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Heres a new HDR i've been playing with
Getting a bit better, just need to reduce "halo" effects


Btw TRIZ, hows that photomatix coming out for ya?

 
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Alright, this may not be a picture I took, but it's a picture I felt obligated to share. My buddy posted it on his FB wall.

The older crowd (you 80's babies and older) should appreciate this one

 
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I havent even downloaded it yet. I'm on my netbook mostly these days. I hooked my desktop up to my 46 inch samsung tv as a monitor n gave my 22 inch to my girlfriend. Only problem, I sit to close to the damn thing since its so huge, I had to order a wireless keyboard and mouse. Just waiting for it to show up at bestbuy, I did the ship to store deal. Then I'll load PS and load the program for HDR's and blow you guys out the water, lol, hopefully.

 
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Nowai, u cant beat my tree

 
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Nothing trumps the little girl in the Voltron outfit

 
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You guys ever heard of the Eye-Fi SD cards?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...7931910_snp_dp



Kind of amazing, just found out about them now :P
Helps with camera like mine that has a SD card on the bottom instead of the side

 
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Ok, so maybe the vantage point I told you about earlier wasn't that great, but it was all I was willing to search for without having to go on the strip.. Which, on a Saturday night, you might as well be walking. In any case

 
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had to photoshop the damn light ghosting from the pic.. I don't think my 50mm f/1.4 lens is happy..

Found out why.. damn UV filter was on..

 
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Was sitting in my room, watching "The Other Guys" with my blinds open, then saw the amazing color in the sky. Paused the movie and headed out to take some pics.

A few shots and playing with photomatix for a while resulted with this

 
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Found this hiding in my photobucket album, thought i'd share

 
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So I played around with photomatix. I found 4.0 to be more confusing then 3.0, so I deleted and installed the earlier version. Heres some results I got from a few pics I took yesterday while waiting for some friends to show up for happy hour. This is all handheld on Canon t2i with kit IS lens:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7971754...th/5283996041/

See description: 1= 1st time I put it through the program's tone mapping, and then 2= taking the first result and running it though tone mapping a second time.

All comments welcome!!

 
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Btw, it's called HDR's not HRD's :P

and great work

 
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HAHA, WHOOPS... Whats funny is HDR is a bottom-bottom shelf brand of liquor here in Oregon- it stands for Hood River Distilleries. I had a 5th of vodka on the brain to bring to a buddies bbq tonight. Anyways

Which ones look better- the 1's or the 2's?? I didnt really like the "Jake's" sign- the effect clearly wasnt for that kind of picture.

 
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Honestly, I don't like painterly effects, and HDR 4.0+ is harder for you?
I think its so much easier than the 3.X

Anyways...
I really like the first one, but your angle could be improved, maybe move camera closer to the ground and point up more, get all of the building

 
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I literally just pulled out the t2i in the frigid air and snapped a few from the block the bar was on- I wasn't planning anything elaborate, just some test pics.

What is "painterly" to you- the second ones (the ones with "2" in the desc)? I know a lot of people go overkill on HDR's and make it so obvious. I really like the first one of the fish grotto, and the second one of "Jakes" (the bar, not the sign). I hated the sign one- HDR didnt add anything cool to the original image since there wasnt much shadows/dark tones.

I shot a few more today when I was downtown and at the airport... didnt plan anything and actually got yelled at my airport security for taking a picture- and SOAB, there was a car driving that I didnt notice and it ghosted pretty hard.

 
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Yep, the 2's are painterly effect

photomatix 4.x has ghost removing

 
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hope this works. it's a pic i took last year at a bakery near my school using my fujifilm s2000HD, then altered contrast and lighting in photoshop. (wishs he had the other type of s2000)



my deviantart account is also mac25 if anyof you are on DA.

 
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How u like the S2000HD mac?

I know it's a slightly older version, I have the S1800 which is 12MP, and 18x zoom, which I love

Btw, if you had the picture in low aperture, macro mode, it would have looked better unaltered

 
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i like it. it's slow though. shoots good in high light but lags in low light and blures. this one i shot through the display case and zoomed in. that's why you can see the reflection of four hanging lights, that apear in the midle of the cupcakes. kinda look like fantasyesk floating orbs.

 
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hmm, mines not very slow in low light, just boost up the ISO and use a tripod, that's what I do, pictures come out lookin good

 
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mines only 10mp, maybe your's is a better model. i baught it in like 09 and payed 350. it's no d90. i'll try latter.

 
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Yeah, mines slightly newer
dam, $350 for a ultrazoom?

I paid $149.95 USD for mine

 
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i was playing with the d90 at best bestbuy, that thing is wicked fast. perfectly focused shots almost as fast as you can move your finger, i want one soooo bad! but really don't need it, my buddy has one but he's a photo major.

 
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Isnt D90 like $900+?

lol
I like it too, but it's a bit too heavy, and i'm not really fond of Nikon's menu system

For that price i'd go with the Canon T2i

 
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Yea, the D90 is up there, but Nikon glass is reaaaaaally nice.. and they use a slightly larger sensor compared to it's Canon "counterpart"

On the flip side, Canon cameras are more user friendly and you can't really see the image quality differences unless you're zoomed way the eff in.

 
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i'll have to find a Nikon glass to test =D

 
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If you want better pictures in low light, get the ISO as low as you can and use a tripod. I dont use anything higher than 1600 once I learned how to actually use my dslr (the t2i)... although I have a few pro photographers that dont like to use anything higher than 400 because noise pisses them off.

 
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Yep, I never do more than 200/400 ISO, the noise at 800+ is unbearable

I'll only ever use that much if it's worth taking the shot than to miss a shot.

IE.
A concert

 
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Posted 4 more hdr's...

I would have posted more to my set but there is unbelievable amount of noise on the others, even with a super low ISO... gotta figure out what's the deal with that.

 
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The bomber picture looks fantastic!

Not so much feeling the boat ramp, and the cloudy road looks decent