As I mentioned in my previous entry, I'm going away at the weekend and have loads to do before I go. Fortunately, I'm probably going to get it all done, but I haven't had time to take any new photographs. I have found a couple that I think are worth sharing though, starting with this one: a shot of Harmony with her buggy and bubbles at our local park. I'll post the second one on Saturday.
This is a psuedo-HDR image, processed from a single RAW file using Photomatix Pro, and the default ACR conversion and the tone mapped versions can be seen here:
My reason for using Photomatix Pro, rather than working with a straight RAW conversion, is that I wanted to produce an image with a more even distribution of tones. This is much easier to achieve with a tone mapped image as it tends to create an image with a normally distributed histogram: i.e. the tones are bunched in the middle, tailing off towards both the highlights and shadows.
As for whether it works or not, that's another matter :-)
captured camera lens focal length aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO flash image quality RAW converter cropped?
2.50pm on 4/4/08
Canon 1Ds Mark II
EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
145mm
f/2.8
1/800
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
100
no
RAW Photomatix Pro
1x1
Interesting tonality, as to whether it works, well that's subjective, and open to speculation, I think it works as an image, and the colouring works well. I like the almost fogged effect that i am seeing, it could be my rubbish laptop display, but it has a pictorial effect that is eay on the eye..... i thought bubbles was a a monkey, then i saw the doll, then then realised what she was up to!!! ;-), so you not giving anything away then about your trip. I think I should raise a book on id7.co.uk and have odds on for your destination......
comment byBill at 02:21 PM (GMT) on 17 April, 2008
Excellent photo and love how you treated the color. In the future I would like to see orginal photo, the before and after photo. I have a better understanding of what you are doing.
Have a great weekend! :)
comment bythomas mueller at 10:08 AM (GMT) on 18 April, 2008
it's a beautiful image, but i think, because of the hdr, it's too desaturated.
comment byRyan R. at 06:53 PM (GMT) on 18 April, 2008
Great pastel colorset which really adds to the feel of the image. The processing also brings the focus closer in on the subject. Very cute. :)
comment by m at 09:33 PM (GMT) on 18 April, 2008
:-)
comment bydjn1 at 12:31 PM (GMT) on 19 April, 2008
Thanks all.
csj: you'll find out soon :-)
Bill: I don't always have time to add the original as it means I need to prepare another image and a static page. I do try to post them when I think the comparison will be useful.
As I mentioned in my previous entry, I'm going away at the weekend and have loads to do before I go. Fortunately, I'm probably going to get it all done, but I haven't had time to take any new photographs. I have found a couple that I think are worth sharing though, starting with this one: a shot of Harmony with her buggy and bubbles at our local park. I'll post the second one on Saturday.
This is a psuedo-HDR image, processed from a single RAW file using Photomatix Pro, and the default ACR conversion and the tone mapped versions can be seen here:
.../archives/a_time_to_play.php
My reason for using Photomatix Pro, rather than working with a straight RAW conversion, is that I wanted to produce an image with a more even distribution of tones. This is much easier to achieve with a tone mapped image as it tends to create an image with a normally distributed histogram: i.e. the tones are bunched in the middle, tailing off towards both the highlights and shadows.
As for whether it works or not, that's another matter :-)
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 1Ds Mark II
EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
145mm
f/2.8
1/800
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
100
no
RAW
Photomatix Pro
1x1
Interesting tonality, as to whether it works, well that's subjective, and open to speculation, I think it works as an image, and the colouring works well. I like the almost fogged effect that i am seeing, it could be my rubbish laptop display, but it has a pictorial effect that is eay on the eye..... i thought bubbles was a a monkey, then i saw the doll, then then realised what she was up to!!! ;-), so you not giving anything away then about your trip. I think I should raise a book on id7.co.uk and have odds on for your destination......
Excellent photo and love how you treated the color. In the future I would like to see orginal photo, the before and after photo. I have a better understanding of what you are doing.
Have a great weekend! :)
it's a beautiful image, but i think, because of the hdr, it's too desaturated.
Great pastel colorset which really adds to the feel of the image. The processing also brings the focus closer in on the subject. Very cute. :)
:-)
Thanks all.
csj: you'll find out soon :-)
Bill: I don't always have time to add the original as it means I need to prepare another image and a static page. I do try to post them when I think the comparison will be useful.