HDR Peace Rock

[EOBeav]

This is an HDR version of a shot I posted in the macro section a few days ago. This is my first serious attempt at HDR in GIMP. As you know, there is no automated process for manipulating differently exposed photos in GIMP, so it needs to be done manually. I worked for quite a while on this one.

Just looking for some general thoughts on the HDR effect itself, as well as any other comments you may have. Thanks in advance for taking a look at it.

[carl yeomans]

Originally Posted by EOBeav

This is an HDR version of a shot I posted in the macro section a few days ago. This is my first serious attempt at HDR in GIMP. As you know, there is no automated process for manipulating differently exposed photos in GIMP, so it needs to be done manually. I worked for quite a while on this one.

Just looking for some general thoughts on the HDR effect itself, as well as any other comments you may have. Thanks in advance for taking a look at it.

can i just say without sounding awful here, this is not a High dynamic Range Image but rather a contrasty image with to much colour saturation. You can get this affect with levels, curves and hue&sat quite quickly.

Can i just offer some useful links for you to read to better understand HDRI.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tut...amic-range.htm
http://www.hdrsoft.com/
http://www.vanilladays.com/hdr-guide/

Carl.

[Murtasma]

I like the composition and depth of field in your image. I don't however think HDR helped this image at all. The tonal ranges in the image can easily be represented with a single exposer. I think your contrast and saturation may be a hair to intense as well.

Try post processing your normally exposed image instead by using curves and hue/saturation, you should be able to get better results this way.