On 2012-07-22 20:54:46 -0700, Savageduck said:


On 2012-07-22 19:59:17 -0700, clairbear said:

Savageduck wrote in
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On 2012-07-22 16:15:32 -0700, clairbear said:

Glen in Orlando wrote in news:500c2ddc$0$18057
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Thanks for the resize… i use this so infrequently I often forget...


Question what kind of image pprocessing di you use

I suspect that there is more than a touch of Topaz and/or some unsubtle
HDR (subtle HDR is achievable).

Not to everybody's taste, but they are still AC images.

The grainy look denitel is characteristic of HDR I work it in Nik HDR pro
nas in HDR pro in CS6 and CS5
HDR is good where you want a gritty look but with these image is would be a
bit much I am wondering if the original exposrur was off as it looks abit
like a lot of image processing may have been needed to gt the right final
exposure Sometimes that will give you unwanted noise or that grainy look

I also use NIK HDR Efex Pro, but unless I am actually trying to reach a
truly artistic interpretation or result especially if you want to
extract detail out of shadows by expanding the dynamic range. Heavy
grain & bizarre saturation is not always a result with HDR unless it is
over cooked and/or additional processing is applied. In my opinion both
Photomatix and Topaz push towards the over cooked result. I personally
prefer the achievable subtle results which HDR Efex Pro can provide.

Here are two different HDR shots of a P-51D, one to pull detail out of
strong shadow, and one very much an artistic rendition, both shot on
the same day at the same time. See what you think.

....and here is a comparison of a normal exposure image compared with a
5 exposure HDR to solve a problem of deep shadow, & high contrast at a
bad time of day. This is another time HDR can be useful to deal with
tough lighting and shadows and reach a workable result without over
cooking the image.






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Regards,

Savageduck

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