HDR again

[thiha]

hi guys,
i shot hdr again. how about this?

 

[Parker219]

I had to literally look away as soon as I saw this picture. This is so bright, my eyes hurt. You need to tone this WAY down, in every sense of the word.

 

[Light Guru]

Way way way way way overdone.

 

[SCraig]

The only thing I can say is that I agree with the previous posts. It's so overdone that it's making my headache worse.

 

[thiha]

thanks for comments.


how about this?still bright?

 

[eswebster]

why so purple.... doesnt look natural at all.

 

[Light Guru]

thanks for comments.
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how about this?still bright?

Way way way way overdone.

I removed one way.

 

[pixmedic]

the light!!! it burns!!! aaaarrrggghhh



or... its just a tad overcooked.

 

[Brandon Hill]

Agreed. In your image the HDR is becoming the "hero" and taking away dramatically from your actual subject matter. HDR is much better used when it's practically unseen, or unnoticeable and the image still looks like it was shot on our home planet.

You have some great clouds in the original image that don't need any range boosting. If I were using any HDR on this image I'd do it selectively only the structure, and very subtly.

 

[Nicah]

Unfortunately, the overblown colors take away from the subject of your image. The exposure and saturation is too much and makes the image fake. What are the original images like?

 

[pixmedic]

how many images were used for this HDR shot?

 

[manaheim]

Holy @#$)(@#$ my eyes.

I swear to you this is absolutely the most nuclear over-the-top HDR I have ever seen on TPF. There's also all kinds of fringing and halos, looks like some alignment issues and possibly some focus issues. AND the composition leaves much to be desired as well.

Seriously, there's no sugar coating it. This is just bad in almost every way.

My recommendation would be to start by working intensely on composition and basic technical issues and THEN start working your way into advanced methods like HDR. I do not say this to be cruel. I say this to be direct and honest. This is not good.

 

[thiha]

thanks all for ur comments.
i took totaly 7 photos from -3 to +3.
like Brandon Hill said, i take too much concentraction on HDR,then my subject is lost.

 

[Nicah]

I'm not a pro in HDR, but I would suggest trying to use 3 images in this situation and seeing how the results are with that. One with the sky properly exposed, one with the structure exposed, and one with the green leaves exposed. Try for a more minimalist affect if you truly want to test the waters with hdr.

 

[HughGuessWho]

The purpose of hdr is to make your image look NATURAL, more so than you can get from a single picture. Simply self test;
Does the picture look like what you saw with your naked eyes with a slight increase in clarity?
If it looks unreal (like you post), its over done. Try again.