First attempt at HDR Image....whaddaya think?

[johnny--2k]

OK, so the background is not the greatest, but I was just out and about and decided to try this anyways. First I will post the originals then the HDR as the last one....

Comments and criticizm welcome!


ORIGINAL 1

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/johnny--2k/05TL/IMG_6837.jpg


ORIGINAL 2

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/johnny--2k/05TL/IMG_6838.jpg


ORIGINAL 3

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/johnny--2k/05TL/IMG_6839.jpg


HDR

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/johnny--2k/05TL/HDR1.jpg

[Cleveland Dave]

looks good...ive played around with it some as well.

btw those rims are sex on that car!

[pOrk]

Photomatrix is the software you used to merge the photos correct? Looks great, what settings did you change to achive the 3 different shots just the shutter or what? Also can you merge them in CS2?

[johnny--2k]

Thanks!!

Basically, go into P mode on your rebel, and use the wheel by the shutter button to change the exposure. Image 1 is at -2 image 2 is at 0 and image 3 is at +2. Then use photomatix to merge, and then go into tone mapping and mess with everything till you get the desired result.

I'm gonna play around tonight some more and see what I can come up with and post them up here.....


Stay tuned....:banana

[wikked]

Photomatrix is the software you used to merge the photos correct? Looks great, what settings did you change to achive the 3 different shots just the shutter or what? Also can you merge them in CS2?

You could merge them in CS2.
Have all 3 images open... say pic1 pic2 pic3.
Whatever pic you want to start with, make sure it's window has the focus.

Click on Image... then Apply Image.
From the source box, select pic2... then ok.
From the source box, select pic3... then ok.

Using the Multiply setting as default should work the best, but you can get some really interesting shtuff by choosing the other settings.

[sacstoy02gt]

Photoshop CS2 and CS3 you can go to the File Menu -> Automate ->Merge to HDR.

I've used that and Photomatix, and prefer Photomatix's results (http://brewcitymuscle.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16837).

Johnny, good first attempt, keep playing with it and you'll get what you want. HDR is fun stuff.

Great looking car too :thumbsup

[johnny--2k]

ALAS, I only have CS unfortunately....

[johnny--2k]

OK, so here are some more I took tonight of my car and a buddies bike....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/johnny--2k/05TL/HDR8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/johnny--2k/05TL/HDR7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/johnny--2k/05TL/HDR6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/johnny--2k/05TL/HDR5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/johnny--2k/05TL/HDR4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/johnny--2k/05TL/HDR3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/johnny--2k/05TL/HDR2.jpg

[PureSound15]

Second last shot is money in my book.

Makes me want to buy a nice camera :eek:

[johnny--2k]

haha....that's the best in my book as well. I really liked that one!

[pOrk]

Awesome, I def want to give this a try.

How do you go about getting the foreground and the background in focus? All 3 shots need to be taken from the exact same spot, so how do you change focus?

[johnny--2k]

I never changed focus. I set the camera on the tripod, set the timer mode, focused, and I actually used 5 images for all of the night ones.

-2
-1
0
+1
+2

Just start at minus 2, take the pic, adjust to -1 take the pic, and so on. Then merged and after a bit of tone mapping and resizing, viola!

Let me know if you want to go out and try sometime. I'd be more than happy to help and take some more myself!

[pOrk]

Sounds like a plan to me, sure. I'd love to get some of the bike.

And I know you didn't change focus, but is it possible? I thought I saw it somewhere where the foreground AND the background was in focus and it gave the photo an AWESOME 3D appearance.

[Poncho]

Johnny take pics of my Kangaroo and my Pony!!

[johnny--2k]

haha.....OK, we gotta set up a time when we meet somewhere, then head out for pictures. These were taken around 8:30 8:45 last night, that's about great timing with the sunset.....

I won't be free tonight, but maybe later this week.

Let me know, I'm down for whatever!

[wikked]

dammit, now I gotta try this today :)

[SSScottSS]

I've never heard of this before.... I'm going to have to read up and give it a try myself.

[Poncho]

haha.....OK, we gotta set up a time when we meet somewhere, then head out for pictures. These were taken around 8:30 8:45 last night, that's about great timing with the sunset.....

I won't be free tonight, but maybe later this week.

Let me know, I'm down for whatever!

what about this weekend if people are going to meet up?

[johnny--2k]

hey, just let me know....I'm always down for a photo shoot!!!

[johnny--2k]

Who's down for tonight? Tomorrow it looks like rain, tonight Im going to dinner thing around 7, but maybe around 9 or 10 tonight, if anyone is at culvers, I'll probably stop by. Gotta clean the car though. That 5 minutes of rain yesterday screwed me over.....

Anyone interested call or text my cell 414-349-4786

[Ruiner]

Good stuff!!

here's one I did without the tripod.. Unfortunately it was VERY blurry. I hope to get back out and do some with the tripod and get some good stuff...

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mdibari/MattHDRfinal.jpg

[johnny--2k]

that looks great. A bit blurry, but again, nothing a tripod cant fix!

[wikked]

That's damn impressive for no tripod... you should be a surgeon :]

I tried it w/o a tripod as well, it was like "HDR - through the eyes of a drunk"

[Cleveland Dave]

Good stuff!!

here's one I did without the tripod.. Unfortunately it was VERY blurry. I hope to get back out and do some with the tripod and get some good stuff...

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mdibari/MattHDRfinal.jpg

i was bored last night at work and played around with photomatrix and photoshop lightroom with some of the pics u took on my camera....

http://www.ludehawk.com/stuffz/mscmeet/hdr/ruiner.jpg

[6forwardgears]

That 3000GT is amazing, and it would have been even more so with a tripod. It has an almost surreal look, almost more like a painting than a photo.

Can someone PLEASE take a pic of my car like that? :)

[pOrk]

Johnny, when can we do this? Tonight?

[johnny--2k]

I cant tonight unfortunately. I was going to do some tomorrow, but it looks like rain, so possibly thursday night or friday.....

[wikked]

I cant tonight unfortunately. I was going to do some tomorrow, but it looks like rain, so possibly thursday night or friday.....

Possible rain thursday too, 50%.

Friday is clear as a beer though.

[Cleveland Dave]

i could probably come down friday if its nice out.

[Cleveland Dave]

if u guys decide to go out friday...shoot me a pm or something id like to meet up with ya guys...ill be down taking some pics of mollys camaro.

[johnny--2k]

friday works for me. I'm down if everyone else is. Maybe meet at culvers then decide from there where to go.....how about 9 ish at culvers?