new HDR shots, critique away
These are some HDR photos I processed all today. I took 14 batches, but one batch got deleted because of noise and another shook a little. Anyway, here they are:
Sony Alpha 200, 18-70mm kit lens, 50mm f/1.7, 70-210 f/4 beercan (as of 07/05, whooo!!!)






Sony Alpha 200, 18-70mm kit lens, 50mm f/1.7, 70-210 f/4 beercan (as of 07/05, whooo!!!)
Let me know what you think, guys. I know this too many of them, but, I decided to shoot HDR only on Sunday and these are what I created. Oh, and the first two were two older batches from a little while ago. Forgive me if any/both of the first two are reposts.
If anyone wants to view it on flickr instead, here's the set with the pictures (newer on top):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shidairyproduct/sets/72057594055254827/
--Kiran
Sony Alpha 200, 18-70mm kit lens, 50mm f/1.7, 70-210 f/4 beercan (as of 07/05, whooo!!!)
Hi Kiran,
These are some pretty cool HDR images. It sure looks like you've got the hang of it and are having fun with the technique. I think that these images have benefited from the techniques used and that there are only a couple that are 'over done' for my taste. On of the images that seemed a bit 'much' ws the golf image where there was some odd artifacting in the clouds/sky. The image of the car was also great for the car exposure, the textures and colour was great, however the sky was again a little strong for my liking.
IMHO the strongest images in the series are the one's in the last set. I really like the colours and light in the two woodland images (especially the first of the two) and the third image with the porch is kind of neat also. Out of the first set I think the image with the tree is the strongest, this is from a compositional point as much as anything. I also like the colours in this, very moody.
Thanks for sharing these and showing us some cool HDR images.
Andrew
Andrew
Head Waiter: AlphaMountWorld.com
hey Andrew, thanks for the critique. The picture from the golf course took me a long time to set up and the artifacts in the clouds were more or less how much the sky moved during the first to the last shot. My only gripe is with 5 exposures, the clouds move and sometimes ruin decent shots; 3 exposure bracketing doesn't bring out as much detail in the sky as I'd like. I do wish Sony added an ability to bracket more than +/- 0.7 on the a200.
I'm glad you liked those pictures because those were the hardest for me to do. However, the tree from the first one is the only picture that has made me as happy as it did. I think it's because I'm too critical of my own work to enjoy any of it, but this one certainly caught me off guard.
--Kiran
Sony Alpha 200, 18-70mm kit lens, 50mm f/1.7, 70-210 f/4 beercan (as of 07/05, whooo!!!)