my poor attempt at photography and hdr.

robbensays · 11-02-2008, 04:14 AM

I only got 2 pictures for now.. if any of you guys have good looking hdr pictures of your car, please post it! so i can see what a good looking hdr picture looks like. thanks!

the 2nd picture is soph1aa's car on the right. my car on the left.

yashBMW · 11-02-2008, 06:41 AM

sucks

Deda · 11-02-2008, 07:46 AM

i like the first one!

BMWI6 · 11-02-2008, 08:24 AM

these pics are sick!!!! good job man

tbensous · 11-02-2008, 08:28 AM

You have the two original shots for comparison ? I am learning HDR as well at the moment... Which software did you use ?

AV9 · 11-02-2008, 11:33 AM

like the cars..

tjnptel1 · 11-02-2008, 11:52 AM

what's HDR?

Bimmer Nerd · 11-02-2008, 11:52 AM

damn your car is sooo sick robben, i love the first pic.

shragon · 11-02-2008, 12:02 PM

nice robben!

gtrokin330 · 11-02-2008, 12:04 PM

damn...works are gettin very common with the e92's

choopy · 11-02-2008, 12:09 PM

try photomatix. Its free, but pictures have watermark on them or if you upgrade then they dont.

to_riffic · 11-02-2008, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gtrokin330

damn...works are gettin very common with the e92's

which is y i cant get them as my 2nd set of wheels!!

becomin common among the e92 crowd

tbensous · 11-02-2008, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjnptel1

what's HDR?

HDR = High Dynamic Range.

basically you combine several exposures of the same shot in order to capture more details than what you would normally get with one..

808E90 · 11-02-2008, 12:30 PM

Looks nice to me

tbensous · 11-02-2008, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by choopy

try photomatix. Its free, but pictures have watermark on them or if you upgrade then they dont.

I have used photomatix before, but I tend to get more noise in the resulting image. Hence I was asking which one he used...

continentalg5 · 11-02-2008, 02:39 PM

I like the first one but it seems a bit soft, could just be the compression.

robbensays · 11-02-2008, 04:06 PM

thanks everyone for comments

hmm. yeah i used photomatix.. whats a good hdr program to use?

tbensous · 11-02-2008, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robbensays

thanks everyone for comments

hmm. yeah i used photomatix.. whats a good hdr program to use?

I tried PS3 as well, but I feel photomatix is better...

corzy · 11-02-2008, 06:20 PM

Photomatix is a great program for HDR. You just have to play with the settings a little bit. I haven't done HDR in a while, because I'm more of a strobist now, but I know there was some kind of setting when you are tone mapping to reduce the amount of noise.

For the original poster - Nice first attempt. I would try to find a better location. The pics you posted need a little more post processing because they seem to be a little soft and do not have enough contrast. If you are using Photoshop, try to use a little unsharpen mask and before you resize, sharpen edges. For the contrast, you can just tone that up a little bit.

soph1aa · 11-02-2008, 07:04 PM

we are lazy bums. LOls

and yes works are getting too common. wtheck happened.. boo. time to look for new wheels..

Hoothout · 11-02-2008, 07:06 PM

i wouldn't say poor, it looks good

tjnptel1 · 11-03-2008, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbensous

HDR = High Dynamic Range.

basically you combine several exposures of the same shot in order to capture more details than what you would normally get with one..

thanks

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robbensays Captain 67 Rep 822 Posts Drives: 07 E90 Space Gray #1 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 626 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 E90 328i [0.00]	my poor attempt at photography and hdr. I only got 2 pictures for now.. if any of you guys have good looking hdr pictures of your car, please post it! so i can see what a good looking hdr picture looks like. thanks! the 2nd picture is soph1aa's car on the right. my car on the left. Attached Images __________________ SPACE GRAY e90 ║ Full M-Tech Kit ║ 3D Studie Lip ║ CF Trunk Spoiler ║ Vorsteiner Hood ║ Matte Black Grills ║ H&R Sports Springs ║ Blacklines ║ BMW Performance Stripe ║ Nitto Invo Tires ║ Linea Corse Lemans
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tbensous Lieutenant 51 Rep 593 Posts Drives: BMW 325i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	You have the two original shots for comparison ? I am learning HDR as well at the moment... Which software did you use ?
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robbensays Captain 67 Rep 822 Posts Drives: 07 E90 Space Gray #1 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 626 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 E90 328i [0.00]	thanks everyone for comments hmm. yeah i used photomatix.. whats a good hdr program to use? __________________ SPACE GRAY e90 ║ Full M-Tech Kit ║ 3D Studie Lip ║ CF Trunk Spoiler ║ Vorsteiner Hood ║ Matte Black Grills ║ H&R Sports Springs ║ Blacklines ║ BMW Performance Stripe ║ Nitto Invo Tires ║ Linea Corse Lemans
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corzy New Member 0 Rep 15 Posts Drives: n/a Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SoFla iTrader: (0)	Photomatix is a great program for HDR. You just have to play with the settings a little bit. I haven't done HDR in a while, because I'm more of a strobist now, but I know there was some kind of setting when you are tone mapping to reduce the amount of noise. For the original poster - Nice first attempt. I would try to find a better location. The pics you posted need a little more post processing because they seem to be a little soft and do not have enough contrast. If you are using Photoshop, try to use a little unsharpen mask and before you resize, sharpen edges. For the contrast, you can just tone that up a little bit.
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soph1aa Colonel 68 Rep 2,231 Posts Drives: e93 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: oc,ca iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 328i [0.00]	we are lazy bums. LOls and yes works are getting too common. wtheck happened.. boo. time to look for new wheels.. __________________
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