On 10/11/14 23:41 : , Moose wrote:
On 10/6/2014 8:30 AM, Paul Braun wrote:
Non-HDR: http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=14626
HDR: http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=14629
I much prefer the non-HDR. The HDR one not only looks unnatural, but
does so in an unappealing way, to my eye. Look at the foliage of the
tree, for example.
Unless you are shooting the dark side of Mercury against the Sun,
seven shot bracketing is overkill. :-) I can't imagine why this
subject would need HDR at all. Using a tripod, with static subject,
set the ISO to 200 and shoot say three brackets, maybe -1/3, -2/3 and
-1 EV, to nail down the highlights. Shot at base ISO, the E-M5 file
will stand lots of pulling up of mid-range and shadows, as your
non-HDR images shows.
I also don't think that the default effect of HDR, as here, of raising
the mid tones, is particularly effective for this subject. Sunrise (or
set, for that matter) behind it makes us expect the shadowed areas to
be dark. Pulling them up makes our eyes think there is something wrong
- perhaps two suns, as you say. ;-)
I'd go the other way, intensifying the effect of being in shadow of
the late sun. And if you need more juice in the sky, that's easy.
<http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Braun/Grain_Elevator.htm>
1. LCE on the elevator (USB 30,50,0) makes it much more solid and
interesting to my eye.
2. LCE on the foreground and foliage (USB 20,50,0) brings out tonal
detail and richness.
3. Levels brings down the middle of the foreground to a more late
light look.
4. I like the building with even more richness, more interesting
shadows - Curves.
5. Then the sky, where one may do pretty much anything. I chose short
of nu-clear.
Dark Moose
Thanks, Moose. You've given me something to think about and something to
shoot for with the PS learning curve (ha!). I really do need to find
some layers tutorials and play around. I pay for the darn thing, might
as well learn to make it roll over and do tricks.
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Paul Braun
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Valparaiso, IN
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