First post and first time doing HDR

[STM]

Why does almost every untrained NOOB have to go through an OVERPROCESSED HDR period? Unfortunately some of them never seem to outgrow it, using the old excuse that "art" is subjective! Almost as bad as the multitude of MWAC's and their incessant stream of bad photos that they charge for....

Are you like this with everyone you know or just anonymously over the internet? Why must you be so abrasive and confrontational?

 

[Joel_W]

Charlie, seems to me is that it's just a natural extension of being able to manipulate their images for the 1st time, something that they most likely could never do before. Those rich, unnatural colors just jump right off their screens, and for some reason they seem to feel that they've found the ultimate secret that will get them post after post praising their efforts both with the camera and their editing programs. Hopefully, one day real soon, they'll figure out that HDR imaging for the vast majority of us is a tool to help us digitally reproduce a scene without blown out highlights.

Yea.. I guess your are right, Joel! It is funny that some never outgrow it.. but hey "BAD" art is still art, right? (or is it?)!

Not too sure about that.

 

[cgipson1]

Why does almost every untrained NOOB have to go through an OVERPROCESSED HDR period? Unfortunately some of them never seem to outgrow it, using the old excuse that "art" is subjective! Almost as bad as the multitude of MWAC's and their incessant stream of bad photos that they charge for....

Are you like this with everyone you know or just anonymously over the internet? Why must you be so abrasive and confrontational?

I am not the one that brags about playing his drums really loud just to piss of his neighbors!