Old cabin by the lake

[ronwoodcraft]

Took this picture this morning at Odell Lake. Just needed to get out of the house for awhile.

[ronwoodcraft]

WOW, that looks fake it's so perfectly peaceful.

When can I move in

Thanks Peachy, Actually it looks fake because of the processing I did. I had the camera on a tripod and took seven 1 stop exposures, and blended them together to make one picture. It's called HDR (High dynamic range)

The reason for the HDR, is because it was so dark where the cabin was and sunny out on the lake.

[RGINN]

Came out pretty nice. Almost looks like summertime at the beach starts just beyond the trees.

[bcinbucks]

Looks like a great place to get-away-from-it-all.

[snakeyes]

That would make a great postcard, beautiful picture

[Grafixwild]

Nice job on the hdr. All too often people (including myself) tend over-do it. Which program do you use ?

[ronwoodcraft]

Nice job on the hdr. All too often people (including myself) tend over-do it. Which program do you use ?

Thanks Grafixwild,

I try not to over do these, but use it as a tool. It was dark in the timber where the cabin is. As you know the background would have been completely blow out if I had exposed for the cabin only.

I am trying to learn the new version of Photomatix. I thought I had figured out the older version, but lost it when my last computer crashed.

[ronwoodcraft]

Thanks for the input EVERYONE!

[Grafixwild]

Nice job on the hdr. All too often people (including myself) tend over-do it. Which program do you use ?

Thanks Grafixwild,

I try not to over do these, but use it as a tool. It was dark in the timber where the cabin is. As you know the background would have been completely blow out if I had exposed for the cabin only.

I am trying to learn the new version of Photomatix. I thought I had figured out the older version, but lost it when my last computer crashed.

I've got the old version on an older computer and have been thinking about the newer one. In Photoshop I can take one image and slightly modify the image however times giving each a different name, p1, p2 ,p3, etc. Because the exposure is the same on all when I put them into Photomatix it gives me the option to change the exposures of each image in whatever increment. I hope that made sense. I use that for moving objects, cars, trains, star trails etc. when multiple shots just won't work. I was wondering if the newer version has the same feature.

Phil

[ronwoodcraft]

Nice job on the hdr. All too often people (including myself) tend over-do it. Which program do you use ?

Thanks Grafixwild,

I try not to over do these, but use it as a tool. It was dark in the timber where the cabin is. As you know the background would have been completely blow out if I had exposed for the cabin only.

I am trying to learn the new version of Photomatix. I thought I had figured out the older version, but lost it when my last computer crashed.

I've got the old version on an older computer and have been thinking about the newer one. In Photoshop I can take one image and slightly modify the image however times giving each a different name, p1, p2 ,p3, etc. Because the exposure is the same on all when I put them into Photomatix it gives me the option to change the exposures of each image in whatever increment. I hope that made sense. I use that for moving objects, cars, trains, star trails etc. when multiple shots just won't work. I was wondering if the newer version has the same feature.

Phil

Hey Phil, I'm not sure you can do that or not.

I always shoot in raw, and I do what you said, just in a different way. When the wind is causing movement with foliage or like you said a moving car, animal, etc.... I just take one raw image, and make several different exposures from it in my editor that came with the camera, then put them in photomatix.

I doubt this new version of photomatix is different than the old one in the way you mention.

Hope were understanding each other.

[Grafixwild]

Nice job on the hdr. All too often people (including myself) tend over-do it. Which program do you use ?

Thanks Grafixwild,

I try not to over do these, but use it as a tool. It was dark in the timber where the cabin is. As you know the background would have been completely blow out if I had exposed for the cabin only.

I am trying to learn the new version of Photomatix. I thought I had figured out the older version, but lost it when my last computer crashed.

I've got the old version on an older computer and have been thinking about the newer one. In Photoshop I can take one image and slightly modify the image however times giving each a different name, p1, p2 ,p3, etc. Because the exposure is the same on all when I put them into Photomatix it gives me the option to change the exposures of each image in whatever increment. I hope that made sense. I use that for moving objects, cars, trains, star trails etc. when multiple shots just won't work. I was wondering if the newer version has the same feature.

Phil

Hey Phil, I'm not sure you can do that or not.

I always shoot in raw, and I do what you said, just in a different way. When the wind is causing movement with foliage or like you said a moving car, animal, etc.... I just take one raw image, and make several different exposures from it in my editor that came with the camera, then put them in photomatix.

I doubt this new version of photomatix is different than the old one in the way you mention.

Hope were understanding each other.

Ron, We're definately on the same page. Thanks

Phil