What’s Your Preference?

Usuqa · #1 (**permalink**) 03-23-2008, 11:51 AM

Heres a quick image i captured yesterday, i drove my cousin down to saltcoats (seaside town in scotland) to see a caravan he was interested in buying and on the way across a railway bridge to goto the beach i snapped of 5 diff EV images (-2 -1 0 +1 +2) and combined them into this when i got home.

xxpinballxx · #2 (**permalink**) 03-23-2008, 12:58 PM

Nice touch....not over done and I like the somewhat muted colors.
Still looks real.....not over processed.

windrider86 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-23-2008, 01:17 PM

My only problem is the fence on the one side. It brings your eyes to it and then doesnt lead them anywhere else.
Otherwise I like it. I love hDR when it is done just as you have. suttle and elegent

thebear · #4 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by windrider86

My only problem is the fence on the one side. It brings your eyes to it and then doesnt lead them anywhere else.

For me the first thing i noticed were the clouds, i find them very dominating in the picture

simonkit · #5 (**permalink**) 03-29-2008, 11:39 AM

I like the shot. I do think though that the clouds are a bit too dark, don't quite balance with the lighting in the rest of the scene

just my thoughts

simon

elrebrin · #6 (**permalink**) 03-30-2008, 06:51 PM

Shame its Saltcoats though, last time I was there it was a nasty place

xxpinballxx · #7 (**permalink**) 03-30-2008, 08:22 PM

I think the reason the clouds are looking too dark is due to the fact the clouds and foreground are more vivd than the mountains way in the distance....
I might do a quick selection of the mountain range and upping the contrast trying to even out the exposure....I think it might help even out everything...but to me my mind automatically sees the distance and understands the lost contrast due to the deminishing visibility.

leftquark · #8 (**permalink**) 04-04-2008, 04:44 PM

Very nice, it makes me almost think of an old WWII color photo or something. The colors are great. I wouldn't really worry about the fence -- I didn't notice it until someone else pointed it out.

alexchill · #9 (**permalink**) 04-07-2008, 05:02 AM

Hey great shot... HDR images can look very impressive when done subtle... too much processing give a cartoon effect which is what I really don't like about HDR. To me it's gotta look somewhat realistice. You've done a good job.