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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Petrognano Olives
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:12:41 -0600
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I like the second mix a little better, but the first wasn't bad.  Maybe
split the difference?


On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 4:07 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:

> Hi, Bob-
>
> I took over 40 photos of this scene, some bracketed and some not.  I like
> the drama of the HDR that is not available with a single exposure but I
> don't want to over do it.  Maybe the second one is better:
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/154445908
>
> I used Photomatix to merge the exposures.  I have Nik HDR but haven't tried
> it.  The Photomatix software is very intuitive and gives you lots of
> choices.
>
> Thanks,
>
> TIna
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 2:59 PM, rgacpa at gmail.com <rgacpa at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Tina,
> > Well there is no doubt it's HDR! But does that make it "bad"? Not in my
> > opinion; HDR is just another tool that's available to us in the digital
> age.
> > Is it over-done? Now that's a very subjective question. IMO, it could use
> > a little desaturation in the greens and a bit less drama (contrast
> > reduction) in the skies.
> >
> > One question I have is why or if you needed it. It looks like a cloudy
> day
> > and your M has about 12 stops available. Was there not one of the
> exposures
> > that had recoverable whites and blacks? If so, did you check it out and
> > preferred the HDR?
> >
> > I think the HDR certainly gives a mood that is hard to reproduce from a
> > single exposure, so it really is a matter of taste. IMO, this image would
> > be spectacular on canvas.
> >
> > Did you use NIK HDR? Some other program? Just curious...
> >
> > Decisions, decisions...
> > :-)
> > Bob
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > > On Feb 10, 2014, at 7:50 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> 
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > PESO:
> > >
> > > An HDR of three exposures:
> > >
> > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/154445482
> > >
> > > Too much?
> > >
> > > C&C greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > Tina
> > >
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Sonny
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