Played around with HDR (PW 370Z)
 

Here's my first attempt at HDR. Still have a lot to learn...

http://api.photoshop.com/home_a71d50...7/fullsize.jpg

http://api.photoshop.com/home_a71d50...3/fullsize.jpg

http://api.photoshop.com/home_a71d50...c/fullsize.jpg

http://api.photoshop.com/home_a71d50...d/fullsize.jpg

http://api.photoshop.com/home_a71d50...9/fullsize.jpg

http://api.photoshop.com/home_a71d50...2/fullsize.jpg

http://api.photoshop.com/home_a71d50...d/fullsize.jpg

http://api.photoshop.com/home_a71d50...b/fullsize.jpg

Damn... Love #3!

There are some great photographers on this forum. Thanks for sharing!

ya, that third one is sweet. Any chance you could send a higher resolution of that one for a background?

Do you use photoshop also? Try layering the HDR image over the original and making the sky, car, ground, etc. their own layers and proceed to change opacity over the original image. This helps to even out the tones, especially on the car itself. As you can see, HDR very much darkens whites. Doing what I suggested will eliminate this. Hope it helps!

:iagree: the lens flare effect is perfect.

how many steps are you doing between the exposures? You could get quite a bit more dramatic. They look nice though.

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/4610/fullsize.jpg

How's this?

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6808/fullsize1a.jpg

And this?

Thanks guys :)

6spd: I'm new to all this including Photoshop (using a trial version right now). I played around with layering the original on top for a couple of these (2 & 8) but didn't spend too much time on them. I'll definitely need to play with it some more :tup:

RCZ: I used -2, 0, +2 EV. I might try doing another couple steps in between those next time.

Blueslate: I like how you brought the colors out in those. I need to get better with stuff like that.

For those that wanted higher res, I'll try to make one tonight. The tone mapping produces different results when the resolution is changed so hopefully I can recreate the same results for #3. Let me know if there's a specific res you're looking for.

i agree^^

also, #3 is the strongest out of the whole set. i'd clone out the light pole tho if possible. other than that, it's pretty epic

I use photomatix for HDR shots... and photoshop for, of course, editing. I took these two a couple days ago just for fun. It was a challenge to find out the exact combinations of detail and contrast that I wanted because of the weak and weird kitchen lighting.

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/633/3rdhdrshot.jpg

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/1377/2ndhdrshot.jpg

These are my 2nd and 3rd HDR attempt. I'm also learning this little by little. :)

wanna learn. need a G to get a cam. anyone?!?!?! cmon!!!! just tell the IRS that I'm fron Haiti :ugh2:

oh also, i should mention a white car will never look white in HDR, it interprets the white as being blown out so it darkens it to gray or blue. black has the opposite effect, it lightens it to gray or blue. HDR means high dynamic range, and is an attempt to digitally create photo's that have more dynamic range on the hystogram than one exposure can get (roughly 5 stops of light). the more color and contrast between light and dark in the photo, usually the better the results will be. having said all of this, i've yet to do an HDR that i like. i just can't get the settings to come out to what i consider a good looking HDR is :(

couple HDR shots someone else took of my PW. the front shot is darker (less white) because it was probably 60 or 90 minutes later. nothin too crazy, but i love how they turned out.

http://www.the370z.com/members/vipor...m-not-mine.jpg
http://www.the370z.com/members/vipor...m-not-mine.jpg