Rugged Welsh coast sunset HDRs

Angi · #1 (**permalink**) 16-04-2008, 09:20 AM

Just started working on these pics from Sunday near Mumbles, in South Wales so there will be more to follow

A softer version

A sunset HDR attempt

and a softer version again

boipevassu · #2 (**permalink**) 16-04-2008, 09:47 AM

I much prefer the non-soft versions. They look much more HDR. I think it's a non-contest. The skies are much great in the first and third. The details in the land and rock have also been preserved through the highlights.

Might cool down the temperature a little in the 3rd shot - or apply a cooling filter - but would not change much!

In the first the effect of catching the building in the ray of light is great - can you bring back some detail into the building without losing the effect?

Did you shoot a number of exposures from a tripod?

Which software did you use?

Angi · #3 (**permalink**) 16-04-2008, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by boipevassu

I much prefer the non-soft versions. They look much more HDR. I think it's a non-contest. The skies are much great in the first and third. The details in the land and rock have also been preserved through the highlights.

Might cool down the temperature a little in the 3rd shot - or apply a cooling filter - but would not change much!

In the first the effect of catching the building in the ray of light is great - can you bring back some detail into the building without losing the effect?

Did you shoot a number of exposures from a tripod?

Which software did you use?

Thanks, I changed the exposures within photoshop - so cheated as there is moving water involved so a bit too difficult. All taken handheld I'm afraid. I used Photomatix pro, I'm only just learning how to use it.