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Challenge: Free Study 2009-09 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
Location: fishcreek park, calgary, alberta, canada
Date: Sep 4, 2009
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Water, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Sep 4, 2009

 i've taken a liking to taking long bike rides with my camera through fishcreek park seeing what i can capture. cant belive i never thought of this spot befor, i used to swim just down the river from here.

taken mid day facing the sun, i suppose the shot could have benifited from a few clouds to cut down on the over exposed sky but what can you do?

HDR from single raw
filter - virtualphotographer
mask in on wood
filter - virtualphotographer
mask in on bridge
unsharp mask
levels

thats how she goes as i recall


p.s. any tips on how to get a true HDR using manual exposures on cam. without bluring the image with moving features? just thought i might run into that problem when i try true HDR

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 01/12/2010 01:13:07 PM
The addition of the foreground element is definitely a good move- it breaks up the symmetry of the bridge and makes for a more compelling composition. Having said that, I feel as though this particular log just has too much 'ugliness' in it... the top half of the pic is serene like an impressionist painting, but the bottom half, while good from a compositional standpoint, just does not match up. The branches and the mud are just a little too busy and unappealing. Personally, i like the color scheme, maybe would be good to see with less cyan tho...
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 10/08/2009 12:57:33 AM
Your colors came out a bit odd on this - a little over-aqua'd. That may be the virtual photographer plug in, but also depends a bit on how you did the HDR (which software). You say in your notes "what to do?" about midday sun? Don't shoot in it. Yeah, I know, pain in the butt. If you're shooting for you, shoot whenever you want (I sure do) - if you want to win landscape prizes at DPC, shoot only in the morning or evening, and preferably in Iceland. By the way, I take bracketed exposures handheld all the time. The software (if you are using Photomatix) will try to accomodate that and line things up. Or you'll get ghosting. I sometimes quite like the ghosting, though again that usually won't cut it with the DPC crowd. Depends on why you're shooting.

Anyway, don't give up on the HDR - it has its uses and it can be "managed" to get more of what you want out of it. And taking a camera on a long bike ride is sweet, isn't it?


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