GTR

1013mm · 04-30-2009, 12:37 PM

I'm not too sure about this one. What do you guys think?

richeerich03 · 04-30-2009, 12:42 PM

I like it.. Is that your GTR?

rodi · 04-30-2009, 01:05 PM

hdr=bad

hey, you asked what i thought. ;]

now that i look at it more, it's not so much an HDR, just looks like it. but you've tried to take certain elements from the typical HDR and apply it here. the overdone USM, weird tone-curves, etc...

1013mm · 04-30-2009, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by rodi

hdr=bad

hey, you asked what i thought. ;]

now that i look at it more, it's not so much an HDR, just looks like it. but you've tried to take certain elements from the typical HDR and apply it here. the overdone USM, weird tone-curves, etc...

thanks for the honest opinion, its not going in my portfolio so its not something I would consider my "official stuff" you know? haha. hdr to me is one of those guilty pleasures you either hate or love. As for me I can decide whether or not I hate it or love....

Certainly different though, that I have to admit....

KANdaddy · 04-30-2009, 03:30 PM

I like it! Dramatic....could see it as a billboard for the car.

BTW, newbie here.....what is HDR?

NewSong · 04-30-2009, 03:34 PM

To be honest, I like it.

It has a surreal look to it, kind of the way I see the F430 Scuderia in my dreams.

dosserj · 04-30-2009, 03:45 PM

I think it would actually look pretty good without the shadow on the near side of the car. Definitely something I could see on a billboard or in a magazine. Not very realistic but it is not supposed to be

KAN,
HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. One way to achieve this type of photo is to take several different exposures of the same photo and merge them in an editing software (like photoshop). It is good way to get the most color, luminosity and clarity out of whatever scene you are photographing. It can easily be overdone and look fake but I think the OPs picture looks great.

radiantm3 · 04-30-2009, 03:48 PM

For me what ruins the photo is the white halo around the car. I like the dramatic high contrast look of HDRs from an artistic point of view, but halos kill it, IMO. Aside from that, I like it.

solefald · 04-30-2009, 03:53 PM

TMP. Too Much Photoshop

1013mm · 04-30-2009, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by solefald

TMP. Too Much Photoshop

too much photomatrix pro you mean

heres the original guys...

solefald · 04-30-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jzhang

too much photomatrix pro you mean

heres the original guys...
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i would try to get rid of those stains on the pavement first

Gig103 · 04-30-2009, 05:56 PM

Personally, I prefer the original one!

KANdaddy · 04-30-2009, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by dosserj

HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. One way to achieve this type of photo is to take several different exposures of the same photo and merge them in an editing software (like photoshop). It is good way to get the most color, luminosity and clarity out of whatever scene you are photographing. It can easily be overdone and look fake but I think the OPs picture looks great.

Thanks! I'll have to try this out.

Russian325is · 04-30-2009, 07:16 PM

I like it...
Not because of the HDR, but because it makes the car jump out of the pic.

FStop7 · 05-02-2009, 06:07 PM

HDR is so played out

radiantm3 · 05-02-2009, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by FStop7

HDR is so played out

So is photography in general if you think about it.

Everyone is a professional photographer these days.

FStop7 · 05-07-2009, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by radiantm3

So is photography in general if you think about it.

Everyone is a professional photographer these days.

Nah I love photography (as evidenced by my username) I think it gets better the more people who get into it. I just don't like a lot of HDR shots because they look bleached and harsh.

radiantm3 · 05-08-2009, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by FStop7

Nah I love photography (as evidenced by my username) I think it gets better the more people who get into it. I just don't like a lot of HDR shots because they look bleached and harsh.

HDR doesn't have to look that way. You can make it as natural as you want just like any post processing. A good example is trying to shoot a black car on a really sunny day. It's not a perfect example, but getting good contrast on my car on a sunny day usually means a very over-exposed background. Of course I could easily solve this by lighting the car, but HDR provides another option as well as give you a bit more creative freedom.

No HDR:

HDR:

1013mm · 05-08-2009, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by radiantm3

HDR doesn't have to look that way. You can make it as natural as you want just like any post processing. A good example is trying to shoot a black car on a really sunny day. It's not a perfect example, but getting good contrast on my car on a sunny day usually means a very over-exposed background. Of course I could easily solve this by lighting the car, but HDR provides another option as well as give you a bit more creative freedom.

No HDR:

HDR:

yep.

ngl1145 · 05-09-2009, 12:19 AM

I really don't like it. Like everyone else says. It's WAY to dramatic. The original looks better.

bdardashti · 05-09-2009, 01:00 AM

I actually like it. Sure it looks way too overdone, but it looks good. Having said that, I'm no pro photographer by any means, so just a viewer's opinion.

On a side not, I dream of having those types of clouds in Toronto. We always have a boring light blue sky with no clouds and no colour variations. Those clouds add a lot to the photo, especially in HDR.

BMW F22 · 05-09-2009, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Gig103

Personally, I prefer the original one!

+1. HDR can be good at times (read: should be seldomly used) but most of the time the images look way too processed.

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bdardashti Captain 48 Rep 998 Posts Drives: '12 135i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (3)	I actually like it. Sure it looks way too overdone, but it looks good. Having said that, I'm no pro photographer by any means, so just a viewer's opinion. On a side not, I dream of having those types of clouds in Toronto. We always have a boring light blue sky with no clouds and no colour variations. Those clouds add a lot to the photo, especially in HDR.
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