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Because Trey Ratcliff is a douche.He's got a some decent images, don't get me wrong, and a strong sense of composition. But his portfolio is loudmouthed, self-absorbed and obnoxious. He doesn't use his meter; he's a ± clicker - thus the reason why he needs to use NR and his best images may not even need to be HDR in the first place.
I find this answer very funny. You may think he is a douche but that douche is well respected and makes a very good living doing what he does best.He has found away to disregard curtain "rules of photography" and the elitist such as yourself just act like haters.I would love to see your portfolio compared to his. Professional and enthusiasts know is name and consider him a professional photographer do they know yours and associate your name with the same respect or are you just known on this forum for your obnoxious comments?
awww! I'm not on your ignore list after all!
I couldn't care less about how he's a professional or how many fancy snappers out there respect him or how many "rules" he's broken; he's a fancy snapper. that's all. it's all about getting people to oogle him and his 'mad skillz'. His tutorial is a bunch of crap, just ±2 garbage. If that doesn't work, aww, just step it up a notch to ±3. If there wasn't enough dynamic range there, meh, that's what NR is for, right? If you can't figure out what was in his tutorial by yourself, then maybe you should actually
learn photography.
You're more than welcome to look at my portfolio. I know you won't like it because subtly isn't in your vocabulary.
Flickr: ion_nine's Photostream
Specific Projects and Themes:
Complex Forms in Nature - a set on Flickr
Context and Relationship - a set on Flickr
Minimum Focus - a set on Flickr
Architecture and Details - a set on Flickr
Landscape and Nature - a set on Flickr
Abstracts - a set on Flickr