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PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:12 am    Post subject: Karmann Ghia HDR photos Reply with quote

Anyone here interested in HDR photography? I am not a pro, just an amateur who tries to make good pics of nice car. Here's few of my pics. Show yours Smile

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bill Smith's '56 at Bonneville in September:

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and mine earlier in the year:

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 2:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

for the ignorant, me, what is HDR photography, I can see it has a 'painterly' quality to the picture, but how is it done?
The pictures and cars look beautiful.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 2:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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for the ignorant, me, what is HDR photography, I can see it has a 'painterly' quality to the picture, but how is it done?
The pictures and cars look beautiful.
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HDR stands for "high dynamic range." It's a technique that combines (usually) three or more different exposures of the subject to give a photo that has detail in the brightest as well as darkest areas of the photo - more like the eye can see. And, as you noted, when manipulated, it can also give a painterly, or even surrealist look to the photo.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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No...it's a more natural enhancement. Wink The principal is not new, it's the digital equivalent of Ansel Adams' "Zone System" in traditional film photography which has been around since the 1940s.

I think people think it's cheating because digital software makes it so much easier than the traditional method but the end result is everything...not how you got there.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 12:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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- The principal is not new, it's the digital equivalent of Ansel Adams' "Zone System" in traditional film photography which has been around since the 1940s.

I think people think it's cheating because digital software makes it so much easier than the traditional method but the end result is everything...not how you got there.


That is EXACTLY what I was thinking, “This is like Ansel Adams on steroids.”.

Not to hijack this thread, but I had to write that although I'm not much of a photographer, (lousy, in fact) I'm a big fan of Ansel Adams - here's a pic from the top of my (soon to be demolished) fireplace mantle:

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And it's even signed by the late Mr. Adams!

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I inherited this book from my older brother, who passed on last year – it was one of his most prized possessions.



BTW, what is that object above your Karmann badge, John?

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Those are some AMAZING pictures! Thanks for posting those. My interest in photography may have been re-kindled by this.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 12:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have that book too...without the signature. This is just for you then John...I took it last month...Dead Horse Point, Utah:

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BTW this is the badge:

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 12:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

John Moxon wrote:
Bill Smith's '56 at Bonneville in September:

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and mine earlier in the year:

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These two pictures are the epitome of awesome.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 1:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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No...it's a more natural enhancement. Wink The principal is not new, it's the digital equivalent of Ansel Adams' "Zone System" in traditional film photography which has been around since the 1940s.

I think people think it's cheating because digital software makes it so much easier than the traditional method but the end result is everything...not how you got there.


Yeah, yeah... I know. Spent way too many hours myself in darkrooms, whiffing chemicals, developing medium format Ilford and printing. I'm quite familiar with the Zone System; Adams too - my fine art photography mentor was himself a prodigy of Adams and spent several years as his assistant. Sadly, he passed away year before last.
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PostPosted: Tue May 01, 2012 1:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Also tried some HDR photoshopping. What do you think about it?

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PostPosted: Tue May 01, 2012 3:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks beautiful Gerard. Smile

Did you make it from a single image or did you shoot 3 images at the same time...also did you use Photoshop HDR or some other software?

Everyone has personal preferences when making pictures...I always use a lot of contrast as it saturates the colours better. Sometimes I overdo it and it can look artificial but I always shoot and process pictures to please myself...if anyone else likes it, that's a bonus.
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PostPosted: Tue May 01, 2012 3:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

those black ghias are some beautiful art!
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PostPosted: Wed May 02, 2012 12:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

John Moxon wrote:
Looks beautiful Gerard. Smile

Did you make it from a single image or did you shoot 3 images at the same time...also did you use Photoshop HDR or some other software?

Everyone has personal preferences when making pictures...I always use a lot of contrast as it saturates the colours better. Sometimes I overdo it and it can look artificial but I always shoot and process pictures to please myself...if anyone else likes it, that's a bonus.


Hi John,

Thanks.

Just took a single image and worked around in Photoshop. Still looking for the best settings and just been fiddling around.

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PostPosted: Wed May 02, 2012 1:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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John Moxon wrote:
Looks beautiful Gerard. Smile

Did you make it from a single image or did you shoot 3 images at the same time...also did you use Photoshop HDR or some other software?

Everyone has personal preferences when making pictures...I always use a lot of contrast as it saturates the colours better. Sometimes I overdo it and it can look artificial but I always shoot and process pictures to please myself...if anyone else likes it, that's a bonus.


Hi John,

Thanks.

Just took a single image and worked around in Photoshop. Still looking for the best settings and just been fiddling around.

Gerard


Have you tried the Photomatix Software: http://www.hdrsoft.com/ it's a free download but leaves a "Photomatix" watermark on your pictures until you decide to pay for the licence. I found it a lot easier to get good effects than using Photoshop.

I make the 3 different exposures using Photoshop...load those 3 exposures to Photomatix and create the image I want and then you can manipulate that image again in Photoshop.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 4:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The HDR really gets to you doesn't it Phil. Smile You end up rummaging through your old pictures to see how they will turn out converted to HDR.

The Photomatix software has a lot of preset effects to use...and Phil's experimenting with them all. Wink
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

John, can you send me this picture:

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I want to put it as my desktop background but it's too small.

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SgtSamy wrote:
John, can you send me this picture:

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I want to put it as my desktop background but it's too small.

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