I'm still a beginner at HDR. How does this look? might not look like it in some pictures but i tried to make it as real as i could.

 

Not bad. Esp the last one. I would just suggest some straightening (mainly the 2nd to last) and some work on composition (like the 3rd one), maybe location, and also, try to get more light on the car. But in terms of HDR effect, I like it.

If I can make another suggestion though, I think you would be able to make these pics look better with regular PP (like Lightroom), and not HDR, per se. I had a similar experience somewhat recently and it was a pretty eye-opening one. HDR works better when there's dramatic lighting in the scene and other changes in exposure and color range.

 

not bad...like srika said, this is not the ideal use for hdr.

I wonder how a bw conversion of an hdr would like like.

 

hmm. ok. thanks alot for the suggestions, definitely a learning experience.

 

i agree with srika...try post-processing it in photoshop or lightroom...HDR isn't the only method for enhancing images...bringing out shadows, turning up the contrast, etc. can make a big difference in your images...

like srika said, HDR's usually require a better background and lighting...a brick wall (with very little detail) won't do much for ya...you need some overcast skies with the sun being filtered through the clouds for a dramatic effect...bright sunny days aren't usually the best for bringing out the dynamic range in an image...but you gotta start somewhere, so keep it up...

 

From a pure 'realistic HDR' point of view, I think the picture are fine.
I'm going to assume that a normal pic would be either underexposed on the shadow size or overexposed on the bright side, or both. So if your goal was to use HDR to get both sides 'lit reasonably', I'd say you did well. If you hadn't said they were HDR pics, I don't think anyone would have known.

There's nothing particularly interesting about the pics, though, imho.
They look like what they probably are - just some random pics to test processing on.

- Frank

 

thanks again. this was just practice to familiarize myself with the process. but still, I should have kept the basics with composition and maybe the pictures might have a better turnout. Rimz, I see your avatar and was studying it for a while and was figuring out what the scene was. I'm getting a better idea and will shoot for better next tme. I will try again. Thanks.

 

bah, don't study my avatar...look at the full pics...

check my signature for the 'stock can be sex' series...you'll get a better idea there...

and of course they are HDR pics, but i also did a lot of PP in photoshop with them...blending and playing with shadows, contrast, highlights, brightness, etc...also merged two HDR images together in the pic shown in my avatar...i liked the foreground in one HDR image and the background in another...so i put them together...

 

Yeah, thanks. I've been checking out both series of your album and it's just awe.... i've got lots to learn.