My first HDR landscrape

[rob_benn]

My first try at an HDR picture. please give C+C still learning
[url=http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64808

thanks

 

[Pieface]

There you go

 

[rob_benn]

thanks !!

 

[itsjosh]

i think it looks really good - keep up the good work

 

[horrocks]

Rob, I think it is lovely. Subtle, balanced and not at all overcooked.

One thing that I might mention though is the horizon. It is slightly skewed, and just draws the eye off. Easy one to sort though.

 

[Luke_]

WOW! If thats your first attempt at HDR you have done really well, as mentioned though if the horizon was sorted it would improve the quality of the picture.

Great job!

 

[rob_benn]

Thanks for you coments

 

[HIMUPNORTH]

Not sure why the hdr treatment was needed. Would have considered other techniques.

The main problem with this image is the squint horizon (which has already been mentioned) and the fact that the top and bottom 25% of the image add little to the scene. I cannot help feeling the real picture was in the centre 3rd of the picture and you would have been better to re-compose.

 

[rob_benn]

thanks for the coment
i have made a new crop and hopfully this is a bit better!

 

[Pieface]

In that picture, compared to the first it seems very flat, and there is loads of noise which detracts from the image imo.

 

[horrocks]

Rob, I still easily prefer the first. If you were to straighten in and just crop off that dark splodge of cloud right at the top, and the bottom centimetre or so.....?

 

[mid_gen]

The second image doesn't look right at all, it suffers from the obvious tone-mapping graduations, and the sea/sky has lost all it's texture in the noise.

To be perfectly honest I think a single exposure with some tweaking might be more pleasing. There's not enough interest in the sky to make the darkening dramatic...it just looks dull. HDR really works to bring out moody skies