Mustang HDR near a lake

[pab]

Thought I would put this up, 5 different exposures. I know it looks a little over done but I like it.





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[Josefsteyn]

This is clearly a HDR, but I like it too. Nice and sharp front to back.

 

[mjhoward]

not good

 

[pab]

not good

No likey??

 

[Steve5D]

not good

I love insightful comments like that.

What's "not good" about it?

 

[thetrue]

A bit cartoony for me, but still nice

 

[jamesbjenkins]

I like your treatment here. It is far more tonemapped than I prefer, but it's still nice.

The only CC I'd offer is that you need to keep the horizon level unless you have some artistic reason for tilting it. Also, your sky needs a lot of work. There's some ghosting in some areas, and it has a lot more dark / spooky qualities than I imagine you were going for...

 

[thetrue]

I actually kind of like the spookiness of the sky, it kind of brings the sky in to the image, being close in color to the mustang.

 

[mjhoward]

not good

I love insightful comments like that.

Where's your insightful comment?

What's "not good" about it?

All the sliders were maxed out. It seems as if this isn't even HDR but rather a tone-mapped single exposure instead. HDR would have brought out at least some detail in the shadows in the trees. I'm guessing the highlights weren't a problem because of the heavy clouds.

 

[PlanetStarbucks]

MJ, I think as a general rule of civility if you say something isn't good you should elaborate a little bit on it. Otherwise you're just flaming.

For me, I like the processing. It's that heavy, slightly over the top that is unabashedly tone mapped and I tend to like that look on cars. I like it because it make you look at the car in a very different way, and you see things you don't see otherwise. I think the location could be better, but overall I like the work.

 

[Parker219]

Um, I think the location is one of the best things about this picture. So I guess you have another opinion to consider..haha. The processing works with this picture, obviously you were going for a certain look and you pulled it off nicely! :thumbup:

 

[pab]

Um, I think the location is one of the best things about this picture. So I guess you have another opinion to consider..haha. The processing works with this picture, obviously you were going for a certain look and you pulled it off nicely! :thumbup:

Thank you.

 

[FanBoy]

I can tolerate the more heavy processing in an image like this when the subject is a car. The car's emphasis, however, begins to erode from the busy ramp it's parked on.

 

[Mully]

I am not a fan of heavy HDR processing but there is something captivating about this image.

 

[Steve5D]

not good

I love insightful comments like that.

Where's your insightful comment?

I believe the image could be straightened out and, as someone else mentioned, the ramp seems a bit busy for my taste. All in all I give it about a 7 out of 10...

All the sliders were maxed out. It seems as if this isn't even HDR but rather a tone-mapped single exposure instead. HDR would have brought out at least some detail in the shadows in the trees. I'm guessing the highlights weren't a problem because of the heavy clouds.

"It seems"? Well, it might seem like that. Then again, he clearly stated that it was five images. Maybe you could've commented on that? Like PLanetStarbucks said, as a matter of civility you should offer up some critique if you think something isn't good. "Not good" could easily mean you think the image is "amazingly great"...