City of Graffiti

RKW3 · Feb 1, 2008

Brad Hardy said:
Lucis Art.

Sick picture.

Thanks Brad! I am grateful for the bump!

mstephens said:
much better after the horizon correction!!! good shot

Thanks mstephens.

mstephens said:
RKW, i also just saw your profile,
your only 14? im impressed with your talent and still so young. keep shooting, i look forward to seeing much more!!!

Yep, 14. I'm not really limited by my age, I think younger people are more creative anyways. :biggrin:

I will be posting some more shots I took today soon, I'd appreciate it if you could drop a comment in that too!

Thanks for your compliments.

jdphotographer2091 · Feb 1, 2008

i think the straight photo looks ALOT better
the original was great but the straightened one is amazing

RKW3 · Feb 1, 2008

jdphotographer2091 said:
i think the straight photo looks ALOT better
the original was great but the straightened one is amazing

Thanks!

kundalini · Feb 1, 2008

I think both versions are very good. Only correct the horizon if you think it is necessary and portrays the feelings you had at the moment.

Well done Robbie.

Chiller · Feb 1, 2008

Nicely done Robbie. I like what you have here. The second version :thumbup::thumbup: for sure

RKW3 · Feb 2, 2008

Thanks guys!

Seefutlung · Feb 2, 2008

RKW3 said:
... Yep, 14. I'm not really limited by my age, I think younger people are more creative anyways. ...

Spoken like a teen.

Be that as it may ... if it was my HDR I'd hit the downtown buildings with a touch of dodge ... on "highlights" ... just a touch to see if they could sparkle a bit.

Gary

rmh159 · Feb 2, 2008

In photoshop you can click View and then New Guide to draw a line across the picture. That'll be a good reference to level horizons if one is needed.

Nice shot.

shorty6049 · Feb 2, 2008

rmh159 said:
In photoshop you can click View and then New Guide to draw a line across the picture. That'll be a good reference to level horizons if one is needed.

Nice shot.

why did i not know about this!

cpelsy2k1 · Feb 2, 2008

Gorgeous colors, great photo

Big Bully · Feb 2, 2008

Way to go! The picture is gorgeous! Good job! I love the colors.

RKW3 · Feb 3, 2008

Hmm thanks for the advice and suggestions guys.

everlastingphotography · Feb 3, 2008

I think the original picture is great, but the corrected one is astonishing!
I like your effort, taking criticism, and applying the changes.
good job.

dpolston · Feb 3, 2008

Nikonster said:
Awesome. How did you maintain the cars in the same general position through 3 shots?

It would take me several seconds to get off 3 shots, even with auto bracketing. At 60mph, the cars would be half-way across the photo, creating long, blurry, wormlike automobiles.

He almost answered your question... you do the 3 shot thing in post production. You see the origional in RAW and make 2 copies of THAT image; 1 underexposed and 1 overexposed and then combine them. (That's the cliff's notes version)

RKW3 · Feb 4, 2008

everlastingphotography said:
I think the original picture is great, but the corrected one is astonishing!
I like your effort, taking criticism, and applying the changes.
good job.

Thanks.

dpolston said:
He almost answered your question... you do the 3 shot thing in post production. You see the origional in RAW and make 2 copies of THAT image; 1 underexposed and 1 overexposed and then combine them. (That's the cliff's notes version)

Are you talkin bout this pic? This HDR was 3 seperate exposures, not one RAW manipulated.