Yuletime HDR's

apholbert · Dec 26, 2011

Would like some feedback on these 3 shots. Tonemapped in Photomatix, Curves and tweaks in Photoshop. Coments appreciated. Merry Christmas to all!

Christmas Mantel by andy.holbert, on Flickr

Presents by andy.holbert, on Flickr

Christmas Tree by andy.holbert, on Flickr

Hereindallas · Dec 26, 2011

I like those images.

Bynx · Dec 26, 2011

Really nice processing on these images. Well done.

vipgraphx · Dec 26, 2011

Yes I agree very nice processing. Very interesting light color w/b

Bynx · Dec 26, 2011

Looking back over your pics again. I think your last shot could have used a wider lens -- like a 10-20mm to catch a lot more of the chopped off pieces. But Im still liking your processing.

MissCream · Dec 26, 2011

Bynx said:
Looking back over your pics again. I think your last shot could have used a wider lens -- like a 10-20mm to catch a lot more of the chopped off pieces. But Im still liking your processing.

Or you could have just made a panorama, a lot cheaper then buying a new lens

apholbert · Dec 26, 2011

Bynx- I do need to get a wider lens. Believe me, it's on my list!

vipgraphx · Dec 27, 2011

Could also step back and then crop... But yeah wide lens is really nice to have. I use the tokina 12-24mm (great lens awesome price) and it is such a nice wide lens, I keep thinking about maybe a little wider but I have not the extra width just yet.

iombie · Dec 27, 2011

Love it. Care to tell me what preset u use in photomatix??

apholbert · Dec 27, 2011

Iombie- I typically don't use presets. Just adjust all the sliders to achieve what I'm looking for. Starting to get a little feel for it, but still have a long way to go. I'll try to pull up my settings and post. I guess that can be done in photomatix? Have found that curves adjustment and high pass sharpening to be my best friends in Photoshop. Spot sharpening also helps a lot.