I suddenly have the desire to buy a good camera!

Belmit · 07-03-2008, 22:15

http://abduzeedo.com/20-beautiful-hdr-pictures?=main

Amazing HDR pictures. What would it take equipment-wise to be able to do this? Presumably it's a mixture of talent, the right camera/accessories, probably some computer work and a little luck?

SidewinderINC · 07-03-2008, 22:21

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Originally Posted by Belmit

http://abduzeedo.com/20-beautiful-hdr-pictures?=main

Amazing HDR pictures. What would it take equipment-wise to be able to do this? Presumably it's a mixture of talent, the right camera/accessories, probably some computer work and a little luck?

Pete will be able to tell you about HDR, he's taken/made some fantastic shots

a tutorial that isn't petes.

http://www.squidoo.com/hdr-photography

SidewinderINC · 07-03-2008, 22:27

Excellent *bookmarks*

Belmit · 07-03-2008, 22:28

For Noddy it is!

Blackstar · 07-03-2008, 23:09

Some of those pictures are awful! Pete is the best person to talk to about HDR his tutorial is pretty good.

petemc · 08-03-2008, 02:27

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Originally Posted by Blackstar

Some of those pictures are awful! Pete is the best person to talk to about HDR his tutorial is pretty good.

I completely agree. I saw them a few days ago and was like "Oh dear." A lot of them are everything thats bad about HDR. People taking boring photos and processing the hell out of them so they're "arty." Like the photo of the guy taking a photo, or the car.

To do HDR type images a good setup would be a DSLR, Photomatix to generate the HDR images and some skill / luck. The software isn't overly complex but it allows you to create horribly over-processed images very easily. So it helps to know how far to push things. It may sound stupidly obvious but it helps to take a great photo to start with. Well composed with stunning light. Not to toot my own horn but thats why mine work so well. I often shoot at sunset and the photos are well composed. Often people say how impressed they are that I made a set of traffic lights look amazing.

leowyatt · 08-03-2008, 09:53

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Originally Posted by petemc

I completely agree. I saw them a few days ago and was like "Oh dear." A lot of them are everything thats bad about HDR. People taking boring photos and processing the hell out of them so they're "arty." Like the photo of the guy taking a photo, or the car.

I quite liked the SF one

Belmit · 08-03-2008, 10:28

The cow is my favourite.

petemc · 08-03-2008, 12:09

There area few I like. The fire truck, and the first boat shot. I'm a perfectionist so generally I see errors before good points. Its annoying but it does help when taking photos

So like the bridge shot, the clouds are so loud and busy its really kinda distracting. It doesn't quite compliment the bridge. Its basically had everything set to max and imho is just too "grrrr aahhhhh grrrrrr"

All imho of course as I know people do like this style. I also feel that the cow would work better without the hdr processing. He's just a bit too gritty for a cow

PvtPyle · 19-03-2008, 13:33

There are some very pretty HDR shots on this site:

www.hdrjapan.com

It was a bit slow loading some of the pages for me, but worth the wait!

Here's an example: Link

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petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	There area few I like. The fire truck, and the first boat shot. I'm a perfectionist so generally I see errors before good points. Its annoying but it does help when taking photos So like the bridge shot, the clouds are so loud and busy its really kinda distracting. It doesn't quite compliment the bridge. Its basically had everything set to max and imho is just too "grrrr aahhhhh grrrrrr" All imho of course as I know people do like this style. I also feel that the cow would work better without the hdr processing. He's just a bit too gritty for a cow __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

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PvtPyle Sofa Boy Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wield of the Shire Posts: 701	There are some very pretty HDR shots on this site: www.hdrjapan.com It was a bit slow loading some of the pages for me, but worth the wait! Here's an example: Link