POTD - random

I have found with Photomatix, you really need to make sure the two extreme images have histograms which do not touch the far side. ; I also use 5 bracketed photos one stop apart for best results. (+2,+1,0,-1,-2) ; Since Nikon D700s do 5 bracketed shots in 1 stop intervals, ; I'm good to go.
 
"Scottwdw" said:
I have found with Photomatix, you really need to make sure the two extreme images have histograms which do not touch the far side. ;
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Can you elaborate on this? ; Do you mean the darkest bracketed image can't clip any bright highlights and the brightest image can't have any totally dark areas? ; If so this may explain a lot- even in the France image which I just posted as the fountain was blown out even in the darkest frame. ;
 
"Jeff Fillmore" said:
Can you elaborate on this? ; Do you mean the darkest bracketed image can't clip any bright highlights and the brightest image can't have any totally dark areas? ; If so this may explain a lot- even in the France image which I just posted as the fountain was blown out even in the darkest frame.
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That is correct. ; Not to say that is a rule but I find I get the best results out of Photomatix that way. ; If the auto-bracketing sequence doesn't get me there, I'll do manual bracketing. ; The hardest part is the sky. ; I sure do see the benefit of a layer editor to drop in more natural looking skys. ;
 
Great shots and info guys!!


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i'll throw my own reflection shot out there, butchart gardens, west saanich, british columbia, and just in case anyone is interested, i have all my albums and galleries finished from the great alaskan adventure trip. daily navigators are up, many maps and brochures from places, etc.


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just a little tweak in lightroom, i've been making quite a few presets, each just a little more impact than the last, and saving them, most of the time i kind of know where to start, then work my way up and down the scales from there, this was just my usual clarity50,vibrance25,saturation10,autowb. i usually add in an auto lens profile correction, but i'm still working them up for the lumix lenses, there's a whole tutorial plug in from lightroom on how to do this, i just have to find the time to play with it. most of the canon and nikon and pentax lens profiles are already in lightroom 3.4
 
I took advantage of a break in the weather. ; We are in the middle of another stretch of rainy days. ; Looking like the weekend might be nice.


Spring River by Scottwdw, on Flickr
 
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"Jeff Fillmore" said:
Can you elaborate on this? ; Do you mean the darkest bracketed image can't clip any bright highlights and the brightest image can't have any totally dark areas? ; If so this may explain a lot- even in the France image which I just posted as the fountain was blown out even in the darkest frame.
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Jeff, I read this today and thought you'd be interested. ; The author goes into more detail in how to correctly capture a scene's dynamic range for HDR processing.

http://scottwyden.com/hdr-photography-t ... do-i-need/
 
"Scottwdw" said:
Okay...June 14th is the night before the full moon. ; Anyone want to join me for a moonrise shoot on the Ocean City (NJ) boardwalk?
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I am at work some 2.5 hours away, what time would you be setting up?
 
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"Scottwdw" said:
Okay...June 14th is the night before the full moon. ; Anyone want to join me for a moonrise shoot on the Ocean City (NJ) boardwalk?
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I might be able to make that. ; Working til 1800 but only 10 mins away. ; Keep us updated.

-Posted from my htc Thunderbolt. ;
 
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