Waterfall/ Sculpture HDR

[fractionofasecond]

Recent HDR I took at my work. About 6 shots taken with different exposure times. C&C welcome. Thanks.

 

[MLeeK]

The waterfall is great. THe body thing? that's just bizarre, creepy and out of place.

 

[fractionofasecond]

The waterfall is great. THe body thing? that's just bizarre, creepy and out of place.

Haha, well this is a "sculpture park", alot of things can seem odd or out of place.

 

[FanBoy]

The HDR work seems fine. Not too much in the way of contrast to contend with.

 

[HughGuessWho]

I took the liberty to tweek this one a bit in ACR. I think it needed a little more contrast.
- Backed the Highlights down a bit (-15)
- Set the White and Black point
- Increases Clarity quite a bit (+65)
- Increased Vibrance (+25)

Thoughts?

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[fractionofasecond]

Thanks, it seems a tad bit dark for what I was going for but it is a good idea to increase the contrast a bit. Thanks for the post.

 

[HughGuessWho]

By "increasing contrast" I might mention that I seldom use the contrast slider. I find it to be too harsh and drastic. I much prefer using white/black points, clarity and vibrancy.

 

[fractionofasecond]

By "increasing contrast" I might mention that I seldom use the contrast slider. I find it to be too harsh and drastic. I much prefer using white/black points, clarity and vibrancy.

Understood, I will give that a try when I get a chance. Thanks.

 

[Parker219]

For whatever it is worth I like HughGuessWhos edit better than the original. It brings out the details in the rocks and the contrast works for me because the water stands out more and the weird sculpture less.

 

[fractionofasecond]

I am beginning to like his edit, the contrast looks alot better now that I look at it again.

 

[molested_cow]

I have a friend who's a landscaper. I think a shot like this would be a killer portfolio piece to show clients.

 

[fractionofasecond]

I have a friend who's a landscaper. I think a shot like this would be a killer portfolio piece to show clients.

Thanks, if only I could sell something like this to the landscapers... lol

 

[molested_cow]

Why not? Shoot a few more and sell your services to them. Don't charge too much, most of them are individuals working on small projects. Make some friends!
May be you can exchange for some landscape services?