speedemon90

man you guys sure do know how to take amazing photos!! Makes me wanna go out and play with my dads dslr!

Just seems like too much learning lol

srika

^^ you gotta just go for it, try it out!


#10 on Flickr Explore today, it may still be moving (started at 58).

srika

http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8644326838/http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8644326838/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/delobbo/, on Flickr

srika

^^ this one hit #2 on Flickr Explore today. pretty surprised by that.

Mizouse

cmon man... your photos are good, i dont see why they wouldnt be that high

srika

Explore is a weird algorithm, just because a photo is "good" does not necessarily mean anything. There are tens of thousands of really good images uploaded to Flickr daily, it is not an easy nut to crack. I forgot to put "in case anyone cares" above.

srika

Also, as a car image, it's not a very good image. I mean, you can barely see the car.

Mizouse

fine..

speedemon90

you're still pro in my mind haha

srika

lol thanks...

I know nobody cares but, it moved to #1 on Explore for April 12th.

is300eater

http://www.flickr.com/photos/63271580@N00/8670229470/http://www.flickr.com/photos/63271580@N00/8670229470/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/63271580@N00/, on Flickr

jupitersolo

I did this one for my Photo Club Competition

Won 1st prize Advanced Color and Best in Show

http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/8683269137/http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/8683269137/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/reverseimage/, on Flickr

stogie1020

Just curious, how do you know if your picture ever makes it to Explore on Flickr?

Beelzebub

MattB07TL

My first attempt at HDR 3 images

srika

1920: http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8695812105/sizes/o/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8695812105/http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8695812105/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/delobbo/, on Flickr

1920: http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8696932458/sizes/o/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8696932458/http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8696932458/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/delobbo/, on Flickr

srika

easiest way:

http://bighugelabs.com/dna.php

you can actually look it up for anyone there - by default I think it'll automatically open yours

below explore there's a link that says "View all Explore photos from __________"

click that to get a detail showing the position #

srika

1920: http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8701238912/sizes/o/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8701238912/http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8701238912/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/delobbo/, on Flickr

Undying Dreams

iTrader: (3)

Srika and is300, what do you use to make your photos HDR?

Never was a fan of HDR but you guys do it very tastefully and I'd like to try my hand at it.

is300eater

I used to use Photomatix (old version), but now I use the Nik HDR Efex Pro 2 plugin with Lightroom

srika

I use Photomatix 4.0 most of the time these days - once in a while I'll try HDR EFEX.

1920: http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8712979998/sizes/o/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8712979998/http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8712979998/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/delobbo/, on Flickr

TRIOD3SIGNS

shots were done handheld with 60d & tamron lens. Photomatix & some pp gave me the look I wanted. Not as smooth and refined as Lord Srika, but I like it :0).
Only con is the grain/noise, to fix I think I would need to upgrade to a full frame & L lens. :0(

mdkxtreme

Grain/noise are the byproduct of HDR processing.

It looks like you're shooting into the sun? That just means there is significant dynamic range between the bright sun and the darker sky. You can use noise reduction software to fix all that.

srika

http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8726823272/http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8726823272/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/delobbo/, on Flickr

Undying Dreams

iTrader: (3)

omg

mdkxtreme

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7157773@N07/8734449150/http://www.flickr.com/photos/7157773@N07/8734449150/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/7157773@N07/, on Flickr

srika

http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8740772772/http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8740772772/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/delobbo/, on Flickr

srika

http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8741079776/http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8741079776/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/delobbo/, on Flickr

srika

in-camera HDR mode on the RX-100 (with some tweaking in post)

1920: http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8743770539/sizes/o/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8743770539/http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8743770539/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/delobbo/, on Flickr

srika

had a project to work on last night, it was a really nice night out for some dusk HDR's.

1920: http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8743919849/sizes/o/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8743919849/http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8743919849/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/delobbo/, on Flickr


1920: http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8744109999/sizes/o/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8744109999/http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8744109999/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/delobbo/, on Flickr

mdkxtreme

srika do you have actual access to the top of the building or do you just try for the heck of it to see if you can access the roof? I really wanna take those high rise shots in LA

srika

if you're talking about post #1268, that is just the observation deck of the Sears Tower. I have only had roof access to a building once. It was because a friend worked there.

Undying Dreams

iTrader: (3)

Damn, srika, those are incredible.

mdkxtreme

Ahh thanks for the info. Guess it'll be hard to get that kind of shots in LA.

srika

Depends on how badly you want to do it. You could try going to some of the skyscrapers and asking to speak to management about taking photos from one of the top floors. What I mean is, try going through the 'official' channels. You never know, they might be OK with it - there just might be some red tape to get through.

srika

1920: http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8744708001/sizes/o/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8744708001/http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8744708001/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/delobbo/, on Flickr

srika

http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8748285596/http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8748285596/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/delobbo/, on Flickr


http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8748285676/http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8748285676/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/delobbo/, on Flickr


http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8748285738/http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8748285738/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/delobbo/, on Flickr

Undying Dreams

iTrader: (3)

Damn, you got some excellent pics last night.

srika

thanks bud, my gosh, HDR is like a drug for me........

Undying Dreams

iTrader: (3)

I can see why! It turns out beautifully! I really like that you don't overdo them and nothing is outlined in white shadows.

Keep it up!