dude... i like HDR too... used to experiment with them some time ago....

i think the difference in exposure doesnt have to be so wide between the min and max at daytime cos its quite bright... try to keep it to minimum to get more realistic photos...

u know exposure bracket |--|--|--|--|

try not to go to the ends... keep it minimum...

yeah, thats what i meant... subtle effects... HDR that doesn't stand out... that the beauty in subtle HDR
so when someone look at the photo's they can't tell its been HDR'ed...

purpose of HDR is to reduce shadows in images, so u take photo's with blown out exposure to capture details in shadow, and combine it with the normal parts with good details in proper exposure...

correct me if i'm wrong...

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Added on July 24, 2008, 6:13 pmi agree with you, i've seen other's worse HDR's b4...

i suspect the software that you are using for combine the exposure's not doing a good job, try different software...

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Added on July 24, 2008, 6:16 pmtake number #250 for example, its perfect... HDR photo that doesn't shout out "I'm HDR'ed"

the problem is when the HDR software or the values that u use try to reduce the shadows caused by the coconut trees... , its impossible and will cause problems in other parts of the photos...

This post has been edited by jananan: Jul 24 2008, 06:16 PM

and some photo's are slightly over saturated, maybe it's my fault, maybe my samsung LCD's "magic color" kicking in but i doubt it...

anyway TS, excellent photo's overall... especially of the masjid and KL tower...

try shooting skies with a circular polarizer filter + HDR = more realistic.

#255 and #256 ... some distracting reflections on the glass. like i said before.... a circular polarizer will remove all that reflections and help with the sky color as well... so the glass will be super transparent... like its not there...

#260 has to be your most natural looking HDR so far... I would't even know its HDR if i was not told... or maybe it is not HDR ? i'm confused...

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Added on August 8, 2008, 1:51 pmi just dont like reflections... can or not ? its very distracting.... its forcing me to look at the reflections instead of the object in focus... or maybe my eyesight have some problem ?? anyone here is distracted by the reflections or is it just me ?

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Added on August 8, 2008, 1:53 pmanyway some reflections are good... example is pic #258

This post has been edited by jananan: Aug 8 2008, 01:53 PM

i gotta say the char koay teow shot is good. some other before it a bit oversaturated. i think maybe it will look better with 0.5% less saturation perhaps...