shot this in langdale , lake district.
never managed to get a decent result with layer masks from the 3 bracketed images.
just tried photomatrix, this is second go.
comments please, lighting looks spot on from what i can remember with a storm over langdale pikes in the distance .
phil
Try processing twice in Photomatix. Once with Tone Mapper and save as Tiff, then another version in ToneCompressor and save as Tiff. Open both in Photoshop and add the tone mapper as a layer over the tone compressor version. Set the layer to around 20% opacity and start from there until it looks good. Then follow your normal Photoshop processing routines. This seems to result in very natural looking HDRs.
thanks smhoer will give it a go, examples look good.
im very happy with the way this one looks, my first attempts wernt so good.
this was the only shot i could find that was bracketed correctly.
keithlester- thanks for comment,appreciated.
i normally merge with layermasks but could not get this to look right.
phil
Superb lighting , composition and processing , Phil . One of the best Lake District pictures I've seen in a long time . It looks very natural to me , and you have caught that very special Lakes feeling and weather most accurately . Congratulations !
Great work here! This is a very nice shot, the composition is great and what cool lighting.
Myself, I don't like HDR because of how ugly most shots turn out, but with more shots of your quality coming out, I might have to change my position on that.
thank for comments, did experiment with darkening sky and a little foreground but went back to this version. may change mind again before printing it.
phil
Looks great to me! Niceley seen, taken and processed.. Looks like it could be slightly warmed up to soften the blue cast in the distance (although that is personal taste)
