Heeding advice

[Vinam]

I recently recieved a tip from one of our well respected more advanced members to explore and learn about combining multiple shots to enhance certain types of shots. So late last night I read a bit and watched a few tutorials ( it's amazing what's available on utube) .. and thought I would out a few shots together using the HDR process.

I visited the Dalhia garden ( cause I'm addicted to them right now ) brought my tripod and all my gear .. setting the camera to AP priorty and letting the camera adjust shutter speed , I set to continous shooting WB-bracket -3,0,+3 and using the remote it would shoot 3 wide bracketed shots, .. it was a a little windy.. but they came out pretty good and it was great set-up and post practice







yes, that's a pair of ants on the upper right pedal

I really just used the process to enhance the contrast and color tones.. just wanted it to look natural. other then cropping and framing, they are just HDR tone mapped -Natural preset.. easy peasey ( except for having to clone out the photomatrix logo off them )

I'm sure now that I know how it's done, I'll be playing around .. it's actually pretty easy to do .. and a good stuff to know.. with restraint it really makes certain photos pop and looks like it might be dangerous when i'm bored and it's raining outside !


thanks for viewing

[jpsilva206]

nice shots, great colors. I'm not a big fan of hdr but done with discretion its quite nice

[Chewys Dad]

Oh Yea, I'm liking these Vin! I have Photomatrix, but havn't played around with it much, when I have, I seem to get carried away. Perhaps I'll try again and not be so aggressive.
I really like the 1st 2 shots you've done here. Very nice backgrounds and great colors.
Thanks for sharing these
Michael.

[toyvlle]

Hi Vin, these are beautiful shots. I really love the 2nd shot a lot. I too am interested in HDR and just recently saw it used in all types of shots, simply to enhance the colors. The shots still looked very realistic, it simply helped the colors pop. You did a beautiful job with these shots. Looking forward to many more, rainy days are coming.

[shmelly]

Beautiful shots Vin. I had no idea a flower could be red and white, I find that amazing.

[beachcomber]

Many dahlia pictures have posted recently, few better these high quilty examples, excellent work Vin
The colours are stunning
The focus and DoF perfect
The flowers appeal on so many levels they are a joy to look at.

[rohansule]

beautiful shot. lovely colors.

[mpascal]

Vin these are great photos, the flowers just pop out and the DOF is perfect. Is it the HDR effect that makes the flowers pop out?

Michael

[PrimeTime]

These are really nice vin. Not overdone and well presented. Great job!

[Vinam]

Originally Posted by jpsilva206

nice shots, great colors. I'm not a big fan of hdr but done with discretion its quite nice

thanks very much JP ..discretion is a perfect description of what I was thinking.

Originally Posted by Chewys Dad

Oh Yea, I'm liking these Vin! I have Photomatrix, but havn't played around with it much, when I have, I seem to get carried away. Perhaps I'll try again and not be so aggressive.
I really like the 1st 2 shots you've done here. Very nice backgrounds and great colors.
Thanks for sharing these
Michael.

thanks Micheal .. I know what you mean, it's hard to not adjust more then a fraction.. lotsa fun playing though .

Originally Posted by toyvlle

Hi Vin, these are beautiful shots. I really love the 2nd shot a lot. I too am interested in HDR and just recently saw it used in all types of shots, simply to enhance the colors. The shots still looked very realistic, it simply helped the colors pop. You did a beautiful job with these shots. Looking forward to many more, rainy days are coming.

Thanks Toyville .. it's seems to really work well if you stick with slight enhancements.. I'm sure i'm going to go crazy with it in time... but for now, just seeing what it can do to a normal image.. I'm glad you like the results !

Originally Posted by shmelly

Beautiful shots Vin. I had no idea a flower could be red and white, I find that amazing.

thanks Michele .. it was one of the prettiest flowers I've ever seen .. there were a few of those, this one had the best shape.. I'm glad I was able to show it to you !

Originally Posted by beachcomber

Many dahlia pictures have posted recently, few better these high quilty examples, excellent work Vin
The colours are stunning
The focus and DoF perfect
The flowers appeal on so many levels they are a joy to look at.

thanks Steve, I am trying to be more well rounded in what I shoot and how I process.. this was a fun first attempt at HDR .. very minor adjustments .. it seemed to pull the flowers off the screen a little ,,, I'm really glad you like them !

Originally Posted by rohansule

beautiful shot. lovely colors.

thanks Rohansule, i'm glad you like them

Originally Posted by mpascal

Vin these are great photos, the flowers just pop out and the DOF is perfect. Is it the HDR effect that makes the flowers pop out?

Michael

thanks Michael.. I'm glad you like them.. in answer to your question.. the HDR certain increased the contrast and that brought the flowers out quite a bit by putting some shades of color behind them .. I'm still learning what HDR can do and it's alot of fun.. no matter what I'm practing or working on, I always share here ( and not always the good results lol )

Originally Posted by PrimeTime

These are really nice vin. Not overdone and well presented. Great job!

thanks Bud, thought you'd appreciate the " natural " look, really gives me a better understanding how aperture/S Speed effects details.. very interesting stuff .

thanks everyone, glad you liked them !

Vin