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Old 04-25-2008, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Anderson
I shoot mostly HDR's. Trey Ratcliff's tutorial helped me out a lot. The best program to use to combine the mulitple photos is Photomatix.
More of my shots on my flickr account: Here

Shoot me a pm if you want any more pointers or what not. The Tutorial

P.S. Photomatix can also use only one shot and generate a hdr shot off of it. Thats how you get a motion shot in hdr, much like the Falken s13 above. They don't cover the range quite as well, but you can get some really good shots with practice.
Rick and Nick are both on board MY350Z now When you gonna get your *** back up here and show me how to do some of this with my new camera?

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Ok, after all this talk about HDR, I decided to try it myself. First two attempts..




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Old 04-25-2008, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by AUtigers350z
Ok, after all this talk about HDR, I decided to try it myself. First two attempts..
WOW your first two attempts beats everyone in the thread IMHO.. GREAT job!
Old 04-25-2008, 05:07 PM
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Excellent 1st attempt! I love how the rays shine down on the Z. Beautiful. That's why I love HDR.
Old 04-26-2008, 03:35 PM
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This is a sweet thread. Don't let it die!!!

Here are some more HDR pics that I took today at our Alabama G/Z meet..













Old 04-26-2008, 04:32 PM
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Sweet pics! HDR just makes photos look so much more dramatic. Especially with those ominous clouds for your backdrop.
Old 04-27-2008, 03:33 PM
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is there anyway to apply hdr to past photographs?
Old 04-27-2008, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by aznriceball2
is there anyway to apply hdr to past photographs?
Nah. Unfortunately you have to actually adjust the exposure settings prior to taking the picture.
Old 04-28-2008, 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by aznriceball2
is there anyway to apply hdr to past photographs?
I think Photomatix can make an "HDR" picture using just one image...I only have a demo version, but I think I remember seeing that, or reading it online somewhere.
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Originally Posted by UofA350Z
I think Photomatix can make an "HDR" picture using just one image...I only have a demo version, but I think I remember seeing that, or reading it online somewhere.
David, you can take RAW pictures in Photomatix and tone map them but you can't actually create an "HDR" picture with one image. In that tutorial that Anderson posted you can see some examples at the bottom of tone mapped RAW pics. Still look pretty sweet, but not HDR
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Took these yesterday. Let me know what you think. I still don't know what the different Photomatix controls do...I just move them around

Fixed a few things...these are my favorites.






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Old 04-28-2008, 04:29 PM
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My first attempt.. some things i learned

1. for HDR processing... Photomatix > Photoshop CS2
2. I think the most dramatic shots will be taken at really close to dusk or dawn.. not in mid afternoon like i did..
3. next time i'm going to shoot the HDR photos in RAW mode

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Originally Posted by leemik
My first attempt.. some things i learned

1. for HDR processing... Photomatix > Photoshop CS2
2. I think the most dramatic shots will be taken at really close to dusk or dawn.. not in mid afternoon like i did..
3. next time i'm going to shoot the HDR photos in RAW mode
never photograph on grass......

P.S: ur Z is my fav
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Mike lets get everyone together on a good day for a HDR photoshoot lol
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Originally Posted by AUtigers350z
This is a sweet thread. Don't let it die!!!

Here are some more HDR pics that I took today at our Alabama G/Z meet..




even the cavalier looks good lol great pics
Old 04-29-2008, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by JDub03
even the cavalier looks good lol great pics
Thanks

Leemik.. I really like that picture. The best thing about HDR to me is the ability to bring out a great background (sunset, clouds, etc.) and still maintain an awesome looking foreground. Welcome to a new addiction

PS - Why is your gorgeous Z hiding behind that EVO?
Old 04-29-2008, 04:37 PM
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Just got done shooting some pictures of my buddy's 335i and also a few landscape shots. Should be pretty awesome. I'll post up when I'm done.
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a forum member took this shot of my car in downtown la this weekend.

Old 05-05-2008, 10:15 AM
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That looks pretty awesome dude. Nice Z as well
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^ Thanks!


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