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Waterville Sunset HDR
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Recently i witnessed this lovely gentle sunset in waterville … very peacefull there! HDR Stitch. cheers M*
Evan thanks
Sowisman: yes the polarizer is the only filter i use, no GD
Brian C: 9 Photos are involved (including -2/0/+2 braketing)
wow 9 shots! So I presume it’s made of 3 seperate positions, each with 3 bracketed shots, right??
VEry very good!right ( :
it is a bit annoying with braketing because you have to spend soooo much time in front of the comp…but i don’t mind. ( ;
This is a stunning shot. The HDR is not noticeable I think. Just the way it should be. Really nice.
You being the expert on this stuff… Do ye think this sort of shot would actually be possible with
ND Grads filters…? Personally I am reluctant to use HDR but you are slowly persuading me…!Thanks
Richie
John: you are lovely
Richy: I never tried the ND filters, so i can’t speak like a prof ND photographer maybe that will help you to find an own answer. I opened a new thread in GENERAL discussion.
https://www.photographyireland.net/viewtopic.php?p=176358#176358
I twould be very interesting to hear Filter freaks and HDR freaks talking about it.
NEGATIVE
– HDR is a pain for moving objects like water and clouds. Clouds loose its sharp form, water becomes unrelaxed
– HDR is a pain because you deal minimum with three images…loads of processing time in without considering the photoshop adjustments. entering the panorama world means 6-9 images /8
– HDR is unspontanous….you need your tripod
– HDR NEEDS photoshop skills…otherwise it looks like an image from marsPOSITIVE
– HDR ensures that you have ALL infos in shadows and light. The final image is very close to human eyes nature
– HDR doesn’t need expensiv filters … i would find it hard to take care of them because usually i am full with sand…
– HDR is a gift of software….in connection to loads of experience how to handle itND Filters
– as i said, i never tried them but i was always wondering about those shadows of the top of mountains…based on a single image
– ND Filters is not so timeconsuming but doesn’t record details in shadows (with extrem light situations)
– ND Filters is perfect for images where you just can take one shot
…more i can’t say by now… i will defently give it a try.Based on my aim, to come as close as possible to my own see experience i would stay with HDR because it gives me a bigger range of possibilities without the dilemma of a pixel cemestry.
What do you use?
Heh thanks for that Madeleine…
Personally I use Lee filters. But I also bracket and sometimes combine exposures.. which I suppose in
a way is actually HDR…!!! Yes there are times when filters just will not work… like when there’s hills/
mountains/trees on the horizon sometimes the only thing to do is bracket and merge in PS. Soft Graduated
ND filters can be ok if placed carefully in these situations. I only have Hard Graduated filters at the moment.
Yes they are very expensive so the Soft Grads will have to wait..!Most HDR’s that I see are garish looking harsh representations of reality. On the other hand when used
correctly (like you do…!) its looks like its quite a valuable tool…!My thoughts……
Richie
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