Dynamic Photo HDR and 2 versions

[nicled]

Hello everyone! This is my first post. Hope you don't mind this photo- my first try in HDR using Photomatix.

 

[sin77]

Hi Nicled, nice try!
But i find it a bit cartoonish.

Btw for those of you who use HDR, how many images do u use?
So far i always try 0, +2, -2. Total 3 images.
Am i using too few images and too wide range?

And so far i think photomatix is just nice for me. The other software cant even load my RAW properly.
So I decided to use photomatix.
Do you guys buy the full software?
Possible to share the cost among us?
I want to use it permanent and dont want the watermarks.

 

[night86mare]

Hello everyone! This is my first post. Hope you don't mind this photo- my first try in HDR using Photomatix.

if you notice, the greens and yellows are too vibrant and saturated.

also the blue seems a tad too light for the sky. color balance will resolve this.

from what i can see though, haloing seems controlled. otherwise, reduce the strength of the hdr a bit - not even human eye can see such fine textures in the clouds at one go.

 

[night86mare]

Hi Nicled, nice try!
But i find it a bit cartoonish.

Btw for those of you who use HDR, how many images do u use?
So far i always try 0, +2, -2. Total 3 images.
Am i using too few images and too wide range?

And so far i think photomatix is just nice for me. The other software cant even load my RAW properly.
So I decided to use photomatix.
Do you guys buy the full software?
Possible to share the cost among us?
I want to use it permanent and dont want the watermarks.

it depends on the scene - how bright the bright areas are, how dark the dark areas are.

for lazy people like me who don't like to think just shoot +3 +2 +1 0 -1 -2 -3, should be more than sufficient most of the time. anything with wider dynamic range is just a waste of time, you will just get an extremely dark looking picture if you want to keep it natural, else there will be massive haloing from experience.

 

[wildstallion]

I tend to use 5 files -2 -1 0 +1 +2 and photomatrix is definitely the software of choice. Its worth paying for so just buy it if you intend to use it.

 

[sin77]

yes i'll be using this software... but i think is very ex? only for 1 function like tat.
Can share the cost with others rite?
Can only install in 1 pc?

 

[wildstallion]

yes i'll be using this software... but i think is very ex? only for 1 function like tat.
Can share the cost with others rite?
Can only install in 1 pc?

Can only install on 1 pc according to their terms and conditions. But yeah, you could share the cost and then just tell each other the product key i guess, dunno how many times that will work though and neither do i advocate this.

 

[mamangrock]

Where can i get it (photomatix) ?? Pls :angel: some1 ???

 

[mamangrock]

Any1 know which shop sellin it :angel: ?? Pls dont tell me dat it can only be bought online,PLEASE :bheart:..

 

[wildstallion]

It can only be brought online........

 

[jopel]

making the image look natural via hdr

 

[night86mare]

i think still can lower the gamma a little, right now the shadows look too "light"