City - City of Rocks State - NM Country - United States
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Holy crap, I love HDR. :drool: This is one of my first attempts at HDR landscapes. Again, a little less HDR-y than a lot of people tend to prefer or produce, but I wanted/had to tweak it. It just looked too cool with a little darker shadows.
So, anyway, this is a photo I took this photo on my recent vacation. This was taken at City of Rocks, in the Gila Wilderness of Southern New Mexico.
This shot is one of around ~4,000 I took while on the trip down to Southern New Mexico. :D I'll have more shots of this crazy little area during sunset up soon, so check those out if you're interested in seeing more of this beautiful state.
Equipment Used: Canon EOS 350D (Digital Rebel XT) UV Filter (Always on) Polarizer Manfrotto tripod with ball head
Software Used: Photomatix Pro (HDR) Adobe Photoshop CS2
Sorry, I should have said start with that and angle the screen on your laptop to where it looks right, then continue on with your work. The angle and whether it is plugged in really affects the image.
I'm glad you're diong some HDR stuff. I had planned on telling you to check it out, as your landscape style could render some very interesting images in HDR. Looks like you beat me to it. :)
Very nice demo shot. Can't wait to see the final posts. I took a water shot or two in HDR but have yet to process them as of yet.
I have a Dell flatscreen monitor that I could plug into the laptop - can those be calibrate like a CRT? If so, I may consider doing that.
I don't trust my laptop for anything. I have actually some really great posts that I am itching to post that utlized HDR, but I have to wait until I get home and on the CRT before I dare put them out there...
but since this is a comment and hidden away, I'll show you what my recent work in HDR generated.
Yeah, I can't stand when people go nuts with it and end up with a totally unnatural looking photo.
Are they really dark? Damn. I keep having that issue because my laptop monitor is ridiculously bright... Thanks for letting me know. Always enjoy how your critiques are actually useful.
Yes, HDR is fantastic, been using it myself recently, but don't go a little too crazy with it - these set of latest images make for nice silouettes, but are a little on the dark side.