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Published: 2006-08-31 03:22:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 488; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 4
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Got to look at this in Full view. Sweet momma does this look 3D. I got this new book this week from selling photos in my office. The title is "Photoshop for Nature Photographers - A Workshop in a book". Let me tell you, it is the best book since man invented the grill. Anyway there is the small section on HDR (high dynamic range) something I have been testing with a program called Photomatix Pro 2.2.1 but this is a process for Photoshop and my word does it fraggin rock. The color and detail alone in the shadows are just so in depth. Well tell me what you think I know about the hot spots I will work them out later. Funny thing, got my camera's rain gear this week and it rains today and guess who didn't have it with them. ME thats who...Related content
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Beautiful colors here. The only hot spot I see is covered by the tree, so it's really not that bad at all. Nice work.
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Thanks. I took some good ones in the rain yesterday. I will post as soon as I get caught up on my work today.
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wow - i really see what you mean about the 3Dness through HDR. I'm impressed i must say! Can't wait to see what you come up with next! Keep it up!
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I am working on it and thanks
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OK - now this is two real work photos I've seen that are HDR. This is... fantastic! I need to remember to take my tripod with me... I've been forgetting it lately... 
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I think what i am going to do is scan the pages for this process and post in my scaps. Got to have that tripod.
I was not happy with the results from the program and had stopped doing it. But after see the process in something that I already had and the outstanding results, I am back on it.
The tripod is a must. You back from the car yet.
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Yep. Tripod is in the car and ready to go...
The video tutorial that I watched wasn't really impressive - but this photo and then this one ([link] ) both really sell it for me.
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genial!!!!
se ve todo tan natural...
y ese agua en movimiento
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Haha, I have no idea what you're talking about, I just laugh. It's a great photo...
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LOL the depth in color and shadows.
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Wow..3D for sure....you're getting good at this stuff
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Thanks Its so real like you can walk into it.
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Yea...it really is... fun to look at
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Wow, great job. And is this just a process in PSP that you do?
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Here's what I had to do:
Camera work: Take 2 shots of the subject. Everything is the same except for the shutter speed or EV. I set the timer and took the first shot at 0.0 EV and then for the second shot 1 step down on the shutter or my way was -1.0 EV.
PS work: after you save the images to computer go to file>Automate>Merge to HDR and find the 2 imagesand there is some other stuff. Now this creates a 32 bits/channel at a 72 dpi image. Give it a shot and let me know if you have questions.
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Im seriously thinking about it. If I do i will surlylet you know
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Great.
I plan on doing some HDR myself.. Photomatix is a little out of reach right now, but CS2 will do.
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I am starting to think it was not worth the money that I spent on it. Photoshop is way better.
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OK - beautiful shot! Gorgeous!! Here are my questions/thoughts/observations: What are the "lights" at the bottom of the falls - before you get to the water? Are these the hot spots you refer to? They are pretty, but detract from the misty falls atmosphere to me.
Other thing is I would like to see a little less of the rock - it looks great there and is important for perspective and contrast, but I would like more of the image to be just falls - they are so incredible.
But really - I am just nit-picking. This is a great photograph - an immediate fave for me.
Sorry about the rain gear thing... life is funny, ain't it?
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Those aren't lights, those are leaves that got over exposed by the process. These can be called hot spots but I was talking about the very bright spots in the falling water.
I really want to get a shot without that rock but I can get this perspective without out getting more of the plants. The perfect spot for that shot would have me standing on some plants and I don't want to get kick out of this place.
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You could levitate... Is the force strong within you??? lol Anyway - I like the water - didn't notice hot spots there - just the leaves at the bottom. Gonna go look again.
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I know you have CS2 and if you like when I get a chance I can scan the pages from the book and post for ya.
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Thanks! I take all help offered!
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I will give you all I got...
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This looks really cool! Is it a photograph?
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Sure is. Why do you ask? I am not trying to be a smart ass cause I am testing a new process and would like to know the difference others see.
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I was confused for a bit reading your comment about photoshop then noticed afterward that in was in the photography section.
I really like the picture. Waterfalls are always so pretty. Where was this taken?
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[link] check the link. Its in Seattle WA.
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