz	Sat Jan 3, 2009 7:20 pm Post #32
Waynakh Borz Posts: 2,850 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: April 8, 2006	RM Merc 190 Fri Jan 2, 2009 6:04 am weneakhborz, I'll be out taking some shots tomorrow, don't have my stand yet, but will try and get some triple exposure shots if the weather is nice for you to play with if you want. i would love to.try to take them exactly the same position.



RM Merc 190	Sat Jan 3, 2009 7:33 pm Post #33
Member Posts: 3,400 Group: Members Member #1,114 Joined: March 29, 2007	weneakhborz Sat Jan 3, 2009 7:20 pm RM Merc 190 Fri Jan 2, 2009 6:04 am weneakhborz, I'll be out taking some shots tomorrow, don't have my stand yet, but will try and get some triple exposure shots if the weather is nice for you to play with if you want. i would love to.try to take them exactly the same position. The light was really flat yesterday so it made the shots hard, however, while I was out I got 5 mins of sun and managed to get one set - when I get home I'll get them off the camera and email them to you if you pm me you address



weneakhborz	Sat Jan 3, 2009 9:02 pm Post #34
Waynakh Borz Posts: 2,850 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: April 8, 2006	PM Sent



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