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Rustic farmyard trucks · 10:13 AM

Took the family out for a nice day at the Pioneer Heritage Village Easter festival near Toowoomba over the weekend, and had a ball watching the reenactment of country life back in the early 1900s.

Whilst there, I passed by this collection of beat up old trucks and cars that caught my eye.
Taken with DA 16-45 + CPL at 45mm at f/11.
Some minor experimenting with PP was done.
C&C welcome.
Happy Easter all.

LED · 03-23-2008, 11:50 AM

This is a nice place, you should revisit it. Trully a HDR heaven.

Why don't you try a HDR pp?

**Ash** · 03-23-2008, 03:11 PM

HDR unsuccessful.

Photoshop gives me the "not enough dynamic range to be useful for HDR" excuse.
Might have to go back to the books to see how it's done properly...
Any suggestions anyone?

PentaxPoke · 03-23-2008, 03:40 PM

IMO you don't need to use the HDR gimmick on this photo. It is beautiful as is!

channeler · 03-23-2008, 03:49 PM

An interesting line up. Why did you need PP?

Paul

dantuyhoa · 03-23-2008, 04:03 PM

I think the photo is quite good . You might try BW with some toning for a "old" look . As for HDR , try , say 5 images with a wide range of exposure . Just shoot your backyard for a test . Good luck !

**Ash** · 03-23-2008, 04:13 PM

The shot was good straight out of the camera - a little ordinary IMO being shot in the midday sun, but to add an element of drama to it, I added an omni light effect focused on the first truck.

In hindsight, I think the light source I used was a little narrow, so I've broadened it on this one:

Thanks for the comments.

weatherwise2 · 03-23-2008, 06:54 PM

i like the photo a lot but also would have been unsure of how to improve in PP. I like what you were trying on the 1st but it was alittle overdone. The second is too flat with exposure. Will be interested in see what others suggest. Composition and subject matter are great.

roentarre · 03-23-2008, 07:46 PM

I like the texture and all the trucks are lined up.

robert · 03-23-2008, 07:59 PM

A quick try using lightroom..I hope you don't mind....Bob

mtnbearhug · 03-23-2008, 08:10 PM

Ash,

I am still leaning toward the first one.. The second option is too bright and takes away from the "oldness" in IMO..

I am no expert by any means but here are couple things I would try...

1. Play with the curves and try to make the colors of the trucks stand out alittle more and look richer in color...

2.. Did you try to enhance the shadows and highlights?

These are just a couple ideas to help bring out the back the line.. The first one shows really bright the last is a bit dark... so anyway to lighten it a bit or make it stand out more might make it better..

I do like it just the way it is though... Kim

LED · 03-23-2008, 10:33 PM

Originally posted by Ash

HDR unsuccessful.

Photoshop gives me the "not enough dynamic range to be useful for HDR" excuse.
Might have to go back to the books to see how it's done properly...
Any suggestions anyone?

Yes, this is a common PS issue. Try to use Photomatix Pro, I find it better than PS, then do the fine tunning with PS.

**Ash** · 03-24-2008, 10:34 AM

Thanks for all your input.

weatherwise2, I did try to limit my PP to basic lighting effects to create the mood - other examples below I also thought were too much, but interesting...

No problems Bob - I like the effect - how did you do it?

Thanks Kim, the difference in "lighting" between the first and last truck is because of the omni effect I put on it. The original shot is more evenly balanced.

Diffuse glow

Ink outline

Unsharp mask

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03-23-2008, 07:59 PM	#10
robert Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ohio Posts: 336	A quick try using lightroom..I hope you don't mind....Bob Last edited by robert; 04-24-2008 at 06:15 PM.

03-23-2008, 08:10 PM	#11
mtnbearhug Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Emmett, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,351	first one.. Ash, I am still leaning toward the first one.. The second option is too bright and takes away from the "oldness" in IMO.. I am no expert by any means but here are couple things I would try... 1. Play with the curves and try to make the colors of the trucks stand out alittle more and look richer in color... 2.. Did you try to enhance the shadows and highlights? These are just a couple ideas to help bring out the back the line.. The first one shows really bright the last is a bit dark... so anyway to lighten it a bit or make it stand out more might make it better.. I do like it just the way it is though... Kim

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LED Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bucharest, Romania Photos: Gallery Posts: 192	This is a nice place, you should revisit it. Trully a HDR heaven. Why don't you try a HDR pp?

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Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920 Original Poster	HDR unsuccessful. Photoshop gives me the "not enough dynamic range to be useful for HDR" excuse. Might have to go back to the books to see how it's done properly... Any suggestions anyone?

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PentaxPoke Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,411	IMO you don't need to use the HDR gimmick on this photo. It is beautiful as is!

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03-23-2008, 04:03 PM	#6
dantuyhoa Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,245	I think the photo is quite good . You might try BW with some toning for a "old" look . As for HDR , try , say 5 images with a wide range of exposure . Just shoot your backyard for a test . Good luck !

03-23-2008, 04:13 PM	#7
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920 Original Poster	The shot was good straight out of the camera - a little ordinary IMO being shot in the midday sun, but to add an element of drama to it, I added an omni light effect focused on the first truck. In hindsight, I think the light source I used was a little narrow, so I've broadened it on this one: Thanks for the comments.

03-23-2008, 06:54 PM	#8
weatherwise2 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Warwick, RI Photos: Gallery Posts: 740	i like the photo a lot but also would have been unsure of how to improve in PP. I like what you were trying on the 1st but it was alittle overdone. The second is too flat with exposure. Will be interested in see what others suggest. Composition and subject matter are great.

03-23-2008, 07:46 PM	#9
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	I like the texture and all the trucks are lined up.

03-23-2008, 10:33 PM	#12
LED Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bucharest, Romania Photos: Gallery Posts: 192	Originally posted by Ash HDR unsuccessful. Photoshop gives me the "not enough dynamic range to be useful for HDR" excuse. Might have to go back to the books to see how it's done properly... Any suggestions anyone? Yes, this is a common PS issue. Try to use Photomatix Pro, I find it better than PS, then do the fine tunning with PS.

03-24-2008, 10:34 AM	#13
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920 Original Poster	Thanks for all your input. weatherwise2, I did try to limit my PP to basic lighting effects to create the mood - other examples below I also thought were too much, but interesting... No problems Bob - I like the effect - how did you do it? Thanks Kim, the difference in "lighting" between the first and last truck is because of the omni effect I put on it. The original shot is more evenly balanced. Diffuse glow Ink outline Unsharp mask

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