First Pics For 2009 [HDR]

hmong337 · 05-26-2009, 09:30 PM

My cousin just got his Type R converted and wanted to get some shots... I'm an absolute fan of HDR because I like how the photos look like paintings.

This is my first attempt at HDR'ing and I'm no photographer. I only have a crummy point-and-shoot camera with a tripod so don't expect professional pics.

Enjoy

Davis · 05-26-2009, 09:32 PM

Good stuff man.

I've been wanting to try HDR also.

MR JAS · 05-26-2009, 09:32 PM

nice pics but you can see on some of the pics i.e. the altezza how a higher resolution you get from an expensive camera could make it better but overall im impressed

Sylvan · 05-26-2009, 11:30 PM

Looks cool. What's HDR?

Oteck · 05-27-2009, 12:55 AM

too much noise, lower the iso and get a tripod

Ben · 05-27-2009, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sylvan

Looks cool. What's HDR?

+1

hmong337 · 05-31-2009, 09:48 PM

i really don't know what HDR is. all i know is that you're supposed to take a bunch of pictures in the same position at different exposure settings (dark, medium, and light), then merge them all together. after that, you play with program settings to get it to how you like the picture to be...

*shrugs

Foygroup · 05-31-2009, 10:08 PM

HDR is High Dynamic Range.

The reason you take a lot of pictures (3 to 5 is fine) is because the camera does not have the ability to pick up the range of exposure your eye can, so a bright day may look great to you, but in your pictures the car is great, but the clouds are just blown out.

You take a picture with shorter exposure to get a good look at the sky or brighter objects, then progressivly longer exposures, or different F stops to get good shots of the lower lights, and shadows. Then, using software you merge all the photos together to get one beautiful shot.

Check out this link, it has some great info on how to do it.

Vanilla Days : HDR Tutorial: How to create ‘High Dynamic Range’ images using Photomatix

Sylvan · 06-01-2009, 11:36 AM

Cool, thanks for the info Bill. That's a very nice picture in your sig.

monopolizedinc · 06-17-2009, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foygroup

HDR is High Dynamic Range.

The reason you take a lot of pictures (3 to 5 is fine) is because the camera does not have the ability to pick up the range of exposure your eye can, so a bright day may look great to you, but in your pictures the car is great, but the clouds are just blown out.

You take a picture with shorter exposure to get a good look at the sky or brighter objects, then progressivly longer exposures, or different F stops to get good shots of the lower lights, and shadows. Then, using software you merge all the photos together to get one beautiful shot.

Check out this link, it has some great info on how to do it.

Vanilla Days : HDR Tutorial: How to create ‘High Dynamic Range’ images using Photomatix

what he said....

these just look like photo shopped pics w/ high iso or photos taken at a extremely high iso (noise) im not digging them;

an attempt of HDR look in the background where you can clearly see the details (normally shaded areas)

Foygroup · 06-17-2009, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sylvan

Cool, thanks for the info Bill. That's a very nice picture in your sig.

Thanks, the shot in my sig is just straight out of the camera. I just reduced it's size to fit on the forum. No HDR used here. I will go back and do some HDR shots of the cars so you can see how good it can look.

RaginBull · 06-23-2009, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oteck

too much noise, lower the iso and get a tripod

+1 too much grain, lots of blur

RaginBull · 06-23-2009, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monopolizedinc

what he said....

these just look like photo shopped pics w/ high iso or photos taken at a extremely high iso (noise) im not digging them;

an attempt of HDR look in the background where you can clearly see the details (normally shaded areas)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...hread/roof.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...d/elephant.jpg

You don't even need to HDR to achieve these pics or the ones in the OP. All you need to use is the Shadow and Highlight Filter in Photoshop. instead of snapping multiple pics and merging them, you can create layers with different exposures using the S&H filter. Then you can use a layer mask to either hide or show whatever you want in the final print.

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hmong337 Emperor Jspec Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,123 Thanks: 114 Thanked 56 Times in 55 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	First Pics For 2009 [HDR] My cousin just got his Type R converted and wanted to get some shots... I'm an absolute fan of HDR because I like how the photos look like paintings. This is my first attempt at HDR'ing and I'm no photographer. I only have a crummy point-and-shoot camera with a tripod so don't expect professional pics. Enjoy Last edited by hmong337; 05-26-2009 at 11:00 PM..

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05-26-2009, 09:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 4,536 Thanks: 85 Thanked 125 Times in 113 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Good stuff man. I've been wanting to try HDR also.

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MR JAS Generous to a fault Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: hamilton new zealand Posts: 722 Thanks: 19 Thanked 17 Times in 16 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	nice pics but you can see on some of the pics i.e. the altezza how a higher resolution you get from an expensive camera could make it better but overall im impressed

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Sylvan Bad Dude Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 878 Thanks: 22 Thanked 38 Times in 34 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (10/100% )	Looks cool. What's HDR?

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Oteck Eye'm the Str⑨ngest Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Burnaby B.C. Posts: 4,947 Thanks: 11 Thanked 172 Times in 157 Posts Blog Entries: 3 iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	too much noise, lower the iso and get a tripod

05-31-2009, 09:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
hmong337 Emperor Jspec Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,123 Thanks: 114 Thanked 56 Times in 55 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	i really don't know what HDR is. all i know is that you're supposed to take a bunch of pictures in the same position at different exposure settings (dark, medium, and light), then merge them all together. after that, you play with program settings to get it to how you like the picture to be... *shrugs

05-31-2009, 10:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
Foygroup Know My Chrome Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Abingdon, MD Posts: 2,447 Thanks: 42 Thanked 93 Times in 86 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	HDR is High Dynamic Range. The reason you take a lot of pictures (3 to 5 is fine) is because the camera does not have the ability to pick up the range of exposure your eye can, so a bright day may look great to you, but in your pictures the car is great, but the clouds are just blown out. You take a picture with shorter exposure to get a good look at the sky or brighter objects, then progressivly longer exposures, or different F stops to get good shots of the lower lights, and shadows. Then, using software you merge all the photos together to get one beautiful shot. Check out this link, it has some great info on how to do it. Vanilla Days : HDR Tutorial: How to create ‘High Dynamic Range’ images using Photomatix

06-01-2009, 11:36 AM	#9 (permalink)
Sylvan Bad Dude Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 878 Thanks: 22 Thanked 38 Times in 34 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (10/100% )	Cool, thanks for the info Bill. That's a very nice picture in your sig.