the subject of the image seems to be 1foot behind the focal point...

Camera: Sony DSLR-A700
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/1.4
Focal Length: 85 mm
ISO Speed: 800



This post has been edited by lwliam: May 4 2010, 01:30 AM

job very well done.. u made it pretty natural looking..

its very subjective.. i like HDRs that are natural looking without the comic book Armageddon looks.. with no or barely visible halos around trees and contrast edges.

although the framing could use a bit more tilt to the bottom, the bottom of the house seems cut off. there are still space to spare on the skies above for you to push the frame lower.

This post has been edited by lwliam: May 4 2010, 12:09 PM

ikan tak berO²: where you get your CS5? pm me

jimmy: HDR = high dynamic range, google it up dynamic range is simply the range of light levels the camera sensor/film can capture.

i use Photochop CS3 for my signatures, and yes you can batch it in PS, this is a longer way. the easier way is to use Photoscape, its VERY intuitive and best of all, its FREE

This post has been edited by lwliam: May 4 2010, 02:06 PM

badtrans2020: pic #1, its better if you go for the details instead of shooting it wide. the background is very distracting.

#2, if you dont have a tripod, place it somewhere steady eg. railing
but with that kind of light, i dont think a 1 sec exposure is suitable.

ButanicaBanzai: at 1st glance, looks like any other normal shot to me. there's still halo on around the roof and a darkened patch on the right side of the sky. i believe could be from CPL?

This post has been edited by lwliam: May 11 2010, 06:59 PM

Camera: Sony DSLR-A700
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 250 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: +1.3 EV

CPL = circular polarizer.

ktcy, u sure that's ONE cm from the fly? take out a ruler and see how long 1cm is ya

hmm, i feel the exposure's alright on my screen. looks good..

chuppy2, coz he just swam there from entah mana... so exhausted and straight died on the beach LOL

achew, finally found your dandelions? hahahhaa...

congratz xlegato

try photoscape

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Added on May 21, 2010, 11:39 am

Camera: Sony DSLR-A700
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV

This post has been edited by lwliam: May 21 2010, 11:39 AM

plan to do that with a real sky when i've got the time

photochop...

it was on a stand, stand was cloned away... one hand on camera, left hand holding flash from above triggered wirelessly.

i love the mood of this picture.. good job

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

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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