HDR for RTF

[ebiggs1]

Some are 'ordinary' aren't they?

[ebiggs1]

Oh and BTW, it was also hand held.  As usual there wasn't enough, or more accurately, not the correct light for the shot.  I don't know a photographer yet that doesn't have some excuse why the shot was so difficult so that is mine.  ...........

This time. 

[ebiggs1]

"I don't think that there is an HDR thread, yet."

Perhaps you or I should remedy that.

 But this thread was to show RTF that HDR can be and is used in places where most people are not even aware.  HDR is not only for stills either.  It is in video and I suspect there will be video HDR 3D sooner than later.

[ebiggs1]

"...I'm still trying to figure out what I could have done better."

Sometimes a picture is just good the way it is.  I was looking at your gazebo and I keep seeing things.  That is what you want, to keep a person interested.

[RobertTheFat]

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

"I don't think that there is an HDR thread, yet."

Perhaps you or I should remedy that.

 But this thread was to show RTF that HDR can be and is used in places where most people are not even aware.  HDR is not only for stills either.  It is in video and I suspect there will be video HDR 3D sooner than later.

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But Ernie, I've been saying all along that HDR's forte is to produce pictures in which you don't notice that the technique has been used. The French horn and the Christmas tree are two such, and you've shown us several others of that sort as well. The HDR shots I don't like are those that come out looking unnatural, but provide no artistic justification for that look. Yes, such artistic judgements are subjective, and others may make them differently. But when one puts such a picture out there, one has to recognize that it may not gain universal acclaim.

[Waddizzle]

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@RobertTheFat wrote:

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

"I don't think that there is an HDR thread, yet."

Perhaps you or I should remedy that.

 But this thread was to show RTF that HDR can be and is used in places where most people are not even aware.  HDR is not only for stills either.  It is in video and I suspect there will be video HDR 3D sooner than later.

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But Ernie, I've been saying all along that HDR's forte is to produce pictures in which you don't notice that the technique has been used. The French horn and the Christmas tree are two such, and you've shown us several others of that sort as well. The HDR shots I don't like are those that come out looking unnatural, but provide no artistic justification for that look. Yes, such artistic judgements are subjective, and others may make them differently. But when one puts such a picture out there, one has to recognize that it may not gain universal acclaim.

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I tend to agree with you on the special artistic effects.  Similar effects can be introduced ot any photo, not just HDR composites.  I'm not a big fan of some types of special effects because they break the "less is more" principle. 

But, in some cases the exaggerated effects do work pretty effectively.  The special effects fall short when people try to make the end result still look like a photograph, IMHO. 

[ebiggs1]

Man from Boston,

Just toying with ya Robert! 

Did this one especially for you.  Enjoy...............................

[ebiggs1]

Whoops sorry I mean this one!  

[Waddizzle]

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@TCampbell wrote:

Ernie, that photo of the French horn really caught my eye.. that's a beautiful shot.  

You're getting a bit of a reflection off the wrapping paper (maybe a polarizer could help subdue that) but it's still a wonder photo.

BTW... what means "RTF"?  Apologies if I should know this (and or if my brain is just too tired at the end of a long day).

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I was admiring the reflections of the wrapping paper, too.  That's when I noticed that some of the wrapping paper was actually a guy wearing a red checkered, plaid shirt, blue jeans, and holding a camera.  Looks like it would  be hard to remove.

[RobertTheFat]

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

Whoops sorry I mean this one!  

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Much better, I guess. But what happened to the horizon? It was straighter in the garish one you didn't mean to send!

[RobertTheFat]

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@Waddizzle wrote:

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@TCampbell wrote:

Ernie, that photo of the French horn really caught my eye.. that's a beautiful shot.  

You're getting a bit of a reflection off the wrapping paper (maybe a polarizer could help subdue that) but it's still a wonder photo.

BTW... what means "RTF"?  Apologies if I should know this (and or if my brain is just too tired at the end of a long day).

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I was admiring the reflections of the wrapping paper, too.  That's when I noticed that some of the wrapping paper was actually a guy wearing a red checkered, plaid shirt, blue jeans, and holding a camera.  Looks like it would  be hard to remove.

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It's reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock. In the movies he directed, he always made a cameo appearance in one scene.