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Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon
Location: Shabonna Woods, Calumet City, IL
Date: Aug 15, 2007
Aperture: F/20
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/8 to 1/125
Galleries: Sky, Nature
Date Uploaded: Aug 15, 2007
Viewed: 349
Comments: 9
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I went for a walk in the woods at lunch and decided to try some HDR. The sky was not very exciting and it was overcast. But I figure the only way to learn is to try.
I exposed at -2, 0, +2, HDR in Photomatix, tonemapped. I adjusted curves & levels, then created a new layer, used channel mixer to boost green & blue and reduce red, set blend mode to luminosity (I read that you can increase contrast this way, and it indeed works!). More playing around with hue/sat and more curves. I then created a mask for noisy clouds and did heavy NI twice and increased contrast on clouds. I finally applied Nik Efex Varitone filter, a bit more hue/sat and a bit of dodging & burning of clouds. Resize, sharpen, save for web.
I guess my experiment paid off since I do like it, even if it's a bit unnatural. I saved at 720 so you can enjoy it's gaudiness.
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08/18/2007 05:04:16 PM |
| I think this turned out great! Also thanks for the tip on using a luminosity blend to increase the contrast; I tried it immediately and love it! |
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08/17/2007 07:14:52 PM |
Good shot. I don't think HDR is allowed in challenges, but it's great for these mini-challenges. Nice colors and good clarity around the trees and water. The sky looks less natural to me. I also notice it has a bit of the "fish eye" look, so im assuming you shot this at full wide-angle (sorry if I'm not saying that right, I'm still learning the concepts and the lingo).
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08/17/2007 03:35:01 PM |
| I think this is actually a bit more natural looking than a lot of the HDR that I've seen. At least if I were voting this in a challenge, my first thought isn't, "yeesh, more HDR." Nice work. |
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08/16/2007 06:09:54 PM |
| Wow, nice shot! I have been wanting to play around with HDR a bit, but not badly enough to go to all that effort. :) Yet. |
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08/16/2007 05:14:28 PM |
| I think this looks amazing! Great water and sky. Nice! |
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08/16/2007 11:50:20 AM |
| This is BEAUTIFUL! Too bad you couldn't have gotten it in the rural landscape challenge I think it would've done well! |
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08/16/2007 11:12:48 AM |
| Nice image. Your work paid off and you have a very pleasing scene here. |
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08/16/2007 08:41:26 AM |
| Your work paid off. Very realistic shot -- I want to swat mosquitoes. |
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08/16/2007 12:24:53 AM |
Wow, that was a lot of work.
But it paid off. I don't see gaudy though. It looks very natural and clean on my monitor. I like it.
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