I have found with Photomatix, you really need to make sure the two extreme images have histograms which do not touch the far side. ; I also use 5 bracketed photos one stop apart for best results. (+2,+1,0,-1,-2) ; Since Nikon D700s do 5 bracketed shots in 1 stop intervals, ; I'm good to go.
Can you elaborate on this? ; Do you mean the darkest bracketed image can't clip any bright highlights and the brightest image can't have any totally dark areas? ; If so this may explain a lot- even in the France image which I just posted as the fountain was blown out even in the darkest frame. ;
That is correct. ; Not to say that is a rule but I find I get the best results out of Photomatix that way. ; If the auto-bracketing sequence doesn't get me there, I'll do manual bracketing. ; The hardest part is the sky. ; I sure do see the benefit of a layer editor to drop in more natural looking skys. ;
The Dogwoods popped out last week all over town. Visitor Center Spring Reflection by Scottwdw, on Flickr
i'll throw my own reflection shot out there, butchart gardens, west saanich, british columbia, and just in case anyone is interested, i have all my albums and galleries finished from the great alaskan adventure trip. daily navigators are up, many maps and brochures from places, etc. ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Man, I can not compete with that one, Gary. ; I bet you didn't even have to saturate those colors one bit.
just a little tweak in lightroom, i've been making quite a few presets, each just a little more impact than the last, and saving them, most of the time i kind of know where to start, then work my way up and down the scales from there, this was just my usual clarity50,vibrance25,saturation10,autowb. i usually add in an auto lens profile correction, but i'm still working them up for the lumix lenses, there's a whole tutorial plug in from lightroom on how to do this, i just have to find the time to play with it. most of the canon and nikon and pentax lens profiles are already in lightroom 3.4
I took advantage of a break in the weather. ; We are in the middle of another stretch of rainy days. ; Looking like the weekend might be nice. Spring River by Scottwdw, on Flickr
Jeff, I read this today and thought you'd be interested. ; The author goes into more detail in how to correctly capture a scene's dynamic range for HDR processing. http://scottwyden.com/hdr-photography-t ... do-i-need/
Okay...June 14th is the night before the full moon. ; Anyone want to join me for a moonrise shoot on the Ocean City (NJ) boardwalk?
Re: Re: POTD - random I might be able to make that. ; Working til 1800 but only 10 mins away. ; Keep us updated. -Posted from my htc Thunderbolt. ;
