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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 08:29 AM
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HDR pics. SilMax00 and I.

HDR picture session. Dont have to many pics, ran out of daylight.







Old Jan 14, 2008 | 08:42 AM
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nice shots man.

u plannin on removing your "racing" stripe?

i did mine yesterday, took about 30 minutes from start to finish.
way easier than i had thought it would be and looks much better
Old Jan 14, 2008 | 09:07 AM
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Those are beautiful shots. I need to take some like that, cuz AZ has beautiful sunsets!
Old Jan 14, 2008 | 10:17 AM
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very cool shots guys!

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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 11:10 AM
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cars look good guys
Old Jan 14, 2008 | 01:26 PM
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Look great, but don't see the HDR?
Old Jan 14, 2008 | 07:11 PM
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 07:59 PM
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The main part of the HDR is in the sky, the cars dont have a lot of shadows that HDR would take advantage of.

Please correct me if im wrong.

Nice pics and cars though!

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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 08:05 PM
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Nice pics man.
Old Jan 14, 2008 | 09:54 PM
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It's the most apparent in the 2nd shot. That one is the most obvious HDR of the batch. Pics look good, as do the cars. What'd you shoot with?
Old Jan 15, 2008 | 07:09 AM
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HDR: Multpile shots at variation of exposures to capture a wide range of colors,lights and shadows...Shot with a point and shoot kodak, tripod. ISO 100, 2.8-3.2 fstop...Not to mention to actually see all 32bits of HDR, your , monitor would cost as much as a lotus.

Thanks guys for the props.
Old Jan 15, 2008 | 07:51 AM
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Great pix, the 3rd shot is my favorite. Great job!
Old Jan 15, 2008 | 09:58 AM
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 08:44 PM
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Haha I know how to shoot HDR. It looks good for a point and shoot. Can you adjust the shutter speed on it? That's how I do HDR's on my new Nikon. Either way pics look great, and your max looks clean too.
Old Jan 15, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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Yes, I did. Variation of shutter in order to obtain -2,0 and +2 EV.
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 12:12 AM
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oh alright i thought you said you changed the aperture to achieve it myyyy bad.
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 12:24 AM
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Thumbs up

very nice.
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 09:56 AM
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Pictures look great! Silmax00, are your fogs HID? Reminds me I need to get HID for my projector fog lights, the halogen bulbs suck.
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 01:35 PM
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oh alright i thought you said you changed the aperture to achieve it myyyy bad.
Nah, thats the cheap **** way to do it.
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 02:53 PM
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that's one of the worst examples or attempts at HDR I've ever seen. Blown highlights, unimpressive tonal range, subject is underexposed.

Everyone would be better served hopping off the HDR bandwagon, HDR is a fancy way of saying my camera's sensor performance is subpar.

Also the white balance is off in the last picture.
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 03:24 PM
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you sir are a homosexual.. lol
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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Tell that to CS3...I just take them and edit them, I dont merge them and compress them to 8bits...

And the 1D markII's camera sensor cant touch the capabilities of an HDR image. And its, oh, what, 6 grand? You can shoot HDR with whatever camera you want, thats why its called High Dynamic Range...it captures an insane ammount of tonal ranges over a standard picture. Thanks for the input...

Oh, and I left the 5D at home, I didnt feel like lugging it out there.

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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by gtr_rider
you sir are a homosexual.. lol
That's right, you shoot Nikon :mamoru:

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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by MOHFpro90
Tell that to CS3...I just take them and edit them, I dont merge them and compress them to 8bits...

And the 1D markII's camera sensor cant touch the capabilities of an HDR image. And its, oh, what, 6 grand? You can shoort HDR with whatever camera you want, thats why its called High Dynamic Range...
1. Those pictures do not have high dynamic range, they don't even have good contrast. YOUR HIGHLIGHTS ARE BLOWN.
2. The 1D Mark-II is out dated, and can be had for under $4500 new.
3. HDR shows the limitations of your cameras sensor, that's not a good thing. Focus more on lighting, less on gimmicks.
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 03:40 PM
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The reflection makes it hard to see the bug guard
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 03:42 PM
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Well I, for one, LOVE the pictures!
Old Jan 17, 2008 | 10:29 AM
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Thanks for the lovely support...Its lind of hard to tell the sun what to do, but if you know how, by all means, please share. Atleast I know how to use HDR and a camera...Not to mention, the point of HDR is to avoid sharp contrast and capture all ranges of light and color.
Old Jan 17, 2008 | 04:13 PM
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Well the sun rises in the east, sets in the west, and is pretty consistent in doing so. I would recommend buying or making some reflectors (although since the sun is past the tree line you'll probably want to step up to strobes).

As for the second part could you explain the lack of shadow detail, blown highlights, and improper color balance? I think you are confusing "sharp contrast" with limited tonal range.

It's fun to experiment and all but HDR really shouldn't be looked upon as the latest and greatest thing, it's a bandaid.
Old Jan 17, 2008 | 04:19 PM
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HDR = altezza
Old Jan 18, 2008 | 12:53 PM
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i think there decent lol.


dunno what all these camera nerds are talking about w/ their nikkons, exposure,lighting whatever...
Old Jan 18, 2008 | 08:49 PM
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Lack of shadow detail and 'blown' highlights..I made them that way. Here is an unedited picture:

EV -2,-1,0,1,2



Look man, Im not tryin to be a d!ck or anything, but its not cool you just come in here baggin, tellin me I have no clue what Im doing. Ive taken 4 years of photography classes, and have plenty of experience and knowledge from pinholes, darkroom and cross processing. Sure, my camera isnt great, but atleast I did it RIGHT...HDR is a nice way to take the best parts of each exposure and put them together, make the shadows brighter and highlights darker. Like dodging and burning in the darkroom...just a lot easier and less paper wasting.
Old Jan 19, 2008 | 09:36 AM
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Besides maybe if he keeps typing more he be able to burn off that snickers diet he is on.
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 02:09 PM
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You blew your highlights on purpose?
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 03:15 PM
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I like the "blown" highlight effect. Makes the pictures look eve more awesome! Again I say, nice work!
Old Jan 23, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by SexiiMaxii
I like the "blown" highlight effect. Makes the pictures look eve more awesome! Again I say, nice work!
Thanks!
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