[photoDuel]: HDR Photo Duel! [Archive] - Page 3 - The Global Indian Photographer

anvancy-(macro analyst)

10-27-2010, 06:24 PM

sorry a noob question but i thought to get the milky feeling you need to slow down your shutter speed, whats with the appeture ?

a very nice click though.

If you only increase shutter speed and keep aperture constant,then the light intensity increases.so in short a burned photo depending upon the scene.For longer shutter speeds and proper exposure,F11 and beyond can be kept unless it depends upon the situation.

Anvancy

Jonak

10-27-2010, 10:32 PM

sorry a noob question but i thought to get the milky feeling you need to slow down your shutter speed, whats with the appeture ?

a very nice click though.

I liked your question.
I should have written, In the available light at that time, at minimum aperture of f/8.0 of my cam, the slowest shutter speed I got was 1/30. Below it the photo was getting over exposed. everything is inter-related.
If the available light was less, I could have lower the shutter speed more.

Very nice HDR. Multiple shots?
Yes. Multiple shot.

amvj

12-09-2010, 12:45 AM

My first HDR

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5205/5244686230_bf12e96a35_b.jpg
- SE 2MP phone

KrishnenduKes

12-09-2010, 08:54 AM

My first HDR

- SE 2MP phone

Too many halos!

amvj

12-09-2010, 11:52 AM

Thanks I thought this type of appearance was normal to a HDR photo. The term "halo" is new to me. Now learning this with the link http://www.ghawkinsphotos.com/view/ArticlesS01.php :)

KrishnenduKes

12-09-2010, 01:01 PM

Thanks I thought this type of appearance was normal to a HDR photo. The term "halo" is new to me. Now learning this with the link http://www.ghawkinsphotos.com/view/ArticlesS01.php :)

You can also try this link (http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/showthread.php?t=76).

hitanshu

12-09-2010, 01:43 PM

two words for you: luminous landscapes

sandeep

12-24-2010, 05:34 PM

http://i54.tinypic.com/wl94s9.jpg

arijit

12-24-2010, 06:05 PM

http://i54.tinypic.com/wl94s9.jpg

Liked this one . . . optimum processing :)

KrishnenduKes

12-24-2010, 06:16 PM

Liked this one . . . optimum processing :)

So optimum that I could not even make out that this is an HDR! There are more details on the walls than on the bike! :)

sandeep

12-24-2010, 06:17 PM

Liked this one . . . optimum processing :)

thank you bro :)

So optimum that I could not even make out that this is an HDR! There are more details on the walls than on the bike! :)
Do you mean this doesnt qualify bro?:rolleyes:
if so i have one more for you:)
http://i53.tinypic.com/13zwvvq.jpg

arijit

12-24-2010, 06:23 PM

So optimum that I could not even make out that this is an HDR! There are more details on the walls than on the bike! :)

I agree. My first impression was the same. Saw closely, most of the dark spots are eliminated. May be it can better be categorized as dynamic range image than 'High dynamic Range image'.

KrishnenduKes

12-24-2010, 06:26 PM

thank you bro :)

Do you mean this doesnt qualify bro?:rolleyes:
if so i have one more for you:)

I did not say it does not qualify. I said what it looks like!

sandeep

12-24-2010, 06:27 PM

I did not say it does not qualify. I said what it looks like!
said it casually bro:)

One more :)

http://i55.tinypic.com/343i5wm.jpg

hitanshu

01-04-2011, 12:29 PM

Here we go people:
http://www.freerider.in/images/IMG_9499_500_501_TM.jpg
http://www.freerider.in/images/IMG_9598_6_7_TM.jpg
http://www.freerider.in/images/IMG_9622_0_1_TM.jpg

Some sample shots from my KK trip. It was more about family time rather than clicking ergo the bad compos. Advise is solicited/welcome!

arijit

01-04-2011, 02:57 PM

beautiful HDRs Tau...loved them. which place is this?

hitanshu

01-04-2011, 03:40 PM

Pookote lake, approach to Karapuzha Dam, Banasura Dam

hitanshu

01-05-2011, 01:42 PM

Some from Khuliya top trek, Munsyari:
http://www.freerider.in/images/IMG_7142_0_1_TM.jpg
http://www.freerider.in/images/IMG_7202_0_1_TMM.jpg

Cheers :)

nelson_sanjoy

01-05-2011, 05:47 PM

Nice job Tau - First one is great - good use of frame.
I would have liked the second one more if the clouds and hills had a bit more clarity but I guess fog marred it.

hitanshu

01-05-2011, 08:13 PM

Thanks - Sanjoy:
Yes, I fully agree on the 2nd. I think I'll have to invest in a CRT now because I am literally pulling hair out everytime I want to finetune an image like this on my T series laptop. Complete crap-all screen, I tell you.

Devaiah PA

01-05-2011, 08:35 PM

Thanks - Sanjoy:
I think I'll have to invest in a CRT now.

CRT is not the right thing for photo editing.. CRT is almost out of the production..
Go for a TFT IPS monitor.....else you will repent later.

Bibudesh

01-06-2011, 07:05 PM

...this on my T series laptop. Complete crap-all screen, I tell you.

....else you will repent later.

I dont know why but I could not stop laughing LOL!..

anvancy-(macro analyst)

01-08-2011, 10:44 AM

CRT is not the right thing for photo editing.. CRT is almost out of the production..
Go for a TFT IPS monitor.....else you will repent later.

I Still use a CRT.do you see any problems/bad things in my work?

Anvancy

KrishnenduKes

01-08-2011, 11:29 AM

I Still use a CRT.do you see any problems/bad things in my work?

Anvancy

Loved it! :)

Great Anvancy. Keep it up!

anvancy-(macro analyst)

01-09-2011, 11:31 AM

I myself Drool seeing my shots on Apple Displays and Dell Displays.But I work on my samsung CRT.I am myself waiting to shift to LCD.

My only point was,CRT is still used by some.It is not a wrong tool.But it has become an Obsolete tool.

Anvancy

Devaiah PA

01-09-2011, 12:03 PM

I Still use a CRT.do you see any problems/bad things in my work?

Anvancy

Absolutely not.... Even I am using CRT for the past 18 years.

The whole point is...While you are making a new purchase and you have better displays available at low cost why should you buy something which is almost obsolete and not the best for photography (Photography: This is what we all talk about right?)....

So I suggested him to go for the better technology.

ananth

02-05-2011, 10:52 PM

Nirar Reservoir - Valparai

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_78hF7pCqlrw/TUeU1idqPFI/AAAAAAAAHkY/1I7nJqNRZ4M/IMG_0417_8_9_tonemapped.jpg

anvancy-(macro analyst)

02-05-2011, 11:52 PM

Horizon is tilted.

Anvancy

ananth

02-08-2011, 06:38 PM

How about this one?

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_78hF7pCqlrw/TU6wK5FazdI/AAAAAAAAHsw/SFg0j79io70/IMG_0233.jpg

hitanshu

02-08-2011, 11:19 PM

Tilted horizon and crazy halos- takes away the niceness of the original. Doesnt work

KrishnenduKes

02-09-2011, 10:07 AM

Horizon is still tilted.

Exposure is too much, get it lower.

Too many halos, this happens in some work. People like Anvancy can say how to "cure" halos.

7-methyltheophylline

02-17-2011, 11:45 AM

Last post a week ago? I was enjoying this thread so much! Time to for a little bump, eh?

Here's an HDR photo of a squirrel that mysteriously found its way to the terrace of my 7-floor building. 3 exposure bracketed images [-1,0,+1] processed in Photomatix Pro 3.2

http://i.imgur.com/liZxL.jpg

KrishnenduKes

02-19-2011, 09:16 AM

7-methyltheophylline

03-06-2011, 10:06 AM

One more HDR, this time taken in the ruins of Murud Janjira. 3 photos [-1,0,+1] processed in Photomatix and then an unsharp mask in the GIMP.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5087/5330271943_21d2cc0a8d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27286306@N07/5330271943/)
Ruins (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27286306@N07/5330271943/) by akshay_ac (http://www.flickr.com/people/27286306@N07/), on Flickr

KrishnenduKes

03-06-2011, 01:15 PM

7-methyltheophylline

03-10-2011, 09:59 AM

It seems that I am duelling with myself here...I'm posting in the hope of waking up this thread.

This is Visapur Fort near Lonavala.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5281/5260120586_04c9db971e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27286306@N07/5260120586/)
Fort Visapur (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27286306@N07/5260120586/) by akshay_ac (http://www.flickr.com/people/27286306@N07/), on Flickr

KrishnenduKes

03-10-2011, 04:03 PM

It seems that I am duelling with myself here...I'm posting in the hope of waking up this thread.

Good joke there!

Looks like HDR has gone out of fashion amongst the older users of PIN.

hitanshu

03-10-2011, 04:33 PM

No yaar. some of us don't have the time. But now that you reminded me, by Sunday I'll pull out an HDR from my unprocessed archives .

but 7MTP, your latest one is not good at all - no contrast, no dark areas, nothing. and processing artefacts.

sandeep

03-18-2011, 01:58 PM

Hope its upto the mark

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5219/5536487494_cd636fe88c.jpg

KrishnenduKes

03-18-2011, 03:00 PM

Hope its upto the mark

Not bad at all!

sandeep

03-18-2011, 03:06 PM

Not bad at all!

Thanks ken da

7-methyltheophylline

03-18-2011, 05:23 PM

Now we're duellin'! Nice work sandeep.

Here's one more from the ancient island fortress of Murud Janjira 120 km south of Mumbai, which never fell in battle for 5 centuries.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5245/5315751295_a551f41374_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27286306@N07/5315751295/)
Invincible (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27286306@N07/5315751295/) by akshay_ac (http://www.flickr.com/people/27286306@N07/), on Flickr

sandeep

03-18-2011, 06:20 PM

@^,nice one..
Another one

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5134/5536719969_07c63ddaf4.jpg

KrishnenduKes

03-20-2011, 08:36 PM

Now we're duellin'! Nice work sandeep.

Here's one more from the ancient island fortress of Murud Janjira 120 km south of Mumbai, which never fell in battle for 5 centuries.

Excellent composition.

Good HDR work.

@^,nice one..
Another one

Your previous shot was much better.

7-methyltheophylline

03-22-2011, 03:18 PM

Thanks Dada. Here's one I took from the terrace of my building. 3 exposures, processed in Photomatix Pro 3.2 .

City of Joy
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5209/5342670746_9d908016f1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27286306@N07/5342670746/)
City of Joy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27286306@N07/5342670746/) by akshay_ac (http://www.flickr.com/people/27286306@N07/), on Flickr

hitanshu

03-22-2011, 10:31 PM

Not working at all for me - too much artefacts and halos all around. The cityscape is a bit unexciting too.

KrishnenduKes

03-23-2011, 02:34 PM

Not working for me either. Not because of the artefacts or the halos, I do not see too many other than a lot of noise. However...

The photograph itself is not a great one to write home about you see!

arijit

04-03-2011, 01:33 PM

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/195888_1893113883850_1121619145_32268844_2599243_n .jpg

hitanshu

04-03-2011, 09:43 PM

Not working for me man - this is not half the previous level of stuff we've seen from you man. what's happened to fotuzlab???

KrishnenduKes

04-04-2011, 07:53 PM

Not working for me either arijit.

Framing is not right, contrast is missing, colours are dull, subject is not clear... this is just not you! :(

7-methyltheophylline

04-22-2011, 08:18 AM

One from Murud Janjira. The green channel looks overcooked, but I couldn't tone it down no matter what I tried.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5227/5618985820_c45e2f5e87_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27286306@N07/5618985820/)
Murud Janjira : Fortifications (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27286306@N07/5618985820/) by akshay_ac (http://www.flickr.com/people/27286306@N07/), on Flickr

KrishnenduKes

04-25-2011, 06:40 AM

One from Murud Janjira. The green channel looks overcooked, but I couldn't tone it down no matter what I tried.

The green looks fine to me. It is the wall that looks overcooked to me.

Btw, which place is this?

Xavier

04-25-2011, 09:27 AM

The green looks fine to me. It is the wall that looks overcooked to me.

Btw, which place is this?

It's the Janjira Fort in Murud, Maharashtra. It's surrounded by sea on all sides and is one of the few forts in the State which Shivaji was never able to capture.

KrishnenduKes

04-25-2011, 06:36 PM

It's the Janjira Fort in Murud, Maharashtra. It's surrounded by sea on all sides and is one of the few forts in the State which Shivaji was never able to capture.

Thanks for the info.

Just put it on my list to visit!

Xavier

04-26-2011, 11:53 AM

Thanks for the info.

Just put it on my list to visit!

You're welcome. :) Here's a pic of the fort I had shot last year.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4353117433_ccdc60728c_b.jpg

KrishnenduKes

04-27-2011, 08:25 AM

You're welcome. :) Here's a pic of the fort I had shot last year.

HDR? Not doing it for me.

But I guess you put it more for info's sake than anything else.

Xavier

04-27-2011, 09:37 AM

Yes, it's not an HDR. I don't like the look of most HDRs anymore. I guess I should have posted it in another thread.

amvj

05-19-2011, 07:20 PM

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2763/5736420405_dacfb0dc9b_b.jpg

KrishnenduKes

05-19-2011, 07:46 PM

Evidently a single file HDR.

I do not if it is evident to the others, but there is a huge artifact in the sky.

amvj

05-19-2011, 08:07 PM

Thanks for your critique. I am still learning composing the HDR. :)

7-methyltheophylline

07-06-2011, 02:46 AM

I'm currently in Switzerland, thought I'd take another stab at this HDR thing. Sunset over the Rhine in Basel.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6017/5905964545_b02589164e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27286306@N07/5905964545/)
Basel Sunset (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27286306@N07/5905964545/) by akshay_ac (http://www.flickr.com/people/27286306@N07/), on Flickr

7-methyltheophylline

08-13-2011, 04:25 PM

Ain't no love for HDR, eh. Oh well. Here's one of Lake Lucerne. 3-exposure HDR.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6128/6037502847_2b3b410849_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27286306@N07/6037502847/)
Lake Lucerne (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27286306@N07/6037502847/) by akshay_ac (http://www.flickr.com/people/27286306@N07/), on Flickr

KrishnenduKes

08-13-2011, 04:31 PM

Ain't no love for HDR, eh. Oh well. Here's one of Lake Lucerne. 3-exposure HDR.

Neither of the two shots look like HDR. And both look excellent.

I wonder what Anvancy has to say to these since he is the one who got the HDR tutorial going on this site! :)

7-methyltheophylline

08-30-2011, 01:14 PM

Inside the Notre Dame de Paris.

In this case I was a little more liberal with the HDR processing, not really aiming for that realistic look. I hope I didn't get carried away with the settings.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6205/6095478731_e82c4dc5a2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27286306@N07/6095478731/)
Notre Dame de Paris HDR (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27286306@N07/6095478731/) by akshay_ac (http://www.flickr.com/people/27286306@N07/), on Flickr

KrishnenduKes

08-31-2011, 03:19 PM

7-methyltheophylline

08-31-2011, 03:37 PM

KrishnenduKes

08-31-2011, 04:18 PM

3 handheld JPEG exposures, 1.6 EVs apart.

HDR processed in Photomatix 3.2, then color corrected in Lightroom, then used the GIMP for tilt correction, lens distortion, clone tool and chromatic aberration removal. All in all, this is my most heavily processed image ever!

GIMP? Tilt correction? Lens distortion? Which lens were you using? Chromatic Aberration? I think that you should start at a tutorial of all that.

Most heavily processed image! The results are apparent. Quite a decent job of the interiors of the Notre Dame. Though I dare say that I can see details of this wonderful monument that I would not have been able to see with the naked eye at such a distance.

Now don't you wish that you had used 6 images for the same!!! :D

Bishal

09-19-2011, 12:14 PM

http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=2427&stc=1&d=1316414581

7-methyltheophylline

09-19-2011, 12:27 PM

That is some great, very controlled HDR processing. Very nice work. But I notice that the interior hallway details have been lost to the shadows, perhaps more exposures would have helped? But it's a minor nitpick, good pic overall.

kaushik07

09-20-2011, 03:39 AM

An attempt ...

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6163/6152284171_b59479619d_z.jpg

KrishnenduKes

09-22-2011, 12:38 PM

An attempt ...

After seeing all that people have done recently, this photograph looks oversaturated!

Sorry. :(

kaushik07

09-30-2011, 03:05 PM

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6170/6152848718_39c16914d8_z.jpg

KrishnenduKes

10-02-2011, 08:18 AM

Very good one there Kaushik.

Real or pseudo?

kaushik07

10-05-2011, 06:50 PM

Very good one there Kaushik.

Real or pseudo?

HDR'd using a single RAW file :)

kaushik07

10-05-2011, 06:51 PM

Very good one there Kaushik.

Real or pseudo?

thanks a lot sir,

HDR'd using a single RAW file :)

KrishnenduKes

10-05-2011, 08:04 PM

thanks a lot sir,

HDR'd using a single RAW file :)

So that's a pseudo HDR.

Bishal

10-12-2011, 03:37 PM

Good one dude !! :)

This one's from a flying window ;)

http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=2470&stc=1&d=1318413920

7-methyltheophylline

10-12-2011, 03:42 PM

This one is not quite doing it for me, buddy. The foreground is still dark and somewhat distracting. But your earlier ones were quite good.

Bishal

10-12-2011, 03:51 PM

This one is not quite doing it for me, buddy. The foreground is still dark and somewhat distracting. But your earlier ones were quite good.

Thanks :) Will get a better one next time !!

kaushik07

10-12-2011, 05:55 PM

at red fort

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/310293_10150376513561885_515036884_10466936_143445 660_n.jpg

KrishnenduKes

10-13-2011, 10:22 AM

Good one dude !! :)

This one's from a flying window ;)

Why would even want to do an HDR of this?

at red fort

Your previous shot is far better.

KrishnenduKes

11-03-2011, 12:53 PM

Me entering here after a really long time!

Singh Sagar

The Honeymoon suites of Déogarh Mahal Palace.

http://www.thephotographer.in/galleries/data/516/Poolside.jpg

7-methyltheophylline

11-03-2011, 01:13 PM

Very nice, tightly controlled HDR. Good composition as well. Which software did you use to process the HDR?

KrishnenduKes

11-03-2011, 01:42 PM

Very nice, tightly controlled HDR. Good composition as well. Which software did you use to process the HDR?

Thanks.

Photoshop.

synn

11-03-2011, 02:13 PM

Very clean processing, Ken. Just the way I like it. :)

robin234

11-04-2011, 01:30 AM

I don't like doing HDR or even pesedo hdr .anyway this is HDR or pesudo hdr from single raw file done using photomatix

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4328280631_de2e58e2b7_z.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4538026121_441817fe5e_z.jpg

KrishnenduKes

11-04-2011, 09:44 AM

Very clean processing, Ken. Just the way I like it. :)

Thanks Synn. I am trying out a few things because I realise that some of the biggest names in architecture photography use HDR technique a lot.

synn

11-04-2011, 10:09 AM

Nice shots, Robin. The second one is really awesome.

Ken: Yep, I've used it for an architectural shoot once and it is very useful. HDRI in general is useful if done properly. Too bad 99% of the HDR "Artists" don't "Get" HDRI.

powerslave

11-04-2011, 11:10 AM

I don't like doing HDR or even pesedo hdr .anyway this is HDR or pesudo hdr from single raw file done using photomatix

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4538026121_441817fe5e_z.jpg

This shot is very well exposed. Good stuff.

robin234

11-04-2011, 01:00 PM

I don't like doing HDR or even pesedo hdr .anyway this is HDR or pesudo hdr from single raw file done using photomatix

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4328280631_de2e58e2b7_z.jpg

Tweaked

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6094/6311135267_2409fedab5_z.jpg
thanks guys

KrishnenduKes

11-04-2011, 01:11 PM

This shot is very well exposed. Good stuff.

It is indeed.

But let me also tell folks out here that those are quite far removed from the "real" colours!

synn

11-04-2011, 01:40 PM

Reality is what is perceived by the photographer, isn't it?

The more I have been reading up about the art itself, the more I see the experts agreeing on this unanimously, no matter whatever CANIKONTAXYUPUS they are shooting.

Neither Velvia, nor Kodachrome delivers "Real" colors. They have their unique color palettes that many have come to love. Even B&W photos are manipulated on field with color filters. So Why should digital become the boring cousin by basically restricting itself as a tool for documentation?

Incidentally, this is what I was reading as I came across this post:

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/shroud.shtml
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/making.shtml

robin234

11-04-2011, 01:55 PM

Me entering here after a really long time!

Singh Sagar

The Honeymoon suites of Déogarh Mahal Palace.

http://www.thephotographer.in/galleries/data/516/Poolside.jpg

I see bit of halos ..NOT acceptable because its kenda picture :P

KrishnenduKes

11-04-2011, 05:38 PM

Reality is what is perceived by the photographer, isn't it?

Agreed. I like the shot per se. But I made that remark because the to me the 2nd shot looked with a much higher dynamic range and doing mimesis pretty accurately whereas the Diwan-e-am shot roof has exaggerated reds. I liked the shot artistically speaking.

I see bit of halos ..NOT acceptable because its kenda picture :P

Exactly. Damn!!! You got it.

That is why I posted the shot. Because I am unable to remove those damn halos. I agree that it is unacceptable.

7-methyltheophylline

11-04-2011, 05:45 PM

Because I am unable to remove those damn halos.

I've got a bit of practice with making HDR images. If you can upload the original bracketed images, I'd be happy to take a crack at it!

anvancy-(macro analyst)

11-04-2011, 10:06 PM

You need to try new software ken.

Anvancy

robin234

11-05-2011, 01:32 PM

Agreed. I like the shot per se. But I made that remark because the to me the 2nd shot looked with a much higher dynamic range and doing mimesis pretty accurately whereas the Diwan-e-am shot roof has exaggerated reds. I liked the shot artistically speaking.

Exactly. Damn!!! You got it.

That is why I posted the shot. Because I am unable to remove those damn halos. I agree that it is unacceptable.

Smoothing should be near to max to avoid halos .

robin234

11-05-2011, 03:37 PM

Did HDR (pseudu) hdr after a gap of alomst a year-and-a-half .Photomatix has improved a lotin terms of hdr capability .

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6219/6314661136_240d9c1f80_o.jpg

lot of detail in HDR version of the image .

note:HDR and tonemapping done in Photomatix ->Later imported in CS5 for finishing .

powerslave

11-05-2011, 09:53 PM

Definitely the HDR.

Bibudesh

11-06-2011, 12:10 PM

Did HDR (pseudu) hdr after a gap of alomst a year-and-a-half .Photomatix has improved a lotin terms of hdr capability .

lot of detail in HDR version of the image .

note:HDR and tonemapping done in Photomatix ->Later imported in CS5 for finishing .

Somehow I am getting a feel that in non-HDR you have adjusted the shadows.. To me it is not looking like a spot metering on the building.

robin234

11-06-2011, 10:26 PM

I did lot of selective brightening and darkening in Capture NX .Also keep in mind its a daytime long exposure shot because of the same reason Spot metering would have overexposed the picture lot more than required .