My first HDR try, please rate me hard and tell me how it looks

[BLD_007]

Picture is of my Fraternity house...



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What do you think?

 

[bazooka]

Whoa.

 

[mdtusz]

They aren't your typical HDR that's for sure. A little overdone some might say, but they look nice. Try to tone it down a bit though. IMO.

 

[TylerF]

Whoa.

this is exactly what i said lol.

i think it is way over done imo.

 

[BLD_007]

They aren't your typical HDR that's for sure. A little overdone some might say, but they look nice. Try to tone it down a bit though. IMO.

What do you mean by "not your typical HDR?" This was my first shot at HDR.

What am I looking for in post processing? I have the 3 pictures +2 0 -2 but after that what do I do to make it your "typical HDR"?

thanks

 

[BLD_007]

What about this one?

3.

 

[MrRamonG]

I think the first one looks pretty cool, almost like a drawing. But you should work on removing the hallo around the structure.

 

[Tulsa]

defiantly not how I prefer HDR!!

take the revised version above and edit it some, add some contrast and brightness and play with the levels

 

[burnws6]

*sighs*

 

[BLD_007]

is my lighting just wrong or composition?

 

[Tulsa]

READ MY RESPONSE. It says what you need to do.

Here, this is what I was talking about... now I did this real quick, might be too saturated, but you get the idea...

 

[rallysman]

try shooting 1 stop apart. The result will be more subtle.

 

[BLD_007]

I did do -1 0 + 1. I just have not yet played around with them.

I like it but I also want to make it so others like it as well.

Do HDRs work better when there is low light? This was shot at 4pm with somewhat overcast. It was bright out so I only used 100iso.

Lower light+more colors= better HDR?

 

[rallysman]

A good HDR is one that's questionable if the HDR process was even applied. If you can look at it and see the surreal over saturated colors immediately it's not necessarily bad, but a lot of people don't like it. It all comes down to personal preference. I like a little mix of the surreal look with realistic details.

 

[robertwsimpson]

good HDR=


In your photo, there isn't really a need for HDR, as the light levels appear to be pretty consistent across the whole field of view.