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.

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.

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.

thanks for sharing

too much noisey fluffy stuff in the front of the car

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"?

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

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 ...

What does HDR mean?

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Originally Posted by armando_m

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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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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Originally Posted by mrbobdou

What does HDR mean?

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High dynamic range.

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.

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

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Originally Posted by Don Schaeffer

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

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That would be smoke (from a cigarette)

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Originally Posted by Anbesol

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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The reflection on the hood does bother me.

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.