Post Your Best HDR Photo

[greggf]

Fantastic shot , William. I really like it. Can I offer up a suggestion, though? Take this photo,as an HDR, and import it into either LR or PS, and convert to BW...then play with the color channels....specifically, red, green and yellow, and see what you come up with...I'm not saying it would be better, but I think it will be a great BW shot, IMHO...


Gregg

[William]

Always open to suggestions:






Thanks Gregg. I actually tried a BW version before posting the color, didn't like it. The best I could do was a gradient map in PS. But your suggestion made me have another go and this is a Light Room attempt. I think this image is starting to gain a little traction...

[greggf]

Ok William...now in my opinion, that conversion ROCKS!! That is what a BW should look like!! Good job!! Very Nice./..


Gregg

[freelanceshots]

What I've been doing the last few days. 5D2, 16-35mmII, six exposure custom blend.


[View:http://community.the-digital-picture...neric/utility/ Night exterior building by freelanceshots, on Flickr:550:0]

[William]

Thanks Gregg, that

[freelanceshots]

Those lights are just results of the lens used. I would have had a perfect stay except for a run in with a supposed person in need of help. I felt for the guy where he wasted my valuable time, gas and money. Last time I try to help someone, seriously. Pretty much every person in one of these situations is full of shit. This clean cut, mid thirtys individual bought drugs with the money that I gave him and this was all done in front of me while I was in my car waiting for him. I ran after the guy almost catching him at one point buy his shirt but then hit that out of shape wall and started to stumble and could not continue. I then got insulted by the infamous Memphis TN police that came to take my report which never got taken because they did not feel that it was worthy. What a day.


A lot of this picture is about timing and the quality image that the 5DII can produce. All the pics I took form this hotel are coming out better then I could wished and thanks for the kind words.


Business center photo that came out nice too.


[View:http://community.the-digital-picture...neric/utility/ business center by freelanceshots, on Flickr:550:0]

[William]

Sorry to hear that Bryan. Hope your disappointment subsides by the time you see someone in genuine need.


Great shot of an ordinary scene. Is that your picture on the monitors? (I think that

[freelanceshots]

La Quinta is advertising on this site currently. Here is one of their hotels rooms that I recently shot. Our rules/guidelines have us shooting the rooms during the day so mixed light is always an issue. With this guest room as well as the others rooms I was not able to switch out their bulbs for our specific ultra low watt bulbs which always hampers the overall look when this situation arises.


The mention of the Rokinson lenses has me thinking if the 14mm FE14M-C lens would be an alternative to the Canon 14mm. I already have the recommended PT Lens software but I hear that this lens is weak in the optical department but then I hear its amazing. I'm not super impressed by the 16-35 when zoomed in tight so I don't want to take a step backwards with a new purchase.


5D2, 16-35mm II, f/10, shutter 1/8, ISO 200 This is a blend of 6 images plus a window mask. My window mask could be more apparent but there is a fine line between it looking fake and natural where I think I could go a little more. There is some detail in mine where otherwise that window would be total white with no information recorded including around the draps.


[View:http://community.the-digital-picture...neric/utility/ La Quinta hotel by freelanceshots, on Flickr:550:0]