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Ron Kruger
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« Reply #15 on: December 05, 2010, 11:03:30 AM »
Alright, here's another shot with the regular processing and DxO to compare. I bumped the contrast and sat on it. Which do you like best?
* 20105770, Me, Jake, overlook, Mina Sauk, small.jpg (182.19 KB - downloaded 8 times.)
* 20105770_DxO, small.jpg (172.7 KB - downloaded 15 times.)
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« Reply #16 on: December 05, 2010, 12:45:55 PM »
I like something in between but more towards #2. Actually the foreground rocks in #2 look a bit bizarre. But #1 is darker.
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« Reply #17 on: December 05, 2010, 09:57:02 PM »
I appreciate your input, Tim. Here's some alterations, basically bumping the exposure on the regular and dropping it on the HDR.
* 20105770, Me, Jake, overlook, Mina Sauk, small.jpg (182.99 KB - downloaded 6 times.)
* 20105770_DxO, small.jpg (168.81 KB - downloaded 6 times.)
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« Reply #18 on: December 05, 2010, 10:15:13 PM »
I think I'm liking #2 now (in this new set). It picks up some extra color in the distant trees (center of the image) and the foreground rocks look more normal now. The reduction in the sun star is, I think very good. The only thing about the #1 image that is missing from #1 are the bright highlights. These give a morning feel to the image in #1 while the #2 seems more like dusk. Interesting.
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« Reply #19 on: May 16, 2011, 01:02:59 AM »
Ron,  Since youre a PS guy, you may want to check out Nik HDR Efex pro.  It has a Tonemapping selection for single exposures.

Heres a jpeg I took a few years ago with a little canon p&s that I ran through it.

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Now this didn't come out of the Tonemapping looking like that, I added a bit of contrast and a few other things till it looked how I wanted it to.  So just remember that any HDR program isn't the end of the process.  Usually HDR's come out looking a little flat so a good bit of contrast is usually needed.
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« Reply #20 on: May 16, 2011, 01:47:30 AM »
T-man, Your first example look like the results you get with Photoshops "Shadow/ Highlight" adjustment. It will let you  lighten dark regions and darken shadow regions all the way from subtle to near illustration.

Mikro, I like your the dramatic lighthouse offering. (I have always enjoyed photos that play to the illustration / surreal side of the coin).


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