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Hey Guys,

The processing on this image is way more out there than anything I've done so far with HDR and I don't know how it looks technically. I don't see any real problems expect for in the sky area and that's not so bad, but aside from that, I kind of like it. Am I crazy?

Thanks,
Danny

ngae0x.jpg
 
Yes, you're crazy! Not really, but I'll explain what pops out to me:

There's a halo around everything. Shrubs, tires, top of car. Background isn't really the greatest.

Also, it looks like a lot of clone work to the left and right of the vehicle. Sometimes processing can't save an image. It's best to re-shoot or move on!

I like the car and I like the look for the chrome so long as the halo's are fixed.
 
Fixing those halos is very simple. But alas, Im on your ignore list so there is no sense telling you.
 
Yes, you're crazy! Not really, but I'll explain what pops out to me:

There's a halo around everything. Shrubs, tires, top of car. Background isn't really the greatest.

Also, it looks like a lot of clone work to the left and right of the vehicle. Sometimes processing can't save an image. It's best to re-shoot or move on!

I like the car and I like the look for the chrome so long as the halo's are fixed.

When I woke up this morning and looked at the image, the halos were very apparent to me. I must have been staring at the monitor for too long. I see what you're saying. Yeah the background wasn't the best. There were two cars back there and some people. The fact that you could tell there was some clone work done tells me I could have done it better.

As far as fixing the halos, I went into photoshop and fooled around with brightness and layer masking and came up with this to get rid of or at least minimize the halos. Better?

ipto2b.jpg
 
Fixing those halos is very simple. But alas, Im on your ignore list so there is no sense telling you.

Actually, you're not.

I'm sure you'd be able to explain it in such a way that I wouldn't take exception.
 
BynxIgnore list??Why??
 
Yes, you're crazy! Not really, but I'll explain what pops out to me:

There's a halo around everything. Shrubs, tires, top of car. Background isn't really the greatest.

Also, it looks like a lot of clone work to the left and right of the vehicle. Sometimes processing can't save an image. It's best to re-shoot or move on!

I like the car and I like the look for the chrome so long as the halo's are fixed.

When I woke up this morning and looked at the image, the halos were very apparent to me. I must have been staring at the monitor for too long. I see what you're saying. Yeah the background wasn't the best. There were two cars back there and some people. The fact that you could tell there was some clone work done tells me I could have done it better.

As far as fixing the halos, I went into photoshop and fooled around with brightness and layer masking and came up with this to get rid of or at least minimize the halos. Better?

ipto2b.jpg

A vast improvement surely, but not flawless. Still, the image does have a slight halo at the top and the clone work is apparent, background is not pleasing and now a bit more unnatural being darker.

I've found that after spending this much time on an image in post many many many times, I really try extra hard to get everything I can right in the camera. It saves you so much hassle. Even if you could have asked the owner of the vehicle to move the car so suit your image better, or shot it from a different angle with less distractions.
 
I think sometimes composition is taken to seriously. When you are a a car event you are lucky to get a shot in without many people in the view. To ask the owner to move is car so "YOU" can take your shot well that would be great in a perfect world but often more times than not thats not going to be the realistic avenue to get the shot. I agree trying to move around for a better shot would be the way to go but, what do you do when you do not have a better view and background. You simply take the shot.

Not every pictures is to be a wall hanger and sometimes its just fun to go and shoot some HDR or photos and then enjoy processing them. There are other times when you want to go and really make a great photo that would be a keeper and then I agree composition is key to that.

All I am saying is that in certain instances we can not expect more than what is there in front of our eyes. Processing is very fun and I do not mind spending the time working on my processing when the shot is lacking in other areas. It only helps me to improve. My suggestion is to take all the comments in and continue to work on your skills. YOu seem to be very open and eager to learn.

I took about 10 min and played with your image in photo shop with some other shots I had. Here is the result of just having some fun.

ngae0x.jpg
 
I think sometimes composition is taken to seriously. When you are a a car event you are lucky to get a shot in without many people in the view. To ask the owner to move is car so "YOU" can take your shot well that would be great in a perfect world but often more times than not thats not going to be the realistic avenue to get the shot. I agree trying to move around for a better shot would be the way to go but, what do you do when you do not have a better view and background. You simply take the shot.

Not every pictures is to be a wall hanger and sometimes its just fun to go and shoot some HDR or photos and then enjoy processing them. There are other times when you want to go and really make a great photo that would be a keeper and then I agree composition is key to that.

All I am saying is that in certain instances we can not expect more than what is there in front of our eyes. Processing is very fun and I do not mind spending the time working on my processing when the shot is lacking in other areas. It only helps me to improve. My suggestion is to take all the comments in and continue to work on your skills. YOu seem to be very open and eager to learn.

I took about 10 min and played with your image in photo shop with some other shots I had. Here is the result of just having some fun.

ngae0x.jpg


This is insanely good. Wow. Thanks for the tips. I really appreciate it. I feel like as long I just keep shooting and processing, I will get better. Was this just an copy/paste (so to speak) onto a different background?


Danny
 
I think sometimes composition is taken to seriously. When you are a a car event you are lucky to get a shot in without many people in the view. To ask the owner to move is car so "YOU" can take your shot well that would be great in a perfect world but often more times than not thats not going to be the realistic avenue to get the shot. I agree trying to move around for a better shot would be the way to go but, what do you do when you do not have a better view and background. You simply take the shot.

Not every pictures is to be a wall hanger and sometimes its just fun to go and shoot some HDR or photos and then enjoy processing them. There are other times when you want to go and really make a great photo that would be a keeper and then I agree composition is key to that.

All I am saying is that in certain instances we can not expect more than what is there in front of our eyes. Processing is very fun and I do not mind spending the time working on my processing when the shot is lacking in other areas. It only helps me to improve. My suggestion is to take all the comments in and continue to work on your skills. YOu seem to be very open and eager to learn.

I took about 10 min and played with your image in photo shop with some other shots I had. Here is the result of just having some fun.

ngae0x.jpg

Although I somewhat disagree with your philosophy about not nailing the shot in camera (if one is shooting seriously or just wants to make the best picture possible, one should always go the extra mile to get the best shot SOOC-- not use editing as a crutch), I can't really argue with your edit. Great stuff!
 
I think sometimes composition is taken to seriously. When you are a a car event you are lucky to get a shot in without many people in the view. To ask the owner to move is car so "YOU" can take your shot well that would be great in a perfect world but often more times than not thats not going to be the realistic avenue to get the shot. I agree trying to move around for a better shot would be the way to go but, what do you do when you do not have a better view and background. You simply take the shot.

Not every pictures is to be a wall hanger and sometimes its just fun to go and shoot some HDR or photos and then enjoy processing them. There are other times when you want to go and really make a great photo that would be a keeper and then I agree composition is key to that.

All I am saying is that in certain instances we can not expect more than what is there in front of our eyes. Processing is very fun and I do not mind spending the time working on my processing when the shot is lacking in other areas. It only helps me to improve. My suggestion is to take all the comments in and continue to work on your skills. YOu seem to be very open and eager to learn.

I took about 10 min and played with your image in photo shop with some other shots I had. Here is the result of just having some fun.


This is insanely good. Wow. Thanks for the tips. I really appreciate it. I feel like as long I just keep shooting and processing, I will get better. Was this just an copy/paste (so to speak) onto a different background?


Danny

I had to cut out the back ground using the selection tools and then I dumped two different images into the back ground. The wall and then the sky. Once that was done I blurred the edge to your photo so it was not so sharp.
I then used filters to give it a slight glow and warmth. I bumped some colors using a colors layer. I added a tonal adjustment that effects the top and bottom light and then gave it some sharpening.
 
I like the composition on your edit but I think the original processing needs to be a little less photomatix-y.
 
vipgraphx said:
I had to cut out the back ground using the selection tools and then I dumped two different images into the back ground. The wall and then the sky. Once that was done I blurred the edge to your photo so it was not so sharp.
I then used filters to give it a slight glow and warmth. I bumped some colors using a colors layer. I added a tonal adjustment that effects the top and bottom light and then gave it some sharpening.

Nice. Thx for the tips.

Danny
 

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