Ran An image through Photoshop.. tell me what you think

[moylan]

OK.. i can see that i might have gone too far with some things, but still it looks pretty cool i reckon... I was kind of goin for an artistic look with most of the effects

Heres the photo shopped image:

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r70/moylanishot/BettersunsetMess.jpg

heres original (which was HDR to begin with)

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r70/moylanishot/Bettersunset1.jpg

[snowygal]

not a fan of digitally enhancing, mainly because I have no idea how to do it properly LOL....

That looks like seaforth in sydney (or somewhere around there)

[moylan]

Heh, nah well it is actually outside my house lookin over Lismore, Far North NSW.

:)

[Dowden]

That using the watercolour filter?

I prefer the HDR one.:D

[moylan]

That using the watercolour filter?

I prefer the HDR one.:D

Yep i used water colour on the clouds, houses and grass. and i forget the exact name of the other one i used on the trees , it was like brushed strokes or something..

Yeh i love HDR now, im gonna do that with pretty much all of the photos i take now.

[Gaffman]

Yeh i love HDR now, im gonna do that with pretty much all of the photos i take now.

I think HDR should be an extra tool at your photographic disposal when a suitable situation arises, but i'd be wary of always trying to use it.

For one, its often impractical for anything other than dead still landscape shots. This may limit your photographic range.

The effect is very neat but it's also unrealistic. This is purely subjective but one of the perks in photography is capturing a moment that you saw with your own eyes and sharing that with others (or to keep long after memories fade hehe). Standing outside your house, you wouldn't have been able to balance the sunlight and shadows as a whole with your eyes. you can focus on the shadows, your eyes begin to compensate, taking in more light to see the details while at the same time, the highlights elsewhere becomes so intense that any detail that was visible is now washed out. And vice versa.

Being aware of this and using it to your advantage, to improve your composition, is what all photographers aim for. Before i waffle on any further i'll say that your experiments in HDR are very interesting and demonstrate an emerging technology with plenty of useful applications. But don't be surprised if some of the purists around here don't warm to it quickly :) And remember sometimes its what you can't quite see in a photo that gives it some mystery and character.

Keep up the shootin' though, I look forward to seing more HDR pics.

Cheers,

[moylan]

I think HDR should be an extra tool at your photographic disposal when a suitable situation arises, but i'd be wary of always trying to use it.

For one, its often impractical for anything other than dead still landscape shots. This may limit your photographic range.

The effect is very neat but it's also unrealistic. This is purely subjective but one of the perks in photography is capturing a moment that you saw with your own eyes and sharing that with others (or to keep long after memories fade hehe). Standing outside your house, you wouldn't have been able to balance the sunlight and shadows as a whole with your eyes. you can focus on the shadows, your eyes begin to compensate, taking in more light to see the details while at the same time, the highlights elsewhere becomes so intense that any detail that was visible is now washed out. And vice versa.

Being aware of this and using it to your advantage, to improve your composition, is what all photographers aim for. Before i waffle on any further i'll say that your experiments in HDR are very interesting and demonstrate an emerging technology with plenty of useful applications. But don't be surprised if some of the purists around here don't warm to it quickly :) And remember sometimes its what you can't quite see in a photo that gives it some mystery and character.

Keep up the shootin' though, I look forward to seing more HDR pics.

Cheers,

Words of wisdom..

Yeah well thats all absolutely right, i guess i was more excited than anything, cos you see ive only just started taking pictures of any sort about 4 days ago, and only use my dads Camera.. so i havent actually got any experience.
And then coming up with photos that look that nice was awesome.. but anyway yeh, probably not all my photo's will be like that when i start to get my foot in the ground.

Thanks 4 ur comment.