HDRSHOOTOUT #2

[Forkie]

Well this is odd. People are criticizing each other's source photos in these challenges now? I think this is a great challenge idea and I, for one, find it a very helpful learning tool. I've never really bothered with HDR before these challenges and, although I fully accept my attempts are not great I have fun doing them and comparing everyone's take on how an HDR should look. Why don't we all just take the photos for what they are, do our thing and show them? We're all editing the same photos and the quality or subject of the photo will make any difference to the editing process.

 

[Provo]

Here's a step by step how to compress & upload source files for the shootout's
*Windows 7 64bit if you have 32bit then same steps except download winrar 32bit
HDRShootout Upload Guide.​

 

[mistermonday]

JM, thanks for the set of files. Here's are my results.
Merged and tonemapped with Oloneo Photoengine Beta 2

 

[mindfloodz]

I took a swing a this one. I had a hard time trying to get the halo's out while maintaining the effect I was gong for. It turned out ok. I could have done a layer mask and just used the original sky, oh well.. Here it is: