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HDR - High Dynamic Range / Re: Post your HDR images:

« on: May 31, 2013, 06:17:20 PM »

It's time to call the maid...



MxM

To be honest I don't think this particular image is really benefitting from HDR, in fact I would argue that it is hurting the image. 

There isn't a very high dynamic range in this composition, in fact I'm sure you could have probably gotten all the highlight and lowlight values in this shot from a single exposure.  It seems that you are using HDR to simply amplify the detail contrast to accentuate the grungyness of the scene.  The main problem with this is that now you have enhanced the micro contrast of the area of the picture that is out of focus causing the bokeh to become very nervous and distracting (the opposite of what bokeh should be). 

If you want the micro contrast in the foreground there are many ways to achieve this effect without global hdr on the entire image.  Just my constructive criticism.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Need help with 5DMKIII focus issues with 50 1.2L

« on: May 31, 2013, 01:33:20 PM »

Bump.

I am curious to find out what everyone thinks.  I definitely have much worse focus on the outer focus points on my 5d3 with the 50 1.2.  I've even sent the lens into can once, with little effect.

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Portrait / Re: My photos look so dull

« on: May 30, 2013, 12:57:19 AM »

Speaking of joking...  (look closely, you will recognize the face..)

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Portrait / Re: My photos look so dull

« on: May 30, 2013, 12:47:21 AM »

Its always easier to shoot it right than to fix it in post. This image is challenging due to the unflattering shadows on the face. OP should try to fill these in a little with flash or a reflector.

You have completely changed the subject's face, and honestly, it looks a little disturbing and alien-like.  Go easy on the brushes.  Sorry to be critical, but it just looks really strange.

+1, wtf happened.   Looks like a creepy mannequin now.  I had to do a double take because I thought it was a joke at first...

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Portrait / Re: My photos look so dull

« on: May 29, 2013, 05:55:48 PM »

It's not that big of a deal.  It's a photo edit.  I love his photography.  Which by the way, the above are not his shots.

it was just a 2 minute edit.  I think I did go a bit overboard on the eyes and maybe a little to much skin smoothing, but I wasn't really going for perfection (or maybe going for too much perfection...).  Thanks for the compliment though.

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HDR - High Dynamic Range / Re: Post your HDR images:

« on: May 19, 2013, 02:51:59 PM »

My desktop wall paper.  7 shot bracket, 2 ev spacing.
Abandoned mining town in the Rocky Mountains.

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HDR - High Dynamic Range / Re: Post your HDR images:

« on: May 19, 2013, 02:49:24 PM »

A question for all....I've typically held ISO and Aperture constant when bracketing for HDR, and using Shutter Speed as my variable for the bracketed shots.  I just bought a 6D and have been stunned by the high ISO performance.  It makes me wonder if I could handhold more often to bracket by allowing ISO to be the variable, with Shutter Speed and Aperture fixed.  I think I get clean shots with the 6D up to 12800 in many cases, which allows a lot of stops to bracket. 

Has anyone tried HDR with ISO as the variable?

No one has tried this?

not sure why you would hold shutter constant and only vary ISO (lots of noise).  I often use a combination though so I can do the bracket handheld without blurring on the longer exposure shots.  Just use aperture priority and auto ISO, but limit iso to 800 or so.

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5D MK III Images

« on: May 19, 2013, 01:27:07 AM »

Sometimes you can get by without a reverse grad;)

A heard of buffalo I shot last summer in Wind Cave national park, SD.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D Mark III with Continuous RAW Video Recording

« on: May 13, 2013, 06:10:11 PM »

Not sure if anyone has posted this yet but I had to share.  Check out the difference in dynamic range from the 5D mk3 with canon firmware output (i-frame):

Canon 5D Mark III i-frame video test	Small | Large

Now here is the same scene shot with magic lantern firmware using the new 14 bit RAW output.  He is able to completely recover all the shadows and highlights.  Crazy.

Canon 5D Mark III i-frame video test	Small | Large

You'd probably need a lot of 1000x CF cards to hold all that data though.

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HDR - High Dynamic Range / Re: Post your HDR images:

« on: April 17, 2013, 05:10:52 PM »

A photo of a waterfall I did a year or so ago. 

It's NOT supposed to be:

Blown out (the highlights at the top are just foggy mist, so there was no more detail than what I show)
over exposed
over saturated
crunchy
blurry
ect.

(to each his own I suppose)

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Street & City / Re: My surroundings at night.

« on: April 09, 2013, 04:48:07 PM »

Nice shots, love the aperture stars. 

A recent one of mine where I was trying to have the snow itself as the main subject of the composition by playing with depth of field and focus point.  Handheld @ f1.2

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HDR - High Dynamic Range / Re: Here comes the Sun!

« on: March 28, 2013, 04:31:02 PM »

Shot this a few years back when I was still on Pentax gear.  I think it was a 5 shot bracket with 2 ev steps per shot at 450mm stopped way down.

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HDR - High Dynamic Range / Re: Post your HDR images:

« on: March 28, 2013, 04:26:48 PM »

A semi new one.  18 stops EV, handheld.  Boulder Colorado.

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Lenses / Re: Best lens for baby portraits?

« on: March 28, 2013, 04:23:36 PM »

I know you went with the 85 1.8, but it is fun posting these shots anyway.  Another one I took with the baby bokeh machine, 50L

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Animal Kingdom / Re: How would you fix this RAW of 2 baby snow leopards

« on: March 19, 2013, 06:40:15 PM »

Possibly as Anrzej Dragan might have edited it?  Going more for drama and feeling, and less for color accuracy ect as many of the others are squabbling over above...