Go Lions!!!!

[Steve5D]

I'll have to disagree with you entirely on that. The point of HDR is capture all ranges of light to recreate the scene as it can be viewed by human eyes.

"Can be viewed" and "is viewed" are two entirely different things.

In the image presented, that's not something you're going to see without the benefit of processing. Given that, I don't see how cloning out a distraction or three is any big deal...

 

[DGMPhotography]

I <3 HDR discussions. I like this picture, but I would say there's too much tonemapping. Some more darks would look nice I think. As for cloning out stuff, I too like to portray things how they really are but it's a good point if you're going to be doing HDR processing, you may as well process some other stuff as well. I like the telephone lines in the background, but not the ones closer up, and the goal post is indeed annoying. Maybe if you had got lower to the ground or closer you could have gotten the picture without the goal post, and without cloning. I would say to at least try what people have suggested. Don't knock it till you try it!

 

[robertandrewphoto]

I'll have to disagree with you entirely on that. The point of HDR is capture all ranges of light to recreate the scene as it can be viewed by human eyes.

"Can be viewed" and "is viewed" are two entirely different things.

In the image presented, that's not something you're going to see without the benefit of processing. Given that, I don't see how cloning out a distraction or three is any big deal...

Most photographers deviate from that idea and then go crazy because the colors can be so "cool"....much like how this image is.

Like I had said in my previous post.

 

[JRE313]

Some images look pretty good with the cartoony look

Like this image for example

 

[The Barbarian]

I like the way this one was done. The car looks cartoonish, yes. But in real life, it looks cartoonish. That's the point. I notice the background, sky, ect. is rather natural-looking.

And the lines might be removed, but it doesn't take away from my appreciation of it.

 

[vipgraphx]

.. normal people look past all that little stuff.

Sooo...oo...oo.. then... photographers are not "normal"?

NO they are not they are not normal, I am not a photographer so I am normal