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BBC Landscape pics of 2009
On 2009-10-19 22:48:21 -0700, Grimly Curmudgeon
said: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8314105.stm Holy ****e. What a mess. I guess they love HDR. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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BBC Landscape pics of 2009
"Savageduck" wrote in message
news:2009101923191129560-savageduck@REMOVESPAMmecom... On 2009-10-19 22:48:21 -0700, Grimly Curmudgeon said: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8314105.stm Holy ****e. What a mess. I guess they love HDR. Indeed - some fine examples of the awful images HDR can produce. David |
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David J Taylor wrote:
"Savageduck" wrote in message news:2009101923191129560-savageduck@REMOVESPAMmecom... On 2009-10-19 22:48:21 -0700, Grimly Curmudgeon said: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8314105.stm Holy ****e. What a mess. I guess they love HDR. Indeed - some fine examples of the awful images HDR can produce. I can imagine them being considered "striking", but only by someone who's never seen extreme tone mapping before. (there's nothing *intrinsicially* wrong with HDR IMHO). Who were the judges, and what were the criteria? BugBear |
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On 2009-10-20 06:20:45 -0700, bugbear said:
David J Taylor wrote: "Savageduck" wrote in message news:2009101923191129560-savageduck@REMOVESPAMmecom... On 2009-10-19 22:48:21 -0700, Grimly Curmudgeon said: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8314105.stm Holy ****e. What a mess. I guess they love HDR. Indeed - some fine examples of the awful images HDR can produce. I can imagine them being considered "striking", but only by someone who's never seen extreme tone mapping before. (there's nothing *intrinsicially* wrong with HDR IMHO). Who were the judges, and what were the criteria? BugBear Agreed there is nothing intrinsically wrong with HDR. It is a useful tool in the right circumstances, where lighting and subject are problematic. However it has become the trend to avoid the subtle capture of a wider dynamic range, and overdo the processing to create the surreal Thomas Kinkaide nightmare we see so frequently now. HDR has unfortunately become an artistic cliche which detracts from a pleasing image. It needs to return to its role of subtle image adjustment tool. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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BBC Landscape pics of 2009
Savageduck wrote:
On 2009-10-20 06:20:45 -0700, bugbear said: David J Taylor wrote: "Savageduck" wrote in message news:2009101923191129560-savageduck@REMOVESPAMmecom... On 2009-10-19 22:48:21 -0700, Grimly Curmudgeon said: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8314105.stm Holy ****e. What a mess. I guess they love HDR. Indeed - some fine examples of the awful images HDR can produce. I can imagine them being considered "striking", but only by someone who's never seen extreme tone mapping before. (there's nothing *intrinsicially* wrong with HDR IMHO). Who were the judges, and what were the criteria? BugBear Agreed there is nothing intrinsically wrong with HDR. It is a useful tool in the right circumstances, where lighting and subject are problematic. However it has become the trend to avoid the subtle capture of a wider dynamic range, and overdo the processing to create the surreal Thomas Kinkaide nightmare we see so frequently now. HDR has unfortunately become an artistic cliche which detracts from a pleasing image. It needs to return to its role of subtle image adjustment tool. I thought the winner in the phone section (!) was the best of the bunch--black and white, little apparent manipulation. I've seen some very nice results from HDR, but I felt that all the winners would have been improved by not applying it, other than the two BWs. Allen |
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BBC Landscape pics of 2009
On 2009-10-20 07:45:57 -0700, Allen said:
Savageduck wrote: On 2009-10-20 06:20:45 -0700, bugbear said: David J Taylor wrote: "Savageduck" wrote in message news:2009101923191129560-savageduck@REMOVESPAMmecom... On 2009-10-19 22:48:21 -0700, Grimly Curmudgeon said: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8314105.stm Holy ****e. What a mess. I guess they love HDR. Indeed - some fine examples of the awful images HDR can produce. I can imagine them being considered "striking", but only by someone who's never seen extreme tone mapping before. (there's nothing *intrinsicially* wrong with HDR IMHO). Who were the judges, and what were the criteria? BugBear Agreed there is nothing intrinsically wrong with HDR. It is a useful tool in the right circumstances, where lighting and subject are problematic. However it has become the trend to avoid the subtle capture of a wider dynamic range, and overdo the processing to create the surreal Thomas Kinkaide nightmare we see so frequently now. HDR has unfortunately become an artistic cliche which detracts from a pleasing image. It needs to return to its role of subtle image adjustment tool. I thought the winner in the phone section (!) was the best of the bunch--black and white, little apparent manipulation. I've seen some very nice results from HDR, but I felt that all the winners would have been improved by not applying it, other than the two BWs. Allen The "Kllnsey Show feel race" shot may be B&W, but there was obvious HDR processing applied before the B&W conversion making it even worse than some of the color renditions. The B&W phone shot just seems to be a dumb accident converted to B&W to save something. Its only redeeming quality is that it got nowhere near Photomatix. The problem with this competition seems to be the judges. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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In message 2009102008282293099-savageduck@REMOVESPAMmecom, Savageduck
writes On 2009-10-20 07:45:57 -0700, Allen said: Savageduck wrote: On 2009-10-20 06:20:45 -0700, bugbear said: David J Taylor wrote: "Savageduck" wrote in message news:2009101923191129560-savageduck@REMOVESPAMmecom... On 2009-10-19 22:48:21 -0700, Grimly Curmudgeon said: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8314105.stm Holy ****e. What a mess. I guess they love HDR. Try these: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/pi.../Mountain-Magi c-Photographs-of-mountainscapes-in-Britain-by-Van-Greaves.html or http://tinyurl.com/yg8wt7b "Amazing pictures of Britain's landscapes and mountains can be seen in a new book by Van Greaves featuring some of the most breathtaking images of nature ever recorded on British soil " Regards, -- Neil |
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BBC Landscape pics of 2009
Neil wrote:
In message 2009102008282293099-savageduck@REMOVESPAMmecom, Savageduck writes On 2009-10-20 07:45:57 -0700, Allen said: Savageduck wrote: On 2009-10-20 06:20:45 -0700, bugbear said: David J Taylor wrote: "Savageduck" wrote in message news:2009101923191129560-savageduck@REMOVESPAMmecom... On 2009-10-19 22:48:21 -0700, Grimly Curmudgeon said: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8314105.stm Holy ****e. What a mess. I guess they love HDR. Try these: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/pi.../Mountain-Magi c-Photographs-of-mountainscapes-in-Britain-by-Van-Greaves.html or http://tinyurl.com/yg8wt7b "Amazing pictures of Britain's landscapes and mountains can be seen in a new book by Van Greaves featuring some of the most breathtaking images of nature ever recorded on British soil " Nice cite of a good site! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/6316605/Mountain-Magic-Photographs-of-mountainscapes-in-Britain-by-Van-Greaves.html?image=2 The tiny works, but I am wanting to see if the URL remains intact via Thunderbird. It's broken according to T-bird, though some newsreaders will have put it back together even when on two lines, when it's in brackets. -- john mcwilliams |
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BBC Landscape pics of 2009
On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:54:23 -0700, John McWilliams
wrote: Neil wrote: In message 2009102008282293099-savageduck@REMOVESPAMmecom, Savageduck writes On 2009-10-20 07:45:57 -0700, Allen said: Savageduck wrote: On 2009-10-20 06:20:45 -0700, bugbear said: David J Taylor wrote: "Savageduck" wrote in message news:2009101923191129560-savageduck@REMOVESPAMmecom... On 2009-10-19 22:48:21 -0700, Grimly Curmudgeon said: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8314105.stm Holy ****e. What a mess. I guess they love HDR. Try these: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/pi.../Mountain-Magi c-Photographs-of-mountainscapes-in-Britain-by-Van-Greaves.html or http://tinyurl.com/yg8wt7b "Amazing pictures of Britain's landscapes and mountains can be seen in a new book by Van Greaves featuring some of the most breathtaking images of nature ever recorded on British soil " Nice cite of a good site! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/6316605/Mountain-Magic-Photographs-of-mountainscapes-in-Britain-by-Van-Greaves.html?image=2 The tiny works, but I am wanting to see if the URL remains intact via Thunderbird. It's broken according to T-bird, though some newsreaders will have put it back together even when on two lines, when it's in brackets. Came out fine in Forte Agent. |
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