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Challenge: HDR (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4.0G IF-ED
Date: Nov 12, 2006
Galleries: Transportation
Date Uploaded: Nov 12, 2006

Whohooo, I did it! Now I have the highest rated D50 photo. I also have 7.57. I hope it will stay on the top for a while.

I've allways hated HDR. I think it's ugly. I don't like how grey HDR pictures are. But it's great to get a nice score for a HDR photo.

I used took 6 different exposures and combined them in Photomatrix. Then I processed it in Photoshop. I tried to bright up the car and the ship and darken the ground. I also muted the color because I didn't like the HDRish colors I got.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 84
Avg (all users): 7.5772
Avg (commenters): 8.4694
Avg (participants): 7.2619
Avg (non-participants): 7.6289
Views since voting: 14731
Views during voting: 927
Votes: 298
Comments: 81
Favorites: 36 (view)


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11/22/2006 05:42:31 PM
Congrats on the ribbon with a great shot and excellent HDR presentation! Very cool work!
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11/21/2006 12:38:20 PM
Another great photograph Magnús, congrats!
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11/21/2006 10:39:27 AM
Nee, ég vann hann ekkert mikið. Bara soldið.
11/21/2006 10:10:52 AM
Au Magnús. Vannstu aftur dingleschnapsinn þinn?
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11/20/2006 05:33:29 PM
flott hjá þér
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11/20/2006 02:05:24 PM
Congrats Magnús great picture.
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11/20/2006 01:56:45 PM
Very cool, love that truck.
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11/20/2006 12:23:56 PM
Congrats on another ribbon. Toning down the colors worked well for your subject.
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11/20/2006 10:22:52 AM
LOvEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE it......

Congratulations'
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11/20/2006 09:54:15 AM
Congratz on this picture, clearly the best picture in the challenge becouse it uses the very cheesy HDR effect in a relatively subtle way.

Excelent job.
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11/20/2006 09:33:15 AM
Outstanding photograph, congrats on winning the yellow ribbon!
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11/20/2006 08:37:32 AM
I am just amazed by what a great photographer you are! You are only 16 years old and already so damn good! You have a gift for this. I am 41 and will never be as good as you are now. Keep it up. You will be a famous photographer someday.
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11/20/2006 06:18:47 AM
Lovely image, you should be proud of it. I had it for 2nd place as I knew the Cathedral photo would rule this competition. Well done, and doubly well done for the D50 rating, thats gonna take some beating.
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11/20/2006 05:16:20 AM
Ooops, he did it again! Haha, now you are going to have to have this HDR monstrosity in your top profile FOREVER :) At least as far as I am concerned, as I view the top 8 on profiles, hehe, you are going to need eight 7.58+ scores to erase this! I think you can do it but will probably take till 2010 to get there.

Anyway, congrats kiddo and especially on the new top score of the Nikon D50, I knew you really wanted that one :)
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11/20/2006 04:49:44 AM
Congrats Magnús for the excellent photo, for the highest rated D50 photo and of course for the yellow ribbon. Young photographer of the year, for sure!
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11/20/2006 04:36:54 AM
Virkilega flott hjá þér. Til Hamingju
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11/20/2006 04:28:59 AM
Classic shot and another of my tips for the top 3. well done
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11/20/2006 03:32:43 AM
Excellent shot and processing, has a great 1940's feel to it. Well deserved ribbon, congrats!
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11/20/2006 03:21:28 AM
Þú ert bara endalaust hæfileikaríkur drengur! Aldrei hætta.. Til hamingju enn einu sinni með frábæra mynd.
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11/20/2006 01:45:01 AM
Congrats Magnus! You finally have that top D50 spot, I knew it would only be a matter of time and this is a great shot and the HDR processing really compliments the image. Hats off to you, well done.
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11/20/2006 01:16:14 AM
I also thought would win the blue, but this is still very, very, good.....
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11/20/2006 01:05:38 AM
Quite unique in the treatment of the presentation. Congratulations on your Yellow.
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11/20/2006 12:48:21 AM
now you should review your goals, I think they are mostly done!
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11/20/2006 12:46:22 AM
excellent detail .Your D50 is amazing!
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11/20/2006 12:14:58 AM
Congratulations Magnús! Þú ert iðinn við kolan það má nú segja, til hamingju!
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11/20/2006 12:12:28 AM
I had you pegged for blue. Congrats!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/19/2006 09:28:21 PM
Cool painterly feel. I love the earthy tones and high contrast in it.
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11/19/2006 08:47:09 PM
So well done... good effect...
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11/19/2006 01:52:05 PM
A great photo for the real heavy HDR treatment. It really works well.
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11/19/2006 09:48:17 AM
The color is fantastic - nicely done!
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11/18/2006 11:27:34 PM
Phenomanal!!
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11/17/2006 07:09:29 PM
A bit overdone on the tonemapping but it comes over well!
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11/16/2006 11:16:22 PM
I think this is the essence of HDR. I love the mood and feeling this photo captures.
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11/16/2006 12:02:51 AM
I can't put my finger on what exactly makes this image for me, but I really like it! Well done.
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11/15/2006 06:18:22 PM
I love this shot it has character and old charm if that makes sense
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11/15/2006 04:34:19 PM
I love the old feeling of this!
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11/15/2006 03:15:25 PM
this should win. great job. 10
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11/15/2006 11:30:04 AM
This is one of my favorites of the challenge - I love the colours in it
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11/15/2006 10:12:42 AM
excellent image! really like this one lots!
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11/15/2006 07:18:21 AM
Awesome.....One of the very best in this challenge.....
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11/15/2006 01:52:58 AM
I love this one
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11/14/2006 08:44:19 PM
Nice work. Good use of HDR techniques
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11/14/2006 05:24:44 PM
excellent another one of my picks for top 3 r10
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11/14/2006 04:32:21 PM
I love the desaturation of the colors, yet you were able to keep such great tonal range.
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11/14/2006 11:44:22 AM
I really like this technique.
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11/14/2006 06:47:02 AM
Excellent work - love the duotone feel. shame the sky wasn't more exciting. slight glow to the left of the boat is also slightly distracting
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11/14/2006 06:06:41 AM
Fantastic shot. Great use of HDR. The wide angle really helps too.
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11/14/2006 04:22:33 AM
I can almost feel the metal, this looks so metalic. I think that your processing worked very well for your subject(s).
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11/13/2006 11:21:01 PM
Although I know very little about the effects of HDR, this image appears to be well representative of the process.
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11/13/2006 08:34:51 PM
I love the look you acheived on the ship and truck... it has a wonderful feel to it. Unfortunately, the sky takes up too much of the image and is flat and uninteresting. 7
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11/13/2006 08:21:37 PM
love your tones, detail is awesome - nice capture
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11/13/2006 06:43:42 PM
A good subject for your treatment. Way too much evidence of editing though with the halos though - won't put off most of the DPC voters though as they love this kind of thing. Some nice touches however, and with more time you could make this special.
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11/13/2006 05:45:27 PM
great crop just wish that cherry picker was a nice vibrant red, gorgeous image and nice colour and usage of space. 9
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11/13/2006 05:09:35 PM
The cartoon like appearance of this entry is unique and works well!
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11/13/2006 04:06:52 PM
Voted on this last night and came back to comment now. I think I love this more for the subject matter, perspective and muted colour, than the somewhat overly applied HDR which imo, renders it digital art in this instance. Having said that though, I gave it a 10 and now even with a second look over, cannot find justification for changing my vote. So I won't - a 10 it remains :)
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11/13/2006 03:49:56 PM
simply wonderful!! 10
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11/13/2006 03:03:35 PM
Use of Light:1
Focus:2
Composition:1
Creativity:1
Achieves Challenge:2

This photo has a feel as if it is a painting. I love the old truck and boat. Your use of HDR brings out the dark areas of the wet ground while allowing the brighter sections to stay in control.
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11/13/2006 02:38:53 PM
I'm having this one pegged as the winner. Good work!!!
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11/13/2006 02:19:37 PM
The HDR rendered a lot less realistic looking photo in this case, but I do like the results. This interesting and fairly dynamic composition combined with the processing give this very good art appeal. Nicely done!
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11/13/2006 01:22:16 PM
Gorgeous shot. An interesting sky and/or removing the lense spots above the boat would really set it off.
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11/13/2006 12:20:36 PM
Great perspective shot...

:)

Nice processing and tones... (8)
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11/13/2006 12:17:37 PM
This is very good...the tones and depth are stunning.
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11/13/2006 12:04:46 PM
10
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11/13/2006 11:39:52 AM
A little too "cartoonish" looking for me to give it top scores - but, it's still nice so I won't trash it either :)
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11/13/2006 11:22:05 AM
Very pretty. I can see this hanging on a wall somewhere - perhaps a tiny bit of touchup needed here and there, but this is one of the best of the challenge so far. 10
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11/13/2006 11:10:09 AM
Looks like a muggy day for HDR, so I think you did well finding a subject for the tonal qualities.
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11/13/2006 11:02:09 AM
Good use of hdr. Love the detail on the truck.
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11/13/2006 10:40:02 AM
I like the colours and the sharpness of the image. It has a slightly animated feel to it in parts (mainly the truck).
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11/13/2006 10:30:03 AM
Good shot.
Looks almost like a painting.
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11/13/2006 10:18:09 AM
What a COOL composition! That truck gives it such a nostalgic feel -- and the boat gives it such a dramatic feel! I love it!
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11/13/2006 09:47:14 AM
Well done HDR and nicely composed. I feel this is a top 10 in this challenge. Well done and an 8 from me.
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11/13/2006 08:01:54 AM
this is great.
the HDR colors have worked very well.
my only dislike is that the sky is a little "boring".
but you did only have 24 hours, so i guess you couldn't be too choosy.
well done, this should do well.
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11/13/2006 07:44:36 AM
wow. This is the winner. No doubt. I reckon 7.7. And I shall give u a ten
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11/13/2006 07:38:27 AM
Very nice. my fav so far. The muted color pallete is quite effective.
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11/13/2006 07:11:00 AM
This is an appealling image and I'm predicting that the wide angle combined with the aged subject and balanced HDR effect will bring you success and a place in the front page.. God luck.
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11/13/2006 02:26:29 AM
One of the best uses of hdr Ive seen in this comp! Well done.
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11/13/2006 01:40:23 AM
You missed the dust spot but well done...8
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11/13/2006 12:44:38 AM
Love the style... good interest.. well done! Good luck!
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11/13/2006 12:31:43 AM
wow...looks like a painting...lovely!!! 10
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11/13/2006 12:18:39 AM
this would have to be a ribbon winner...good luck...it's the best so far and worthy of a 10
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11/13/2006 12:05:36 AM
i smell a ribbon
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