1st time doing HDR

[mikelmartin]

Hi
Guys my very first HDR Photo. Comments are greatly appreciated.

This was shot on our home around 10:30am. I use corel to merge the HDR.

 

[KamesG]

Its hard to tell that it's a HDR. That being said a lot of HDR photos are way over processed.

How many exposures did you use?

 

[mikelmartin]

Its hard to tell that it's a HDR. That being said a lot of HDR photos are way over processed.

How many exposures did you use?

3 exposures. Thats my problem right now since it doesnt seem to come out like HDR . I tried it so many time different times.

 

[mikelmartin]

I finally go it right! I hope I did!!! I will be posting new pics soon.

 

[3bayjunkie]

you should do 5 exposures. Just set your camera to bracketing mode if you have it.

 

[bazooka]

I can't tell, which means you get 2 thumbs up from me. :thumbup::thumbup:

 

[mikelmartin]

you should do 5 exposures. Just set your camera to bracketing mode if you have it.

Thanks... Latest one I did was 5 exposures and it came out better. will keep on practicing and post new ones.

Thanks Again!

 

[mikelmartin]

I can't tell, which means you get 2 thumbs up from me. :thumbup::thumbup:

HahahaHa... Thanks! :mrgreen:

 

[thatfornoobs]

Pic: Color Corrected, also slightly straightened.

I'm really loving the feel from this photo.
I love the detail in the chair shadows.

Contrast is too high tho, I would have choose a faster shutter speed here.

 

[mikelmartin]

Pic: Color Corrected, also slightly straightened.

I'm really loving the feel from this photo.
I love the detail in the chair shadows.

Contrast is too high tho, I would have choose a faster shutter speed here.

Thank you so much for that... I am still trying to learn HDR.

 

[GeneralBenson]

Pic: Color Corrected, also slightly straightened.

I'm really loving the feel from this photo.
I love the detail in the chair shadows.

Contrast is too high tho, I would have choose a faster shutter speed here.

Shutter speed controls contrast?

 

[GeneralBenson]

I actually like this, from and HDR perspective, which s rare for me. I like that you didn't go to far and that it pretty much doesn't look like an HDR. HDR shouldn't look like HDR, at least, not when done correctly. The purpose tp properly record a scene that has too much dynamic range for the sensor. But what most people do is crush the co feast so much that whole image very well might take place between 30% and 70% on the histo. Image are supposed to have light and dark areas, and the reason this looks good is that there are still dark shadows and there are still bright highlights.

From a photo standpoint, it doesn't really do much for me. But i assume this was just a scene you were using as an opportunity to practice HDR.

Cheers,
Ben

 

[mikelmartin]

@GeneralBenson: Hi thanks for the tips. Yes it was just an opportunity to practice HDR. It has been raining here so hard that I have not found time to shoot properly composed shots. Anyway I will still study more and do my best next time.

Again Thank you so much!

Mikel Martin

 

[molested_cow]

I actually like the first one better because it doesn't look unnatural.

I think it depends on what you want to show through your photo. Are you trying to tell a story? Are you trying to present a form? Are you trying to show your technique? Or are you trying to show your HDR skills?

If you are trying to tell a story and all the audience can focus on is the technique, then technically speaking, the technique failed.

I guess the reverse applies too. If you are trying to show your HDR technique and all I can think is that it looks natural, then maybe it's not good enough.

 

[D-B-J]

The first one looks natural, which is always a good thing when using HDR.

Regards,
Jake