1st HDR try @ Fort Caning

[andrewyeo85]

pls give me comment..thanx..i mm stil learning and tis is my 1st trying..thanx..

[tkbonz]

Sorry but where is the HDR pics? Can tell you did something to improve the dynamic ranges of your pictures, but it is not obvious. And is the green cast made purposely? I've just been there last week...don't remember Fort Canning to be so green green....

And your last picture...so obvious what method you used for "HDR"...overlay right? There is this one patch of sky on the top left which is greyed but the rest of the "smaller" patches of skies remains overexposed. Cause these areas too small to remove is it? Haha...i used this method before, it is very time consuming and ineffective for such an image. Go google for HDR methods, I'm sure there are better methods like using the HDR function in photoshop.

[Prismatic]

First of all... It's Fort Canning.

As for the HDR, the pictures don't really show the benefits that can be derived from HDR. The shadow areas are bright (in fact too bright I feel), but there are no details in the highlights at all and they seem to be still way over blown.

Not sure if that's your intention, but the effect from HDR is giving everything a flourescent glow (as a fellow CSer put it, radioactive-looking).

[dhyk2008]

Hi Andrew

Thank for sharing the photos with us. The photos there is no subject matter. Next time when you take photo use these 3 rules:

1. Seletc your subject
2. Focus attention to your subject
3. Simplify your subject

Since you just started, attend a basic course to learn more and you will improve.

[ssping83]

as mentioned by other cs-ers.. there's no "hdr" in this shot.. there's little details in the highlights (the sky looks washed)..

btw.. watch the chromatic abberation (purple fringing).. looks pretty severe..

[Redsun]

er...sure this is hdr?
doesnt look like to me
the skies are all overblown
and theres pretty extreme CA

[lynxiger]

Hi Andrew,

It's a good attempt. Other CS-lers have given good pointers already.
I think you need to pick interesting subjects...
HDR looks better with wide angle views, scenes with more dynamic range,
like a lot of shades in the sky, or color tones in selected scene.

What kind of process did you do? I think learn the basics of Photoshop, and
apply EV bracketing of 3-exp, 5-exp, or even 7-exp.
Take sequence of photos in a row with different exposure bias.
Then combine them in PS or Photomatix. Process them in 16-bit TIFF format
in Photoshop. A lot of experimenting for sure... Have fun!

[tkbonz]

Originally Posted by lynxiger Hi Andrew, It's a good attempt. Other CS-lers have given good pointers already. I think you need to pick interesting subjects... HDR looks better with wide angle views, scenes with more dynamic range, like a lot of shades in the sky, or color tones in selected scene. What kind of process did you do? I think learn the basics of Photoshop, and apply EV bracketing of 3-exp, 5-exp, or even 7-exp. Take sequence of photos in a row with different exposure bias. Then combine them in PS or Photomatix. Process them in 16-bit TIFF format in Photoshop. A lot of experimenting for sure... Have fun!

Yup agreed!

Haha...but taking 7-exp to combine as HDR is crazy for my laptop.... 3-exp already take a good 1min plus to combine...not including post-processing! BUt if your PC is a powerhouse...you can go for the 5-exp or 7-exp to try and experiment!

[elghia]

newcomer here- What is HRD?

[pixie]

Heh, I just read a post from here: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008...-hdr-pictures/ =)
Am newbie noob too

[night86mare]

reading up and understanding what hdr is about is much more important than rushing off into the field to take 7 exposures of anything and then coming back and processing out a result that doesn't need hdr. i suggest you google "high dynamic range" (that is what hdr stands for) and spend some time looking through sites like luminous landscape. and looking for good hdr galleries. as for what good hdr is, you need look no further than the guy who started cambridge in colour.

here, the photos look like i just kope any normal photograph, then use highlight/shadow tool to remove all the shadows. not pleasing at all. for most scenes here, with good hdr processing you should be able to keep the details of the sky, but this is not done. this shows a poor understanding of a) what hdr is about, and b) how to go about achieving good hdr.

cheers.