trying out some new techneques.
Let me know what you think.



Edited by nycrounders on Apr 17, 2008 at 02:25 PM GMT

Edited by nycrounders on May 07, 2008 at 11:46 PM GMT

In terms of HDR it seems to look "normal", which is a good thing.

I don't know what the subject is. I'm drawn to the red shirt and the tall building near the centre, but neither supports the other.

There's no exif data with focal length, shutter speed, aperture, etc. Naughty !

- Alan

As Alan said, appears pretty realistic, althought the red shirt seems too bright and the area around him a bit unnaturally bright. The bench up-front is too cut off by the frame to add to the image as is. I think you need more or less of it. There is a bit of lean to the building on the right. Several other variations in lighting that seem just a bit off. Compositional goal is not clear.
Helpful?
Scott G

Thanks, Good point guys. The image is a combination of 7 RAWs at 1/2 stop differences. I was trying to get the high dynamic range of the photo. You can tell that the trees really came to life after the HDR process. I'm going shoot some better candidates for this process. Just having fun with this first one.

This ain't working for me, the HDR tonal scale is just too wacky. What's with the strange shadowing on the central building? The trees do have more 'detail' but they also look entirely artificial. I'd fiddle with the program parameters to achieve a more natural mix.

IMO, you'd be better off just cutting and pasting a lower level sky onto the first picture.

This could be a great place to shoot early in the morning, when no people are present. You could actually get 7 raw images shot at 1/2 stop differences, without having to fake it in camera raw. I have had better luck myself using just 3 raw shots, 2 full stop differences. Some like to use 7 or even 9, but I usually don't have much luck with that.

IMO, you should go back say around...6:00ish, try to get the same shot but pull out a little bit so you can get the entire bench in the foreground. Hopefully you will have a decent sky. The scene has some potential i think. I'm not an expert by any means, but that seems like what I would try with it.

Here's my 2nd attempt, with just 3 shots, 2 full stop differences. I'm going to try this weekend with a tripod and different lens.

Here's one I did the other day. It has a little different look to it.

Let me know what everyone thinks.

now the last one I like, how did you do this, all the others seem technically fine but boring, this last one is fun and the framing and everything works for me, tell tell tell

Hey, I used 3 photos taken with a tripod, -2 +2, and combined them using different strengths in Photomatix software. then mad a couple more HDR photos. Then I compbined all three HDR photos together to make the last one.

Here are what they looked after each step.

http://dkcnycphoto.com/Bus_HDR/

That last one is truly amazing!

Thanks for sharing.

Last one is great! I love the composition, a timeless, surreal capture.
Scott G

The last one was worth scrolling to the bottom of this post for. Job very well done. Great one. Wall worthy.

Yep it is HDR no doubt. Nice job I usually like more realistic photos in landscape but I think this one is cool and fits the scene in the city .
Pretty wild having the tripod on bus .

Love the last one! My only comment though is the white blotch in the center on the building. Otherwise, awesome.

Here's one I did the other week when the pope was in town with all his security.

Let me know what everyone thinks.