einsatz

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ep_jhu/4756403252/" title="Dungeon by ep_jhu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4756403252_8ef936fd12_b.jpg" alt="Dungeon"></a>

LKLD

Playing w/ HDR toning in PS on a single image.

danny25

Klein Constantia Vineyard, South Africa

leftride

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4th of July at Grayrocks Res, WY

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leftride/4768075576/" title="grayrocks_res_20 by leftride, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4768075576_8ff8d27c7b_z.jpg" width="640" height="365" alt="grayrocks_res_20"></a>

ChodTheWacko

I noticed the same thing! The 'non tone mapped' image often looks great to me, and after I tone map it looks like it got attacked by the crack monkey.

A new product called HDR expose got released today:
http://www.unifiedcolor.com/

I quote:
Like HDR Photostudio, in designing HDR Expose, our primary goal was to "Keep it Real" and deliver results that closely match how people view actual HDR scenes with their own eyes, without halos or artificial color shifts. HDR Expose takes this one step further, by providing additional feedback tools to assist photographers in the editing process. HDR Expose allows photographers to edit their HDR images in full 32-bit mode while seeing on an interactive histogram, how their changes will be rendered when they convert the final processed image.

I'll be downloading the demo tonight and giving it a spin.
I didn't have much luck with the tools I posted before - they weren't consistent enough.

- Frank

jupitersolo

Yeap it's all about the 32bit,


That program is a sloooow download.

jupitersolo

I used HDR Expose for about four images that I recently did with Photomatix, it had a hard time with the bright light from the outside windows. Photomatix handle is much better.

HDR Expose crashed twice and I have a pretty hefty system. You can save the 32 bit TIFF image ( you can also save as HDR and a few others as 32 bit) and open it in Photoshop, it will open it up the HDR controls in Photoshop. With CS4 not much can be done with the image, with CS5 more control.

For the time being, I'll stick with Photomatix, it's paid for and HDR Expose is $99.

jupitersolo

This is an image, the only image that I liked processing with HDR Expose. I then used Photoshop and Nik Software for final image.

vas25tl

TS_eXpeed

WOW!
Incredible! I like it alot!

ChodTheWacko

Hmm.

I had two really wonderful results with HDR Expose, but I can't seem to recreate them.
The GUI leaves a LOT to be desired, imho, and It seems to be temperamental.

For example, I could swear that it makes a difference how/what order you load in the pictures, which makes no sense at all. I need to tinker with it some more.

It's definitely different from other software - it doesn't even HAVE that 'tone mapping' dialog box that every other software forces you to pick from. It basically assumes 'realistic' and lets you go from there.

- Frank

jupitersolo

Yeah, the GUI is very temperamental, that's where I locked up twice. And it's very fixated on mid point. Also I haven't found a way to step back. Ctrl-Z is a no go with this program.

drigo

ocean city,maryland boardwalk pano...

jupitersolo

Nice,

I did my first "people" pano in the sunflower field. I got the same guy in the image twice.

einsatz

That's cool, drigo!

drigo

Thanks guys..
Omg..I just noticed..if you look near the guy with no shirt's shoulder..there's a head with no body floating..hahaha..

einsatz

lol

2001AudiS4

It's floating head doctor from Scrubs

Beelzebub

And I cannot decide between these 2 which one is better

Majofo

Very nice. High 5!

jupitersolo

^^ +1

mattg

Some awesome photos in here!

This was from a photo shoot of a million+ new custom home. Hand held single shot RAW.

kevinxd

Wow that is one nice house.

srika

haven't done multiple exposure HDR in a while, decided to do some tonight - more noise than I'd like but overall I am ok with it -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/4845059705/

leftride

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two shots from a trip to nyc.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leftride/4862150666/" title="erica+david_sequel_7 by leftride, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4862150666_093ea98ac3_z.jpg" width="419" height="640" alt="erica+david_sequel_7" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leftride/4861542449/" title="erica+david_sequel_22 by leftride, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4861542449_7c52139da6_z.jpg" width="421" height="640" alt="erica+david_sequel_22" /></a>

jupitersolo

cool, I'm digging the alley shot, nice work!

drigo

+1 very nice

jguerra23

NYC Central Park

drigo

leftride

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^ not sure how i like the sun flares (cause i think they take away from the overall symmetry of the photo), but really like the symmetry of the boat and the colors. It's a great wide angle shot with the boat engulfing the photo.

einsatz

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ep_jhu/4891842351/

TS_eXpeed

What in the world is that? lol

imj0257

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Very cool stuff in here. +2 love the alley shot.

Beelzebub

is300eater

I know I've posted other HDR pics from this spot before, I'm just trying different settings (its from out balcony of the Vancouver pad)

leftride

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Beelzebub, really like the rope shot. Also not sure I've seen B&W HDR before, cool stuff

Beelzebub

Thanks

And if it found on a boat, it is called line. Just to be different.

leftride

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haha, thanks, my dad would have said the same thing. I do know how to tie up on a cleat and can tie a bowline

Rockstar21

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here's my latest attempt.. (weaksauce)

if anyone has suggestions for me please let me know. im still kinda new to all of this.

jupitersolo

I wish I hadn't cut the front end so close, but someone was standing there and just wouldn't move. I got tired of waiting.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/4921404594/http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/4921404594/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/reverseimage/, on Flickr