Credits to Luc of ShutterMonkeys

Nikon D90
f/4.5
1/125
ISO200

no hdr effect to me...=.="

that Tyrannosaurus pic is fantastic! BTW HDR is not about making the photo look fake and CGI-ish. Most HDRs we see which have halos and extreme effects are overcooked. HDRs are supposed to look like how mastering89 did it.

If you look closer enough still can see faint halo though, if you're into that kind of thing.

Departures.Arrivals.

Applied 'aged photo' preset. Cropped.

Aperture - f/14
Shutter Speed - 1/160
ISO - 200

I just got a flickr pro account! yipee
here are a few more pics










This post has been edited by waggygee: Jun 8 2010, 11:21 AM

ahh nice pic. dude SMART!

great moment for the 2nd pic!

i like the strong purple cast. it makes it have a dreamy effect

Exposure : 2.5
Aperture : 16
Focal Length: 18mm
ISO Speed: 200



Exposure : 1/1000
Aperture : 2.8
Focal Length: 24mm
ISO Speed: 200

This post has been edited by -=Jay=-: Jun 8 2010, 05:16 PM

I think you mean 1/1000 haha

i wish i had more time to shoot in the day.. til then, more night shots from me


Camera: Canon PowerShot G10
Exposure: 15
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 6.1 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: -4/3 EV

noobie1, DJFoo000 is correct. in fact, those halo-ish so-called HDR are so cliched.

allow me to share some great HDR shots found on google

i absolutely ADORE/LOVE/RESPSECT/FALL IN LOVE with this 1st image

i always thought HDR photos were to make the photo abit more unreal (cartoonish) haha.

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this is one of the reason we make HDR (high dynamic range) images, so that it replicates what the eye can see.

the cartoonish outcome, what i think is just a by-effect of a non-complete HDR editing - they went, "hey, this looks pretty cool and new... let's see how will ppl react to these type of images", the reaction got good and hence, it got stuck at how HDRs 'should' look like... (this paragraph is solely my own personal opinion, feel free to correct me if you know the actual truth)

This post has been edited by lwliam: Jun 8 2010, 06:11 PM

the HDR was not meant for cartoonish or unreal look, but more to expose the dark parts of a picture correctly (if hdr being done correctly). it is to replicate how our eyes see, but if overly done can become cartoonish and that halo thingy.

like for example this original picture (left) and HDR + saturated (right).
the left one are exposed correctly for the sky part, but underexposed for the pharoah lifting the stone.
HDR is done to correct the exposure for the underexposed site


usually HDR images would be abit cartoonish and that halo thingy. i'm using the pseudo-HDR which creates a HDR image from 1 exposure (1image file) only.

here's the Halo Matrix editing style


This post has been edited by mastering89: Jun 8 2010, 06:44 PM

Hi, new to photography world, these 3 are outing to Taman Pertanian..all shooting under Aperture Priority.. C&C are most welcome~

C&C welcomed

Camera : Nikon D5000
Exposure: 30 sec
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 22 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Camera: Nikon D3000
Exposure: 0.05 sec (1/20)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 55 mm
Focal Length: 55.0 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash

tilt shift wannabe

Very nice concept for the 3rd photo ... 2morrow i will try if i got chance ... lol ... coz my gf will be leaving soon ...