first attempt at HDR!

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and it was at night. i took this at the holocaust memorial last night. i know it probably isnt the best HDR image, but what do you think? :)


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Lights are too light (flared lamps) and darks are too dark (shadows). There are a lot of HDR halos throughout. I don't know if you chose a good scene or it is just processed poorly.

Are you using photomatrix?
 
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i used photomatix. any tips would be amazing. i want to get it to that still realistic, but very vivid state, and not overly/poorly done like mine but idk how to. anyone know anything that could help me out?
 

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It looks far too fake, unless that is the effect you are seeking, try toning it down.
 

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i used photomatix. any tips would be amazing. i want to get it to that still realistic, but very vivid state, and not overly/poorly done like mine but idk how to. anyone know anything that could help me out?

How many exposures did you use? Can you post your original photos?
 

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That's crazy, it almost looks like a cartoon.
 

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Agreed, it looks like a painting.

I think it's a good example of overdone HDR... But I think that these types of photos DO have a place. Cartoony looks, to me, are cool even if some don't like them.

I see HDR as a way to take a picture with high contrast and lots of shadows/bright areas, and end up with an image in which you can easily view the shadows/bright areas. That lighthouse photo is an excellent example of it.
 
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anyone know a good way to tone it down even. i was having a hard time with it in photomatix. ill post the originals and maybe someone can help out.
 
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its hard for me to get a smooth edit. here are the originals
sorry for size

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The HDR looks too cartoony and overdone. I don't think the effect suits a memorial. I like the looks of original #1. The sky looks kinda haunted and cool. If you had spiced up the composition on that photo and kept the exposure as is , I think it would have been a cool photo, without HDR or anything.

I'm personally not a fan of photoshopped images and HDRs much. An unusual but realistic looking picture is far more impressive to me.
 

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Looking at your originals, I don't think any HDR is needed here and it's going to be hard to make it look good
 
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yes, the more i look at it the more i can see it was a bad image for hdr. ill have to keep and original and edit it as is.
 
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yeah, so ive pretty much realized this picture is just no good, so i scrapped it.
here is a more subtle merge of some photos during the day.
any better?

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