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On Jul 31, 2017, Davoud wrote
(in article ): Savageduck: Then you should enjoy this rendition. ;-) https://www.dropbox.com/s/pwuvs82a7s9b6wc/IMG_2403_HDRTM1.jpeg Yuk. Very intentional yuk. Ron C: Interesting but I'd like a bit more of a Norman Rockwell feel. :-) You have to start with the composition. The picture must depict a really sappy scene. A kitsch Kinkade scene, or a velvet Elvis. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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On 7/30/2017 12:45 AM, Savageduck wrote:
On Jul 29, 2017, Alfred Molon wrote (in . com): Here are two HDR images created with Photomatix, each out of five RAWs (+- 2EV, 0): http://www.molon.de/galleries/Georgi...img.php?pic=21 http://www.molon.de/galleries/Georgi...img.php?pic=22 I tried to make them as photorealistic as possible, but with HDR it's not easy, or perhaps I'm still not familiar with Photomatix (just bought the software. What do you think? As an early effort they are not bad at all, but you are not going to get away without me making a few observations: First Photomatix is not the easiest, or most forgiving when it comes to making subtle adjustments with the tone mapping, but you have done well to control things. However, that is the tool you have so just work with it and try to understand how each of their adjustments is going to change the result. An light hand will always work best. Then consider that the 5 shot bracket with a 2EV step is going to give you an 8EV range. You might try a less extreme 1EV step, giving you a 4EV range. Experimentation is a good thing. The goal is to get a 32-bit file which will not have blown highlights, and from which you can pull detail out of the shadows without eliminating them. Then always remember that balancing saturation, and contrast is going to add to the reality of any HDR rendering. With both images you are on the verge of overcooking them. Consider that if you are looking for photorealistic results shadows, and how they are rendered can make a big difference, as can where you initial exposure is taken and the other compositional considerations. In image #21 the HDR might have benefited from the use of an ND Grad filter to help balance the sky, and reduce some of the flare. In image #22 some deepening of the shadows in post could help with the appearance of the figures, and trees in the square, which without realistic shadows take on an artificial look. I think you hit the nail on the head. The issue I have is that there is too little detail in the shadows. such detail may not exist. -- PeterN |
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On 7/31/2017 11:29 AM, Savageduck wrote:
On Jul 31, 2017, Davoud wrote (in article ): Savageduck: Then you should enjoy this rendition. ;-) https://www.dropbox.com/s/pwuvs82a7s9b6wc/IMG_2403_HDRTM1.jpeg Yuk. Very intentional yuk. Ron C: Interesting but I'd like a bit more of a Norman Rockwell feel. :-) You have to start with the composition. The picture must depict a really sappy scene. A kitsch Kinkade scene, or a velvet Elvis. Hmm, where can I find a printer that will print on black velvet? ;-) :-) -- == Later... Ron C -- --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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On 7/30/2017 10:22 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On Jul 30, 2017, Ron C wrote (in ): On 7/30/2017 6:07 PM, Savageduck wrote: On Jul 30, 2017, Ron C wrote (in ): On 7/30/2017 3:54 PM, Savageduck wrote: On Jul 30, 2017, Ron C wrote (in ): On 7/30/2017 12:00 PM, Savageduck wrote: On Jul 30, 2017, Davoud wrote (in article ): Alfred Molon: ... Thanks for the feedback, but actually there isn't much in terms of shadows. Here is how the 0EV processed RAW looks like: http://www.molon.de/images/P61710041.jpg I'll try process again these HDRs, to add more contrast. And lose the blue cast. Lightroom. This is a job for Lightroom because it's proven to fix such photos quickly and without making them look unrealistic. Currently *Photo Merge to HDR* in Lightroom delivers the most realistic HDR results of any of the HDR processing tools, with none of the stereotypical, overcooked HDR characteristics. Photomatix which Alfred has used here, leans towards oversaturation, low contrast, and glowing edge haloes. It is tough to make subtle adjutments to get a truly realistic result from Photomatix tone mapping. For what it's worth, here's a test series I did w/Photomatix. Three RAWs (+/- 1EV, 0) [ My camera only does 3 shot brackets :-( ] https://www.dropbox.com/sh/s1pgfjmad...bmdWPB_La?dl=0 I believe I managed to avoid over saturation and glowing edge halos. The contrast may be a bit low. OK! I must be missing something. I see 5 JPGs none of which are IDed as an HDR. They don’t appear to part of an exposure bracket, though movement changes can be seen in the wave. The only obvious tonal changes I see are in the pier structure on the right. This is an example of a 5 shot -2,-1,0,+1,+2 exposure bracket, merged to HDR in Lightroom, and then adjusted. All exposures and the HDR included. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/h5ciz344uedin2f/AADo4pf-hfjs9s3n8Doj-Jzha OK, here are the three shots and the settings I used in Photomatix. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/eoyznr0n2b3q87d/AABuTt5UGFTih4DsPj5Vr8vea?dl=0 In your UseNet#2 folder you have the 3 JPG bracket and an an XMP file labeled Beach Test #1.xmp. There is no HDR result. All the ...2403~5 photos were processed with Photomatix. The one with the [EV0] label was the unprocessed single exposure. OK! Four of the photos in the first link were part of a "what if" experiment where I applied different highlight and shadow corrections to IMG_2404 and IMG_2405 using ACR before running Photomatix. Why? It has been some time since I last used Photomatix and as best I can remember you could process RAW files. Processing the RAW CR2 files would give you a better DR for making any tone map adjustments I used the same Photomatix setting for each of the tests. Again, I was just playing around with a what if... It is always good to experiment. I took a look at your bracket, and due to the severe human movement I couldn’t solve the ghost issue with Lightroom. So I went to my next HDR tool *Aurora 2017 HDR* which is Mac only. Aurora handles ghosting and movement very well. Here is the result. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bt3f2kbrxlsb4lc/AACDooc0ySxBdn9NQUMqbRnTa I posted the "UseNet#2" link to show the untouched brackets from the previous link. I added my cropped HDR of the _2403.._2405 sequence [Yes, I made the sky blue] along with another different HDR from the same day. I tend to like the somewhat over cooked post card look. Maybe I'll out grow that tendency someday. :-) [YMMV] Then you should enjoy this rendition. ;-) https://www.dropbox.com/s/pwuvs82a7s9b6wc/IMG_2403_HDRTM1.jpeg I figured you were going to show a Harry Potter look. Composition issues aside, Your version is more water color than Harry Potter. :-) https://www.dropbox.com/s/lfxxq48d2vs72o4/IMG_2403_HDR_jpeg.jpg?dl=0 -- PeterN |
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Ron C:
Hmm, where can I find a printer that will print on black velvet? ;-) :-) It's Art. the Artistes who create black velvet (faux velvet, actually, as velvet is expensive) do it by hand. -- I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that you will say in your entire life. usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm |
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On Jul 31, 2017, Davoud wrote
(in article ): Ron C: Hmm, where can I find a printer that will print on black velvet? ;-) :-) It's Art. the Artistes who create black velvet (faux velvet, actually, as velvet is expensive) do it by hand. Just do a mural using an electrostatic flocking gun/applicator. http://www.flockit.com/index.php/cp7...ostatic-flock- applicator.html -- Regards, Savageduck |
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On 7/31/2017 6:11 PM, Davoud wrote:
Ron C: Hmm, where can I find a printer that will print on black velvet? ;-) :-) It's Art. the Artistes who create black velvet (faux velvet, actually, as velvet is expensive) do it by hand. Not when you use Spanish prisoners. More money was paid to the warden, than the prisoners. -- PeterN |
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Ron C:
Hmm, where can I find a printer that will print on black velvet? ;-) :-) Davoud: It's Art. the Artistes who create black velvet (faux velvet, actually, as velvet is expensive) do it by hand. PeterN Not when you use Spanish prisoners. More money was paid to the warden, than the prisoners. But do the prisoner-Artistes make the paintings by hand or with printers? -- I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that you will say in your entire life. usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm |
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On 8/1/2017 9:33 AM, Davoud wrote:
Ron C: Hmm, where can I find a printer that will print on black velvet? ;-) :-) Davoud: It's Art. the Artistes who create black velvet (faux velvet, actually, as velvet is expensive) do it by hand. PeterN Not when you use Spanish prisoners. More money was paid to the warden, than the prisoners. But do the prisoner-Artistes make the paintings by hand or with printers? I don/t know. The guy who organized this scheme is deceased. I never asked him. -- PeterN |
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