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Thread: Car HDR

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    Car HDR

    I'm sure you guys are tired of looking at HDRs...I personally am not a huge fan of it. I only like it in very rare occasions, so I don't really do it much.

    Kinda liked this one, soo I want to know what you guys think.
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    Re: Car HDR

    HDRs can be really offensive, but this one works for me. I love the tones/color palette you've chosen, as well as the composition and perspective.

    The one thing is that I'd like to see a variation where the crop wasn't as tight. Other than that... very nice job.

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    Re: Car HDR

    I agree that this HDR works for this. I'm also not a fan of heavy hdr but you have also added what looks like a dreamy haze to the lower area of the image and it gives it a timeless nostalgic feel, appropriate for the old muscle car.
    I agree with Dray in that I would like a looser crop on this, but other than that it works.

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    Re: Car HDR

    too much noisey fluffy stuff in the front of the car

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    Re: Car HDR

    Thanks guys!

    I agree with the tight crop. The sad thing is there's nothing I can do about it because that's how I took the picture . It's actually two images shot with a 50mm on the street (couldn't move further back) and stitched together.

    At the moment didn't think much of the picture, but after some editing I started to like it...too late!

    Don: what do you mean by "noisey fluffy stuff"?
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    Re: Car HDR

    Good stitching job. I would like to see it with a little darker contrast as well.

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    Re: Car HDR

    seems like the illustration of an old book

    what car is it ?

    ford right? looks like a maverick, but the back seems to be a falcon , not sure ...

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    Re: Car HDR

    What does HDR mean?

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    Re: Car HDR

    Quote Originally Posted by armando_m View Post
    seems like the illustration of an old book

    what car is it ?

    ford right? looks like a maverick, but the back seems to be a falcon , not sure ...

    I *think* it's a Maverick. But I'm not 100% on that. If I see the car around the neighborhood again I'll check.
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    Re: Car HDR

    Quote Originally Posted by mrbobdou View Post
    What does HDR mean?
    High dynamic range.
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    Re: Car HDR

    It looks hazy and artificial. The specular highlight on the hood looks particularly bad. All in all I don't personally find the redeeming qualities to be redeeming enough.
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    Re: Car HDR

    There a light patches in the lower part of the frame. What are they?

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    Re: Car HDR

    Quote Originally Posted by Don Schaeffer View Post
    There a light patches in the lower part of the frame. What are they?
    That would be smoke (from a cigarette)
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    Re: Car HDR

    Quote Originally Posted by Anbesol View Post
    It looks hazy and artificial. The specular highlight on the hood looks particularly bad. All in all I don't personally find the redeeming qualities to be redeeming enough.
    The reflection on the hood does bother me.
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    Re: Car HDR

    This is quite gorgeous. It does suffer a bit from being a bit too high key and has that extreme tone mapped look. Not a criticism. Ilike that,but blending in some normal exposures selectively can give you a lot of creative control.

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