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First HDR. Jekyll island and catheral

JohnTrav

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These are the first HDR photos I have done. I wanted to try it out and see if it was a type of photography I would like. I think for the first time they came out pretty good. Let me know what you think. Any tips welcome.

This was taken in Jekyll Island Georgia

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$Jakyl_HDR2.webp


This one is the same picture with two different effects. Picture #3 is my favorite of all of them. I really like the effect on it.

This picture was taken at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist church in Savannah Georgia. I did not have a tripod so I had to rest my camera on a bench to get this shot. The angle was not exactly what I wanted but I had to make due with what was available.

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not a fan of the arbitrary hot spots in the HDR version in #3. My eye keeps getting drawn to those spots and asking "why is this area this bright?"
 
Your first shot is pretty good. Your other two not so much. When in your average church you can expect to take as many as 9 exposures. You havent gotten even near the stained glass windows (highlights). The rest looks pretty flat and could use some Gamma Correction in Exposure.
 
I think the fundamental problem with the second interior shot is the composition. It is too bad you didn't set your tripod on the top step so you could avoid the gated rail entirely. Then if you did, you could orient your camera in portrait position, take those 9 exposures, and you're good to go.
 
not a fan of the arbitrary hot spots in the HDR version in #3. My eye keeps getting drawn to those spots and asking "why is this area this bright?"

The hot spot is rather distracting.

Your first shot is pretty good. Your other two not so much. When in your average church you can expect to take as many as 9 exposures. You havent gotten even near the stained glass windows (highlights). The rest looks pretty flat and could use some Gamma Correction in Exposure.

Thanks for the tips. I only took 3 exposures on these pictures. I will try again with other HDR photos and take more exposures than just 3.

I think the fundamental problem with the second interior shot is the composition. It is too bad you didn't set your tripod on the top step so you could avoid the gated rail entirely. Then if you did, you could orient your camera in portrait position, take those 9 exposures, and you're good to go.

Yeah only problem is that I did not have my tripod with me. Good to know to take more shots though. I only took 3 in both these HDR's. Thanks for the tips though.
 
It is too bad you didn't set your tripod on the top step so you could avoid the gated rail entirely...

I often wonder if people actually read the posts or just examine the photos that get posted.

It was pretty clearly stated that the OP didn't have a tripod...
 
Nice foreground composition in the first picture. To give the sky some interest, it would have been good to take the picture at dawn/sunset.

The effect in the church seemed to bring out the nice detail in the marble.
 
Nice foreground composition in the first picture. To give the sky some interest, it would have been good to take the picture at dawn/sunset.

The effect in the church seemed to bring out the nice detail in the marble.

Thanks. Yeah I agree with wanting to take the picture at dusk/sunset. I have some shots of the moon I can post in a new thread from the trip I was on.

It does bring the marble out really nice. Thanks. I wish I would have done a better job on getting the stained glass window detail.
 
It is too bad you didn't set your tripod on the top step so you could avoid the gated rail entirely...

I often wonder if people actually read the posts or just examine the photos that get posted.

It was pretty clearly stated that the OP didn't have a tripod...

Yea, I know, I was intending to point out how useful it would be for the next time. Thanks for reading my post, Steve.
 
It is too bad you didn't set your tripod on the top step so you could avoid the gated rail entirely...

I often wonder if people actually read the posts or just examine the photos that get posted.

It was pretty clearly stated that the OP didn't have a tripod...

Hi! Nice shots! I agree, it would have been nice to exclude the rails, but without having a tripod that can be difficult. What kind of camera do you have? If it has an auto bracketing mode you may have been able to take that picture with your hands if you could hold them steady enough, then use some sort of de-ghosting software, like in Photomatix, to eliminate any blur. Good first attempt though! I'm new to HDR myself. Oh, and the reason I replied to Steve's comment here is because I have a very newb question..... what does "OP" mean... Does it mean something like thread starter? I know it's off topic, but...
 
Im going to backpedal a bit. I looked at your church pic up close. Its really quite good. Your color is spot on, or at least it looks as real as it can be. Details are nice. The marble has a lot of detail in it. I cut my teeth learning HDR from shooting church interiors because of the dynamic range and the private atmosphere I had when shooting. The windows alone can take 9 shots for all the colors of glass -- from black to white and all the colors in between. The rest of the room will fall in place. Next time take your tripod.
 
Thanks for the replies everyone. Next time I am hoping to have my tripod. I will take some more HDR shots and post them up when I get some time
 

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