The Official non-auto Image thread

guyonblackybx · 22nd March 2008, 06:57

Best HDR image that I managed to create till date

am feeling lucky

Camera: Canon 400D
Lens: 18-55 mm Canon Kit lens

Xehaust · 22nd March 2008, 14:49

Lovely picture rippergeo. I do think it can do with a little sprucing up.
Hope you dont mind, ive edited the picture a little and am posting it here.
If you have any qualms, please do let me know and i will remove it from my post.

The Official non-auto Image thread-ripper-geo1.jpg

Picture by RipperGeo

PiranhaBoy · 22nd March 2008, 21:37

The Official non-auto Image thread-butterfly-bannerghatta.jpg

The actual pic is much clearer & sharper, lost it all while reducing the size! :( Heres the link to the same pic:Pretty Li'l Thing!

on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

23rd March 2008, 06:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xehaust

Lovely picture rippergeo. I do think it can do with a little sprucing up.
Hope you dont mind, ive edited the picture a little and am posting it here.
If you have any qualms, please do let me know and i will remove it from my post.
Attachment 2883
Picture by RipperGeo

hey xehaust! thanks man! how did you do that? i used picasa on it to sharpen the image and all it did was make the pic more grainy.

Samurai · 23rd March 2008, 07:25

rippergo, here is another version, a bit of unsharp mark, auto level and auto color in CS2. Just took 30 seconds to do it and now it is 1/4 of the original size.

The Official non-auto Image thread-img_0919.jpg

23rd March 2008, 09:20

@samurai- your work on my picasa edited pic didnt produce any drastic changes- I was looking for greater saturation, contrast and deeper shadows. Xehaust's result was what i was looking for.
But still, an excellent demo of what PP is capable of.
time to try my hand at PP again. hurdles are, its too technical and too costly.
meanwhile...here is a shot from windermere, lake district,UK

Samurai · 23rd March 2008, 10:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by rippergeo

@samurai- your work on my picasa edited pic didnt produce any drastic changes- I was looking for greater saturation, contrast and deeper shadows.

Oops, sorry. I went for natural looks, anyway, no harm I suppose.

tsk1979 · 23rd March 2008, 20:08

Lake, hills and a few stars

The Official non-auto Image thread-269265193_apvjfl.jpg

guyonblackybx · 23rd March 2008, 20:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsk1979

Lake, hills and a few stars
Attachment 3140

Nice shot buddy. I was told that so much light its higly impossible to get star trail.
Can you provide us with EXIF info

tsk1979 · 23rd March 2008, 20:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by guyonblackybx

Nice shot buddy. I was told that so much light its higly impossible to get star trail.
Can you provide us with EXIF info

66 images 25 seconds each means 1650 seconds exposure
ISO 400 F5.6

Xehaust · 23rd March 2008, 20:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by rippergeo

hey xehaust! thanks man! how did you do that? i used picasa on it to sharpen the image and all it did was make the pic more grainy.

Glad you liked it

Did it using iPhoto. It comes preinstalled with every Mac. Has a lot of options and is simple to use as well. I do love picasa too but i mostly use iPhoto.

guyonblackybx · 23rd March 2008, 21:20

Another HDR created using 5 images and PhotoMatix.

This time for a difference I have used tripod and manual settings without using exposure bracketing of camera.

Camera: 400D
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm DG Macro

Xehaust · 24th March 2008, 01:01

Awesome HDR picture guyonblackbx.

Xehaust · 24th March 2008, 05:22

I had posted this one earlier, but here it is with some editing.

EDIT: Sorry, i feel it dint qualify for this thread. Was not a good picture. Hence deleted it. Dont know what made me post it.
Guess it was the editing i did. You can see a small thumbnail in my avatar

Mayavi · 24th March 2008, 08:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by guyonblackybx

Another HDR created using 5 images and PhotoMatix.

This time for a difference I have used tripod and manual settings without using exposure bracketing of camera.

Camera: 400D
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm DG Macro

Why did you go for HDR for this image? The subject is at most 3 inches wide and the light variation would be negligible.

22nd March 2008, 06:57	#2836
guyonblackybx BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 366 Thanked: 14 Times View My Garage	Best HDR image that I managed to create till date am feeling lucky Camera: Canon 400D Lens: 18-55 mm Canon Kit lens Attached Images

22nd March 2008, 14:49	#2837
Xehaust BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 846 Thanked: 81 Times View My Garage	Lovely picture rippergeo. I do think it can do with a little sprucing up. Hope you dont mind, ive edited the picture a little and am posting it here. If you have any qualms, please do let me know and i will remove it from my post. Picture by RipperGeo Last edited by Xehaust : 22nd March 2008 at 14:55.

22nd March 2008, 21:37	#2838
PiranhaBoy BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 208 Thanked: 3 Times	Butterfly shot at Bannerghatta! :) The actual pic is much clearer & sharper, lost it all while reducing the size! :( Heres the link to the same pic:Pretty Li'l Thing! on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

23rd March 2008, 09:20	#2841
rippergeo Posts: n/a	@samurai- your work on my picasa edited pic didnt produce any drastic changes- I was looking for greater saturation, contrast and deeper shadows. Xehaust's result was what i was looking for. But still, an excellent demo of what PP is capable of. time to try my hand at PP again. hurdles are, its too technical and too costly. meanwhile...here is a shot from windermere, lake district,UK Attached Thumbnails Last edited by rippergeo : 23rd March 2008 at 09:22.

23rd March 2008, 21:20	#2847
guyonblackybx BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 366 Thanked: 14 Times View My Garage	Another HDR created using 5 images and PhotoMatix. This time for a difference I have used tripod and manual settings without using exposure bracketing of camera. Camera: 400D Lens: Sigma 70-300mm DG Macro Attached Thumbnails Last edited by guyonblackybx : 23rd March 2008 at 21:22.

23rd March 2008, 07:25	#2840
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,828 Thanked: 45,516 Times View My Garage	rippergo, here is another version, a bit of unsharp mark, auto level and auto color in CS2. Just took 30 seconds to do it and now it is 1/4 of the original size.

23rd March 2008, 20:08	#2843
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	Lake, hills and a few stars

24th March 2008, 01:01	#2848
Xehaust BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 846 Thanked: 81 Times View My Garage	Awesome HDR picture guyonblackbx.

24th March 2008, 05:22	#2849
Xehaust BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 846 Thanked: 81 Times View My Garage	I had posted this one earlier, but here it is with some editing. EDIT: Sorry, i feel it dint qualify for this thread. Was not a good picture. Hence deleted it. Dont know what made me post it. Guess it was the editing i did. You can see a small thumbnail in my avatar Last edited by Xehaust : 24th March 2008 at 05:39.