Skunk House

[invisible]

 

[timor]

Nice study in right angled shapes. If not for barreling of your fisheye lens there would be no arched line. After your processing this photograph looks totally like a pencil drawing.

 

[invisible]

After your processing this photograph looks totally like a pencil drawing.

Interestingly enough, I processed this one as I usually process my B&W images, nothing added. I assume that the results have to do with the fact that the place had a painterly look to start with – here's the photo SOOC:

Thanks for your comments, timor!

 

[TATTRAT]

I really like all the tones in the OP. A LOT more eye appealing than the original color image, imo. While I don't shoot, anything HDR, this seems like it would be a good candidate for the technique.

 

[Desi]

Very cool. I like the comment about it looking like a line drawing. Al the splotches really add to the creepiness factor to me. The lines and distortion keep my eye swirling around the image....I can't get out.

Did you "see" the final image before shooting or did this come as a bit of a surprise? Just curious how your mind works. I would not have seen it.

Desi

 

[invisible]

A LOT more eye appealing than the original color image, imo.

Just a clarification: the colour image that I posted above is straight out of the camera, unprocessed (except the conversion from RAW to jpg).

While I don't shoot, anything HDR, this seems like it would be a good candidate for the technique.

I agree, but I love challenging myself to make wide-dynamic-range scenes work with a single frame. HDR is not part of my book, never was and hopefully never will be – not that there's anything wrong with it

Did you "see" the final image before shooting or did this come as a bit of a surprise?

In this case I did not see it before shooting. When I approach a scene, in general I already know if I'm going to be shooting for colour or for B&W, and the mood that the final image will have. In this case, and due to the painterly look of the actual scene – coupled with the unique colours –, I thought colour from the get-go, with a shiny-happy-people feel to boot. But when I processed the file in colour I was not 100% satisfied with the results, so I decided to try B&W and a darker mood... and here we are

Thank you, guys!

 

[TATTRAT]

I agree, but I love challenging myself to make wide-dynamic-range scenes work with a single frame. HDR is not part of my book, never was and hopefully never will be – not that there's anything wrong with it

Agreed. It's certainly not a technique I use, or am comfortable using. . . I have tried it all of 3 times, just didn't "get it". While some images I think are really cool, some end up looking WAY to cartoonish/over processed, and that's just not how I prefer to do my pics. I prefer to get it right on the camera the first time (comes from a few years of shooting film where each shot was money, unlike digital).

 

[invisible]

I agree, but I love challenging myself to make wide-dynamic-range scenes work with a single frame. HDR is not part of my book, never was and hopefully never will be – not that there's anything wrong with it

Agreed. It's certainly not a technique I use, or am comfortable using. . . I have tried it all of 3 times, just didn't "get it". While some images I think are really cool, some end up looking WAY to cartoonish/over processed, and that's just not how I prefer to do my pics. I prefer to get it right on the camera the first time (comes from a few years of shooting film where each shot was money, unlike digital).

I guess I'm old school too

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

I agree, but I love challenging myself to make wide-dynamic-range scenes work with a single frame. HDR is not part of my book, never was and hopefully never will be – not that there's anything wrong with it

Agreed. It's certainly not a technique I use, or am comfortable using. . . I have tried it all of 3 times, just didn't "get it". While some images I think are really cool, some end up looking WAY to cartoonish/over processed, and that's just not how I prefer to do my pics. I prefer to get it right on the camera the first time (comes from a few years of shooting film where each shot was money, unlike digital).

Now that cameras can do HDR, do we have to start creating a more strict definition to "in camera"?


Great image, invisible.

 

[TATTRAT]

Now that cameras can do HDR, do we have to start creating a more strict definition to "in camera"?


Great image, invisible.

poop, you raise a valid question. And damn, outside of those instagrams, and other "apps", didn't realize there was pre-programmed, programs in camera now. Hrm, gets me curious, off to look at my cameras.

 

[thetrue]

I vote that shooting in HDR IN CAMERA is the same as Green Auto mode.

 

[TATTRAT]

I vote that shooting in HDR IN CAMERA is the same as Green Auto mode.

LOL, Granny Mode indeed!

much to my pleasure, I am glad to see my gear offers no "trendy' functions/effects, though, I was surprised at some of the offerings. Amazing how far digital has come.

 

[thetrue]

Mine might, I don't know, but I'm generally in Tv, Av, or manual anyway.

Sorry for thread jacking, invisible. Back to your regularly scheduled posting

 

[invisible]

When should we expect an Instagram feature on DSLR cameras?

 

[supraman215]

Years later and still at it. Great shot invisble.

I see HDR as one way to get around the short comings of our current sensor technology. Trying to do what the human eye has no problem doing. Some day we'll have 25 stop range sensors.


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