HDR without the extremes

jtkratzer · 07-29-2012, 12:22 PM

The shed/building in the second is getting close to cartoonish. I like the image, but it's the only part that looks just a hair "unnatural."

JohnBee · 07-29-2012, 12:41 PM

That second one looks absolutely fantastic!

**Eric Seavey** · 08-02-2012, 06:13 AM

Schmidlapper: Did you settle on a HDR program yet? Have you tried the HDR software from Unified Color? That program tends to produce pretty natural looking HDR photos.
As you can see from one of my earlier threads, I settled for Oloneo for its tonemapping capabilities, however, since you are looking into natural look, you may want to consider a program with better deghosting performance, which is Oloneo's weak spot.

Schmidlapper · 08-02-2012, 02:46 PM

I already had Nik Software's HDR EFex Pro 2, so I will continue to work with that.

civiletti · 08-04-2012, 12:07 AM

I like the results with LR Enfuse.

Agate Beach Arch

Schmidlapper · 08-05-2012, 07:22 AM

Nicely captured and processed Civilietti.

I shot this one at f16 with DA15 Ltd this morning, and processed using HDR EFex Pro.

**Eric Seavey** · 08-05-2012, 08:39 AM

Those are nice shots Cilivetti and Schmidlapper! Efex Pro 2 is one of the software I tried a while ago and I liked its plugin integration in Photoshop. Also the natural look it produces is very nice.

civiletti · 08-06-2012, 03:19 PM

Thanks to both of you. I took two series of five exposures each centered 2/3 stop apart. I chose three to combine in LREnfuse.

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07-29-2012, 12:22 PM	#16
jtkratzer Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Lancaster County, Pa Posts: 963	The shed/building in the second is getting close to cartoonish. I like the image, but it's the only part that looks just a hair "unnatural."

07-29-2012, 12:41 PM	#17
JohnBee Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,667	That second one looks absolutely fantastic!

08-02-2012, 06:13 AM	#18
Eric Seavey Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Irvine, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 307	Schmidlapper: Did you settle on a HDR program yet? Have you tried the HDR software from Unified Color? That program tends to produce pretty natural looking HDR photos. As you can see from one of my earlier threads, I settled for Oloneo for its tonemapping capabilities, however, since you are looking into natural look, you may want to consider a program with better deghosting performance, which is Oloneo's weak spot.

08-02-2012, 02:46 PM	#19
Schmidlapper Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Photos: Gallery Posts: 534 Original Poster	I already had Nik Software's HDR EFex Pro 2, so I will continue to work with that.

08-04-2012, 12:07 AM	#20
civiletti Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Oregon Photos: Albums Posts: 1,435	I like the results with LR Enfuse. Agate Beach Arch

08-05-2012, 07:22 AM	#21
Schmidlapper Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Photos: Gallery Posts: 534 Original Poster	Nicely captured and processed Civilietti. I shot this one at f16 with DA15 Ltd this morning, and processed using HDR EFex Pro.

08-05-2012, 08:39 AM	#22
Eric Seavey Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Irvine, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 307	Those are nice shots Cilivetti and Schmidlapper! Efex Pro 2 is one of the software I tried a while ago and I liked its plugin integration in Photoshop. Also the natural look it produces is very nice.

08-06-2012, 03:19 PM	#23
civiletti Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Oregon Photos: Albums Posts: 1,435	Thanks to both of you. I took two series of five exposures each centered 2/3 stop apart. I chose three to combine in LREnfuse.