Some HDR shots in my home town.

[jhawkor]

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/landonklein/4676825127/" title="Split in the tracks by Landon Klein, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4676825127_95575e24d0_b.jpg" width="1024" height="688" alt="Split in the tracks" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/landonklein/4676829533/" title="WARNING by Landon Klein, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1280/4676829533_59a8d6a503_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="WARNING" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/landonklein/4676811091/" title="Railroad by Landon Klein, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4676811091_c09b76c185_b.jpg" width="1024" height="684" alt="Railroad" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/landonklein/4677463880/" title="8:30 P.M. by Landon Klein, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4677463880_fba53b8c99_b.jpg" width="1024" height="686" alt="8:30 P.M." /></a>

Let me know what you think!

 

[Recty]

They are incredibly fake looking... but if you dont care about that then they are nice pictures.

HDRing trees when there is wind usually makes them just look flat (I learned the hard way), you can see pretty good examples of that in your railroad and the farm picture. They look 2D.

Anyway, the pictures are fine but to me, the point of HDR is just to really bring the scene to life and show the range of colors/shades, not make it obnoxiously crazy looking.

 

[IPT]

I get what Recty is saying... and on the other hand I think they are pretty cool! I particularly like the one of the sign, especially the way the post was rendered.

I have seen HDR that truely was hard to tell it was. I think that is what he is talking about. That subtle increase in Dynamic range that just makes an image look more like what our eyes can actually see. That being said, like I said, sometimes I think the "effect" that often accompanies a lot of HDR images can be cool looking.

I remember reading a thread once about reality and film and then the beloved Velvia came up. True to life, uh, probably not. One of the most used films in the world of landscape photography, uh, I think so. To each there own. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Recty]

Yes, that kind of imagery is just not my thing. For what it's worth I went through an HDR period and produced lots of images like that now though I only HDR once in a great while and only then to subtly enhance an image, not majorly change it from what the eye taking the picture saw.

To each his own, they are nice images if you like that effect

 

[jhawkor]

Thanks for the comments guys. Personally, I like the surreal looking HDR's and that's why I processed them like this. These are actually my first set of HDR's so hopefully I'll get better!

 

[jefathome]

Uh... Sorry to have to ask but what is HDR?

 

[jhawkor]

Uh... Sorry to have to ask but what is HDR?

High Dynamic Range.

Here's a good link about it. - http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/

 

[Aadler]

I like everything but the trees. They just lok a bit to much, I too like the middle photo of the sign tho.

Id like the first one too but the green is just a little to bright for me. I tried messing with hdr software but got tired of it, think i need a newer cpu or something, so kudo's to you ;c).

 

[jhawkor]

I like everything but the trees. They just lok a bit to much, I too like the middle photo of the sign tho.

Id like the first one too but the green is just a little to bright for me. I tried messing with hdr software but got tired of it, think i need a newer cpu or something, so kudo's to you ;c).

Thanks, I agree the trees are a little over cooked.

Here's one where I toned the trees down a bit in Light Room.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/landonklein/4678623859/" title="Railroad by Landon Klein, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1266/4678623859_6bc05709bf_b.jpg" width="1024" height="685" alt="Railroad" /></a>

 

[Misled]

Landon, I like the looks of them also, just not really what I would do. You do have a spot on your sensor though.

 

[jhawkor]

Landon, I like the looks of them also, just not really what I would do. You do have a spot on your sensor though.

Yeah, I've noticed that spot on a lot of my shots...How do I get rid of it? I've never cleaned my sensor before.

 

[roger5443]

Yeah, I've noticed that spot on a lot of my shots...How do I get rid of it? I've never cleaned my sensor before.

it can be self cleaned or any camera shop should be able to do a sensor cleaning. do you have a blower? a small handheld device used to blow the dust off the lens. well.. maybe if the dirt on the sensor is very light for example a speck of dust, it can simply by blow off. don't touch the sensor in any way. only can touch it if you have the proper equipment to do so. the menu will have a option to Clean Sensor. once you select that, the curtain will open and reveal the sensor. make sure the battery is full or atleast half full, dont want the camera loosing juice while cleaning cause it can break the whole body. after you examine and/or blow the dust off, turn the camera off and the curtain will close. hold the camera upside down when revealing the sensor as gravity will assist in the dust coming off and no new dust coming in. a pro uses a little specialized solution safe and made for the sensor and a lint free q-tip looking thing made to clean sensors to swipe the dirt film or dust off the sensor. thats the basics. the sensor is very delicate so be careful and if you dont feel comfortable, let a pro do it

 

[jhawkor]

it can be self cleaned or any camera shop should be able to do a sensor cleaning. do you have a blower? a small handheld device used to blow the dust off the lens. well.. maybe if the dirt on the sensor is very light for example a speck of dust, it can simply by blow off. don't touch the sensor in any way. only can touch it if you have the proper equipment to do so. the menu will have a option to Clean Sensor. once you select that, the curtain will open and reveal the sensor. make sure the battery is full or atleast half full, dont want the camera loosing juice while cleaning cause it can break the whole body. after you examine and/or blow the dust off, turn the camera off and the curtain will close. hold the camera upside down when revealing the sensor as gravity will assist in the dust coming off and no new dust coming in. a pro uses a little specialized solution safe and made for the sensor and a lint free q-tip looking thing made to clean sensors to swipe the dirt film or dust off the sensor. thats the basics. the sensor is very delicate so be careful and if you dont feel comfortable, let a pro do it

Thanks.

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

If you want to buy a new slr, go head first and try to self clean your sensor. This is VERY delicate work. Know exactly what you are doing before you attempt this or risk permanent damage.