biglouis Posted August 15, 2007 Share #1 Posted August 15, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Taken from the Hayling Island (Hampshire) side just before sunset, looking out towards the bridge which links the island with the mainland and over the unusual channel foliage. This is also my first attempt at HDR photography - combining 4 images of different exposure compensation. Does it work? R-D1 lux35 asph f16 iso 200 [ATTACH]49876[/ATTACH] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 15, 2007 Posted August 15, 2007 Hi biglouis, Take a look here Langstone Harbour Bridge. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
sunafan Posted August 15, 2007 Share #2 Posted August 15, 2007 Hi Louis, this HDR works actually better than most of the others, since it lacks the almost artificial appearance that they easily get. In my eyes very successful. Suna PS It's not New Hampshire isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker Posted August 15, 2007 Share #3 Posted August 15, 2007 Louis, I'm not a great fan of HDR images - they can look truly terrible. BUT I think yours does work. I like the way the image still looks restrained and fairly natural. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 15, 2007 Share #4 Posted August 15, 2007 Louis - Not only does it work, but it works wonderfully well. Lovely composition, light, colors and effect. Please define "HDR image". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_drabek Posted August 16, 2007 Share #5 Posted August 16, 2007 A gorgeous shot. Whatever you are doing, I would keep doing it. DD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Metroman Posted August 16, 2007 Share #6 Posted August 16, 2007 Louis ~ This is very nice, beautiful light, natural colours and it just plain works. I too am not a fan of so called 'HDR', most look like a failed Blue Peter project! You also managed to make somewhere in the Pompey area look romantic - no mean feat in itself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted August 16, 2007 Share #7 Posted August 16, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Beautiful colours Louis - well done - well worth the effort! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biglouis Posted August 16, 2007 Author Share #8 Posted August 16, 2007 Guys, thanks for the constructive comments. I figured HDR might be the way to go as I was trying to give the foreground as much detail as possible in the face of strong backlight. It is on ocassions like this that I realise what a great investment my Manfrotto tripod with ball head is. 'Sunafan' - it is very much 'old' Hampshire. Just in front of the road bridge is a causeway which links the island with the mainland at Langstone at very low tides and it dates back to Roman times. Andy, lol, but there are some excellent subjects around and in Pompey (I may be confusing you with someone else but are you ex-RN?). BTW, the M6 is proving to be worth every penny of its investment, I've got some excellent shots of 16th and 17th century 'old' Portsmouth buildings which I'll no doubt post at some point. What is HDR? This is an excellent resource which contains some great examples of HDR photography (I have a feeling I may have found this link in a previous post here in the forum but can't remember). LouisB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Metroman Posted August 16, 2007 Share #9 Posted August 16, 2007 Louis ~ guilty! There are two camps in the RN, Portsmouth ships company's and Plymouth (Guzz) ships company's and intense rivalry - remember the RN Field Gun competition at Earls Court? I was a Guzz rating. I did have many a romantic evening in Portsmouth, on Portsdown Hill with a peroxide blonde and a fish supper..... heady days Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinop Posted August 16, 2007 Share #10 Posted August 16, 2007 Nicely done i.e. framing, colors and lighting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuddel Posted August 16, 2007 Share #11 Posted August 16, 2007 Louis, a picture with a good atmosphere, it makes a warm mood. I almost feel a nice summer evening. Regards, Andreas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted August 18, 2007 Share #12 Posted August 18, 2007 One of the best HDR I have seen. You avoided the poster artificial look seen in many because they bring the highlights down too far and the shadows up too far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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