Posts by Belgarion

That's ok. Stop.

Sounds like a job for Dux-man!

I just read the GameInformer preview and I gotta say, I'm excited! Looks fantastic! So who here is working on it? And can we get a few extra shots? <-- made in jest, but I still want some. :roll:

YES. It will cost less in the long run. I bought my 20D used and had to repair a broken shutter box (500 USD). Ouch. Especially after I already paid 1k for the camera itself. Get new if you can and inspect carefully the equipment you buy used.

Some high quality macros there. Shots 2/3 are definitely my favorites.

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Odd, wonder why the trees tend to pop in frame then.

They're just covered with snow. The trees in the foreground don't pop at all.

I'm not going to advocate Canon or Nikon. They're both really good. Just go to the store and ask to use one from each to find out which you like the feel of better. Ask for the cheaper ones because you probably won't notice a difference and they use the same sensors anyway. The more expensive ones just let you do the same thing a little faster. Take the saved money and buy a nice lens because a better lens is better than a nicer camera every day. And since you're not doing much/anything for print the number of megapixels your camera has is basically irrelevant. 3mp is more than enough for any online application. No amount of megapixels will make up for an inferior lens. You could also invest in a tripod and maybe a few filters (when you know what lens you're getting).

Phopojijo, I suggest you look up Ansel Adams and read about him. His photos are phenomenal. Probably the most well known photographer in history.

Are you taking these for print or online?

wow freakin hot. I totally want DoD:S now.

yeah that second shot is fantastic.

oh that worked out pretty well in the highlights actually. Very nice. A lot of extra saturation too.

I feel like I'm actually seeing a different part of city 17 for once! Good job imo. I'm sure others will give you some better criticism to make it even sexier.

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they are at least photos :roll: photomatix isn't free, so fuck it.

haha. good enough sir. well here, try a few of these out. there is more than one way to create HDR images not including Photomatix. It's just the easiest.

http://tutorialblog.org/hdr-tutorials-roundup/

That's a pretty cool shot sa74n. Can we see one without HDR processing? I'm interested in seeing how much of a benefit it had on that shot.

those are HDR?

thanks sa7an.

In all shots where I used multiple exposures, yes, I used a tripod. Except the last one. I didn't have it along with me so I set my cam down on a wall and shot from there. It's possible to get better-than-normal dynamic range using a single exposure if you shoot RAW. you'll probably end up with a lot more noise depending on the composition, but it does usually work pretty well.

Don't be afraid to post more HDR shots if you've got'em guys, this isn't "my" thread. I like what you've been posting and would love to see more.

Photomatix takes like 5 minutes max if you include toying with the settings. I like to save them as 16-bit tiffs afterward and then edit them a bit in Photoshop. I think I'd like to try your method at least once though. I think in some cases manually "processing" HDR photos works better.

I made this one a year or two ago. Not true HDR. I basically took two shots and cut out part of one shot to show the other image, but it's the same result i guess.

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Wow dude. That is.. a crazy workflow. Pretty nice results though. You should really see about getting photomatix.

These were done with a single RAW as well. It works pretty well as long as you get a good base exposure, maybe a bit brighter than normal.

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That shot reminds me of this one.

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I like how the clouds obscure the peaks of the mountains.

Wow. That's really awesome. I wish I could go out there. Maybe someday. Great pics, especially 09. Reminds me a lot of Ansel Adams.