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Lily Pods and Pontoons - Realistic HDR
Lily Pods and Pontoons - Realistic HDR
giantmike


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Photo Tutorial (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Moshawquit Lake, WI
Date: Jul 17, 2011
Aperture: 9.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/10
Galleries: Nature, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Jul 17, 2011

 I have read a lot of tutorials on HDR and realistic HDR. In the end, the best is still from Stuck In Customs: //www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/

The guy has a fun style of writing that flows you naturally through the process, and he focuses on things to look for in real world situations. He especially seems to concentrate on how to make HDR photos look nice instead of "clown puke".

Using some of the techniques I re-learned reading this tutorial (and some others) this weekend, I came up with this shot of a mostly peaceful lake before the storm. A few days earlier and I would have posted a spectacular sunset. But the two days during this challenge saw late clouds come over and blanket the sky with grey-ness. But with HDR, I can work on overcoming the grey a bit and add some color to the sky and the scene in general.

Post Processing:
* Straighten
* Chromatic Aberration
* Retouch out a bug on the lens
* Combine 3 exposures with Nik HDR Efex Pro
* Orange coloring to add warmth
* Topaz DeNoise
* Increase Black Point
* Contrast, Definition, Saturation, and Vibrancy to all but the sky
* Decrease overall saturation but increase vibrancy
* Export as TIFF
* Resize
* Sharpen Edges
* Save as JPEG

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/24/2011 09:28:56 PM
Nice green but I am not sure about the composition.
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 07/22/2011 03:59:51 PM
I did not realize this was HDR until I saw the title. Good job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/21/2011 01:13:57 PM
The HDR effect is most obvious around the boat, but overall it holds up as expected.
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 07/20/2011 01:47:41 PM
Very pretty, especially the reflecting water
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