First attempt on HDR

nixontkl · 15th December 2008

My first attempt at HDR, any comment good or bad welcome.

picture of M.V. Doulos which was berth here in Singapore harbour front. its a international roaming charity book shop.

ZerocoolAstra · 15th December 2008

exposure is ok. I guess the side of the ship would have been underexposed otherwise.
can't say much for the composition though. The dull hull (hahah it rhymes) dominates the photo. BORING.

Rashkae · 16th December 2008

This doesn't even look HDR. Looks liek a simple snapshot. Don't know what you're trying to show here.

HTCahHTC · 16th December 2008

where's the HDR?

myloplex · 16th December 2008

nice ,,doulos here again .. must go .. don't forgot to go down deck to tour around

ZerocoolAstra · 16th December 2008

Originally Posted by Rashkae

This doesn't even look HDR. Looks liek a simple snapshot. Don't know what you're trying to show here.

I think there was a multiple exposure here. 1 was for the side of the ship's hull (in the shade), and the other was for the background.
I suppose this could have been achieved in a single exposure, with FILL-IN FLASH.
So it doesn't count as HDR.... sorry!

giantcanopy · 16th December 2008

Originally Posted by ZerocoolAstra

I suppose this could have been achieved in a single exposure, with FILL-IN FLASH.

The ship hull looks quite huge leh, how u fill in flash

Ryan

flashbug · 16th December 2008

I feel that there is too much white in this photo to be striking.
The dynamic range is also limited, so after PP it will look 'normal', or like what ZerocoolAstra said,
achievable in a single exposure if there is sufficient lighting on the hull. (not with a flash though)

night86mare · 18th December 2008

question - what is your subject here?

the railing? the ship?

nixontkl · 19th December 2008

Originally Posted by night86mare

question - what is your subject here?

the railing? the ship?

the ship doulos

jeffL · 19th December 2008

Originally Posted by nixontkl

Some touch up to bring out the details

lincolnchan · 19th December 2008

Got HDR meh ? How many exposures did you use ?

mrericlee · 19th December 2008

What is HDR? Can any camera take HDR pictures? Or it is a camera brand?

metalgear · 19th December 2008

Originally Posted by mrericlee

What is HDR? Can any camera take HDR pictures? Or it is a camera brand?

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008...-hdr-pictures/

nixontkl · 20th December 2008

Originally Posted by lincolnchan

Got HDR meh ? How many exposures did you use ?

3 exposures of +- 1ev

original underexpose pic have good sky details but super dark ship hull and the foreground floor, normal expose pic can see details of the ship hull and the details of the ship in the background but sky is all white, last over expose picture have clear details of the ship hull and the railing and ground but sky and back ground ship totally wash out

happyranchu · 21st December 2008

should try exposures of +/- 2.
what software did you use to produce this? don't ready look like HDR

simranjits · 21st December 2008

it actually is hdr , just doesn't show it that well , a photo doesn't have to look like the painting to be hdr .

In this case , the lighting imo didn't need hdr perhaps ,need to to see the original to really say.

brinkwine · 21st December 2008

agree... does not need to look like a painting... but here.. i cannot see the HDR...???

Maybe bcos the sky is too blown... but if it's under-exposed actually u can do some rescuing i think.... you can even layer several tweaked versions of the same photo to bring out/ dumb down the details...

ZerocoolAstra · 22nd December 2008

Originally Posted by giantcanopy

The ship hull looks quite huge leh, how u fill in flash

Ryan

agree with your point!

The ship's hull is kinda HUGE. Not possible to fill-in flash, unless with multiple flashguns... haha.

The photo doesn't look like those HDR 'paintings' you see on the web, but I guess it counts as HDR? Combining bracketed exposures together counts as HDR right? Otherwise I don't know of another term.

But the photo lacks 'oomph'. There's no subject really, because the big hull takes up so much of the frame.

night86mare · 22nd December 2008

the point i was trying to make was, there is no clear subject here, not much thoguht put into the composition.

the railings serve no purpose. even just a simple exclusion, which can be done frankly.. would improve this significantly.

concentrate more on the things that matter - like composition, rather than working out an effect. it doesn't matter if yoru hdr is done spectacularly if the composition is lacklustre.

15th December 2008	#1
nixontkl Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Punggol Posts: 403	First attempt on HDR My first attempt at HDR, any comment good or bad welcome. picture of M.V. Doulos which was berth here in Singapore harbour front. its a international roaming charity book shop. __________________ http://nixontang.multiply.com/photos

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ZerocoolAstra Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central Singapore Posts: 1,640	Re: First attempt on HDR exposure is ok. I guess the side of the ship would have been underexposed otherwise. can't say much for the composition though. The dull hull (hahah it rhymes) dominates the photo. BORING. __________________ Nikon D80 user

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Rashkae Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8,269	Re: First attempt on HDR This doesn't even look HDR. Looks liek a simple snapshot. Don't know what you're trying to show here. __________________ Alpha

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HTCahHTC Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 820	Re: First attempt on HDR where's the HDR?

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myloplex Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 820	Re: First attempt on HDR nice ,,doulos here again .. must go .. don't forgot to go down deck to tour around

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flashbug Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 51	Re: First attempt on HDR I feel that there is too much white in this photo to be striking. The dynamic range is also limited, so after PP it will look 'normal', or like what ZerocoolAstra said, achievable in a single exposure if there is sufficient lighting on the hull. (not with a flash though)

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simranjits Deregistered Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 359	Re: First attempt on HDR it actually is hdr , just doesn't show it that well , a photo doesn't have to look like the painting to be hdr . In this case , the lighting imo didn't need hdr perhaps ,need to to see the original to really say.

21st December 2008	#18
brinkwine Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 87	Re: First attempt on HDR agree... does not need to look like a painting... but here.. i cannot see the HDR...??? Maybe bcos the sky is too blown... but if it's under-exposed actually u can do some rescuing i think.... you can even layer several tweaked versions of the same photo to bring out/ dumb down the details...

22nd December 2008	#20
night86mare Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: in your mind Posts: 19,283	Re: First attempt on HDR the point i was trying to make was, there is no clear subject here, not much thoguht put into the composition. the railings serve no purpose. even just a simple exclusion, which can be done frankly.. would improve this significantly. concentrate more on the things that matter - like composition, rather than working out an effect. it doesn't matter if yoru hdr is done spectacularly if the composition is lacklustre. __________________ Gallery \| Dreamscapes 09 Pentaxian 伪君子之所以更可憎