645D-Panoramic-second photo

Neild · 03-31-2011, 06:57 AM

Both photos were shot in Florida.

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**Digitalis** · 04-01-2011, 06:37 PM

The image itself isn't bad - competently executed from a technical standpoint. However with your processing you seem to be having problems with keeping the luminosity in the sky consistent, It is really distracting for me -I'm looking at the patches of sky around the tree tops. If you are using a polariser I suggest you either take it off and use a ND-grad or simply set the polariser at a specific rotation and leave it fixed for the remainder of the images to be taken.

I hope you aren't using photoshop's automatic merging feature - I never use that these days, I use a wacom Digital graphics tablet and I merge my HDR images and panoramics by hand.

panoguy · 04-04-2011, 01:21 PM

Originally posted by Digitalis

with your processing you seem to be having problems with keeping the luminosity in the sky consistent, It is really distracting for me -I'm looking at the patches of sky around the tree tops.

Curiously, if you look at the reflections of those same treetops it is much less abrupt around the trunks, etc. There is HDR "haloing" around the treetops, though.

My guess is that this is purely the tonemapper being used. I'd recommend trying Enfuse (instead of HDR) and then punching up the saturation in Pshop.

**Digitalis** · 04-04-2011, 04:56 PM

Originally posted by panoguy

then punching up the saturation in Pshop.

personally I would leave it right where it is - I have an aversion to images looking like disneychrome all the time.

panoguy · 04-05-2011, 07:29 AM

Originally posted by Digitalis

personally I would leave it right where it is - I have an aversion to images looking like disneychrome all the time.

This is only a suggestion when using Enfuse. Image fusion doesn't have any saturation control like most HDR tonemappers, so his pano would look nothing like the above (which was intended) even though the tones would be balanced. Give it a try!

03-31-2011, 06:57 AM	#1
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04-01-2011, 06:37 PM	#2
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	The image itself isn't bad - competently executed from a technical standpoint. However with your processing you seem to be having problems with keeping the luminosity in the sky consistent, It is really distracting for me -I'm looking at the patches of sky around the tree tops. If you are using a polariser I suggest you either take it off and use a ND-grad or simply set the polariser at a specific rotation and leave it fixed for the remainder of the images to be taken. I hope you aren't using photoshop's automatic merging feature - I never use that these days, I use a wacom Digital graphics tablet and I merge my HDR images and panoramics by hand.

04-04-2011, 01:21 PM	#3
panoguy Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Washington, D.C. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,327	Originally posted by Digitalis with your processing you seem to be having problems with keeping the luminosity in the sky consistent, It is really distracting for me -I'm looking at the patches of sky around the tree tops. Curiously, if you look at the reflections of those same treetops it is much less abrupt around the trunks, etc. There is HDR "haloing" around the treetops, though. My guess is that this is purely the tonemapper being used. I'd recommend trying Enfuse (instead of HDR) and then punching up the saturation in Pshop.

04-04-2011, 04:56 PM	#4
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	Originally posted by panoguy then punching up the saturation in Pshop. personally I would leave it right where it is - I have an aversion to images looking like disneychrome all the time.

04-05-2011, 07:29 AM	#5
panoguy Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Washington, D.C. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,327	Originally posted by Digitalis personally I would leave it right where it is - I have an aversion to images looking like disneychrome all the time. This is only a suggestion when using Enfuse. Image fusion doesn't have any saturation control like most HDR tonemappers, so his pano would look nothing like the above (which was intended) even though the tones would be balanced. Give it a try!