[04/08] St Albans Abbey HDR - bit-tech.net Forums

Darv · 25th Apr 2008, 22:10

Here's my second entry to this months POTM. It's St Albans abbey, although I was a little late taking the photo so it wasn't as striking as I was hoping for, so I've made it into an HDR which I think gives it some extra oomf.

I'm starting to get the hang of using the camera, now I think I need to work on my subjects and composition.

All opinions are welcome, I'm only a beginner so I can only improve

Shadowed_fury · 25th Apr 2008, 22:30

I do like that, but not sure on the cyan-ness of the sky...

zabe · 25th Apr 2008, 22:40

looks cool, but you can notice that 10 mins earlier the abbey would've been sooooo bathed in sunlight... oh well, still looks nice, although i never liked the HDR touch... it just makes images look weird... then again that's only my taste!! the yellow/orange tones in the abbey look pretty nice though!!

crazybob · 25th Apr 2008, 23:55

I've always liked HDR, myself. It makes the images look strange, but only because we're so used to low dynamic range in pictures. If you think about what that scene would look like in person, HDR starts to make more sense.

That said, I'd love to see the same scene 15 minutes before, HDR or not.

Darv · 26th Apr 2008, 09:00

I'm still kicking myself for not getting there earlier. I thought I'd left enough time but when I got there the sun was already out of sight. I might try and get back there another day to try again, although unless I get a chance tonight, it'll be too late for this months competition.

25th Apr 2008, 22:10	#1
Darv Bling!! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: St Albans, UK Posts: 1,666	[04/08] St Albans Abbey HDR Here's my second entry to this months POTM. It's St Albans abbey, although I was a little late taking the photo so it wasn't as striking as I was hoping for, so I've made it into an HDR which I think gives it some extra oomf. I'm starting to get the hang of using the camera, now I think I need to work on my subjects and composition. All opinions are welcome, I'm only a beginner so I can only improve

25th Apr 2008, 22:30	#2
Shadowed_fury Natural Born Chaos Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Telford Posts: 7,134	I do like that, but not sure on the cyan-ness of the sky... __________________ Steam: kev_fury New Frag Video - Gigabyte EP43-DS3L - E8200 - XFX 4870 1GB - 4GB Kingston - - Steel Series 7.1s - Logitech G11 - Razer Diamondback 3G - 2209WA -

25th Apr 2008, 22:40	#3
zabe Perfect in my imperfection Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 195	looks cool, but you can notice that 10 mins earlier the abbey would've been sooooo bathed in sunlight... oh well, still looks nice, although i never liked the HDR touch... it just makes images look weird... then again that's only my taste!! the yellow/orange tones in the abbey look pretty nice though!!

25th Apr 2008, 23:55	#4
crazybob Voice of Reason Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,120	I've always liked HDR, myself. It makes the images look strange, but only because we're so used to low dynamic range in pictures. If you think about what that scene would look like in person, HDR starts to make more sense. That said, I'd love to see the same scene 15 minutes before, HDR or not.

26th Apr 2008, 09:00	#5
Darv Bling!! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: St Albans, UK Posts: 1,666	I'm still kicking myself for not getting there earlier. I thought I'd left enough time but when I got there the sun was already out of sight. I might try and get back there another day to try again, although unless I get a chance tonight, it'll be too late for this months competition.