Nautical HDR Experimentation

Nautical HDR Experimentation · 05:28 PM

Here is a shot I took in '06 as we motored up the channel towards Kemah and the dock. I converted the RAW file to JPEG with EV 0, -2 and +2 and merged them in PSP X2. Here is the result - looks kind of funky. What do ya'll think?

Jer

k100d · 04-03-2008, 06:03 PM

i really like the sun emerging out of the clouds ... but the blue cloth over the railing seems kinda surreal or as it's sticking out

axl · 04-04-2008, 03:41 AM

the blue rail is bit too much, and I'd like to see more darkness in those clouds covering the sun too.

**NaClH2O** · 04-04-2008, 03:59 AM

I like the attempt Jer, the sky and clouds and sun came out pretty well. But like the others, the blue chaffing gear on the rail looks a bit strange. Almost as if it was glowing from within. Have you tried to convert it to B&W? Maybe that would get rid of the 'electric blue'.

NaCl(or you could just say your boat is haunted

)H2O

daacon · 04-04-2008, 08:41 AM

I concur Jer - I like the look of the sky - the railing almost looks fluorescent.

G M Fude · 04-04-2008, 06:23 PM

Now there's a yacht shot with a difference! Nicely done. I'd like to see the saturation on the blue chaffing gear turned down in PP (turned down a lot) but otherwise I really like it, a great effort with a pleasing result.

LaRee · 04-04-2008, 07:02 PM

I like it. AND I think the glow on the blue railing actually adds interest to the shot. But don't listen to me. I rarely like what everyone else does. ;-)

mtnbearhug · 04-04-2008, 10:17 PM

You got the clouds and the sun spot on, with this one Jer..

I dont mind the blue railing because i didnt even notice it until I read the other comments.. lol.. I was to entranced with the the upper part of the picture...

I was going to recommend maybe just cropping the boat and most of the water out and just leaving the sun and clouds..

Nice HDR.. Thanks for sharin.. Kim

Mechan1k · 04-05-2008, 08:05 AM

I do like this shot for it's surreal effect though.

Yeah the blue could be toned down a bit ... but It'd be interesting to see this done on canvas as well.

I do like Kim's idea od cropping out the yacht and some of the bridge in the background ... and just using the sun and clouds.

**Sailor** · 04-06-2008, 06:14 AM

Thanks for the great comments, everyone. I think I'm going to enjoy using the HDR tool occasionally - although, I may have been a bit heavy handed with this one.

I think I'll try cropping, but . . . . . it's asking alot for a sailor to completely crop his boat out of a picture.

Jer

Techiechick · 04-06-2008, 06:34 AM

I like the shot very much, the blue is a little bright, may try 1 EV in either direction.

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04-04-2008, 10:17 PM	#8
mtnbearhug Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Emmett, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,351	The sun and clouds.. You got the clouds and the sun spot on, with this one Jer.. I dont mind the blue railing because i didnt even notice it until I read the other comments.. lol.. I was to entranced with the the upper part of the picture... I was going to recommend maybe just cropping the boat and most of the water out and just leaving the sun and clouds.. Nice HDR.. Thanks for sharin.. Kim

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04-03-2008, 06:03 PM	#2
k100d Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,911	i really like the sun emerging out of the clouds ... but the blue cloth over the railing seems kinda surreal or as it's sticking out

04-04-2008, 03:41 AM	#3
axl Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nove Zamky, Slovakia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,183	the blue rail is bit too much, and I'd like to see more darkness in those clouds covering the sun too.

04-04-2008, 03:59 AM	#4
NaClH2O Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bronx NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,631	I like the attempt Jer, the sky and clouds and sun came out pretty well. But like the others, the blue chaffing gear on the rail looks a bit strange. Almost as if it was glowing from within. Have you tried to convert it to B&W? Maybe that would get rid of the 'electric blue'. NaCl(or you could just say your boat is haunted )H2O

04-04-2008, 08:41 AM	#5
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	I concur Jer - I like the look of the sky - the railing almost looks fluorescent.

04-04-2008, 06:23 PM	#6
G M Fude Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 439	Now there's a yacht shot with a difference! Nicely done. I'd like to see the saturation on the blue chaffing gear turned down in PP (turned down a lot) but otherwise I really like it, a great effort with a pleasing result.

04-04-2008, 07:02 PM	#7
LaRee Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Diego Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,225	I like it. AND I think the glow on the blue railing actually adds interest to the shot. But don't listen to me. I rarely like what everyone else does. ;-)

04-05-2008, 08:05 AM	#9
Mechan1k Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,891	I do like this shot for it's surreal effect though. Yeah the blue could be toned down a bit ... but It'd be interesting to see this done on canvas as well. I do like Kim's idea od cropping out the yacht and some of the bridge in the background ... and just using the sun and clouds.

04-06-2008, 06:14 AM	#10
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,203 Original Poster	Thanks for the great comments, everyone. I think I'm going to enjoy using the HDR tool occasionally - although, I may have been a bit heavy handed with this one. I think I'll try cropping, but . . . . . it's asking alot for a sailor to completely crop his boat out of a picture. Jer

04-06-2008, 06:34 AM	#11
Techiechick Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: High Springs, FL Photos: Gallery Posts: 571	I like the shot very much, the blue is a little bright, may try 1 EV in either direction.