Desert HDR

[richardpsic]

This is my very first thread, so lets see what happens.

I took this one a couple of years ago when I was still living in Chile. This is the Atacama Desert, this place has a lot of amazing and beautiful landscapes and sunsets.
At that time I was learning about HDR photography and I decided to use it in a different way besides making cool photos so I tried this technique in the middle of nowhere and with plenty of sunlight.

With the camera in the tripod I took these three different photographs with different exposures:

1/500s, f3.2


1/250s, f3.2


and 1/250s, f4.5


Then using the PS HDR function I generate this composition that shows all the details and colors in this cooper mining hills:



Is kinda hard to explain the exact HDR output configuration that I used to create this photo because it's hard to remember the shape of a graphic curve.

[photofun]

Welcome to the forums Richard. You did an amazing job with this - you really brought out the detail in the hills. Maybe decrease the saturation just a tad, but that just my opinion. Thanks for sharing and please keep posting!

[Nobie]

Yes, very interesting. It looks like some other planet. I only have Photoshop CS at home, so I don't have the HDR setting...I have to do it manually, something I just don't have the time or patience for right now.

[jdepould]

I like everything but the sky. Maybe some masking would help? It just seems grainy, and you really only need the one exposure for that part of the frame.

[timkoo]

got some crazzzzzzy swirls in that pic, but i like it
wish you had some clouds or something in the sky
nicely done

[Dave-Dub]

Great picture. Joined this forum yesterday and have learned so much from all the posts and advice given. Now you have given me something else to study. Great stuff.

[falafelicious]

WOW! This is just stunning. I personally wouldn't touch a thing, but then again I'm a sucker for saturation

[falafelicious]

Originally Posted by jdepould

I like everything but the sky. Maybe some masking would help? It just seems grainy, and you really only need the one exposure for that part of the frame.

Mmm I think that's a good call actually, just use the sky from the middle exposure..

[IcyMirage]

fantastic picture. I agree about the sky thought.
what a cool view... makes me wanna be there...

[jsanders]

Very nice picture!