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[droyz2000]

Every time I see your photos, I am amazed. Beautiful, simple beautiful.

 

[chris82]

how`d you do it,please share

 

[Mohain]

Great shot woody :thumbup:

 

[cigrainger]

Thanks you guys


No IR here? Maybe it's the muted colors of the sky? That might kind of give you a sense of IR because the sky is on the dark side. Thanks for the feedback.

That's probably exactly it -- it seems like all of your photos, or at least the ones I've seen, have a really dark sky. Is that just where you live or do you do something to make your skies look really cool like that?

 

[woodsac]

More thanks everyone...appreciate it!!

Pardon my thread drift but what exactly is HDR and how does one accomplish this feat?

HDR = high dynamic range
It's simply multiple exposures blended together to achieve a more complete tonal range. There are several threads here covering HDR, and tons of info on the web if you're interested.

how`d you do it,please share

No real secrets here This is my favorite combo right now...hdr & fisheye. The colors were then selectively saturated/desaturated on different layers.

That's probably exactly it -- it seems like all of your photos, or at least the ones I've seen, have a really dark sky. Is that just where you live or do you do something to make your skies look really cool like that?

It's both. I live at the base of the Sierra's in California. So a lot of my shots are at high elevations. But with the HDR shots, I always play with the saturation and brightness of the sky. I like most of my HDR's to be pretty desaturated. It also lets me push the contrast when there is less saturation.

 

[RMThompson]

I look at your work and I say it cant possibly be a photograph. But it is. EFFING AMAZING. If it wasnt nominated already, Id nominate it... because this is awesome.

Oh great woodsac. Teach me your ways.

 

[deggimatt]

:smileys: Wow... Wow..... let me seeing it again! WOOW
Fantastic HDR effect. The photo will be great even without HDR.
Great JOb

 

[mschris]

Oh wow. You are a god. :hail:

Can I be you when I grow up?

 

[deggimatt]

You use photomatix?

 

[zendianah]

Speechless......

 

[woodsac]

Thanks again guys.

You use photomatix?

Yes, I'm using Photomatix. I find that it gives me more control than PS. But I still put every HDR through PS after it comes out of Photomatix.

 

[Antarctican]

:hail: Wow. I too am speechless. Another stellar shot over which I pore over every detail.

 

[neea]

This is more than just a FANTASTIC picture. It speaks of a whole lifestyle.
The long you look at it the more intriquing it becomes.
This one needs to go into my 'Other peoples great work that I could only dream of emulating' album!

 

[bnz506]

Holy wow!!! amazing.

 

[Thor06]

Very nice! I love the color and comp, it looks GREAT!

I feel sorta stupid, but what is HDR?