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BrApple

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just picked up a new digital camera, a Sony DSC-W55 and a tripod. I also used Photomatrix Pro to create the images

mystique1.jpg


contour1.jpg


contour2.jpg


contour3.jpg


contour4.jpg


contour5.jpg


contour6.jpg


contour7.jpg


contour8.jpg
 
needs more high res, and tone mapping.

hey brapple, wanna do me a favor and send me the originals? i want to play with them a little myself for HDR, if you dont mind.
 
AliasJerk said:
needs more high res, and tone mapping.

hey brapple, wanna do me a favor and send me the originals, i want to play with them a little myself if you would be so kind.
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I did tone map them ... the original generated image wasn't any good as it was, once a tone mapping was applied it was better but I didn't play with it to much.

I need to play with them some more. Actually some of the original pics where better imho but the background was washed out.

original pics where at 7.2 megapixal ...

whats your email address?
 
BrApple said:
I did tone map them ... the original generated image wasn't any good as it was, once a tone mapping was applied it was better but I didn't play with it to much.

I need to play with them some more. Actually some of the original pics where better imho but the background was washed out.

original pics where at 7.2 megapixal ...

whats your email address?
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E-mail = SiasJJ@gmail.com
 
I suppose I should add that I got the photos by adjusting the exposure, I was able to go plus/minus 2 with the camera, used a low ISO setting and let the camera do the rest.
 
Try shooting with the headlights off next time. The camera will pick up more of the details and of the car and they will be less noisy.

Not a bad first attempt! :cool:
 
BrApple said:
I suppose I should add that I got the photos by adjusting the exposure, I was able to go plus/minus 2 with the camera, used a low ISO setting and let the camera do the rest.
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that would explain how little variation there is in light.

HDR really should be +3 all the way down to -3 light exposure. and 6 different images all the way through the spectrum, makes for crazy good results.
 
well this is a big beginners effort here. I got the camara sunday night and was just tring it out after I read up alittle on HDR.

So my question is would a high or low ISO setting be better? I read one site that said low was better. Also should I try taking 6 photos? The camera is adjustable between minus 2 and plus 2 for exposure.

Lastly I think that they could be better if I tried using the night setting on the camera. I have to try more of the options out once the rain clears out.

anyway this was my first one I tried before dinner last night.

original with zero exposure setting
DSC03719.JPG


the HDR I put together
DSC03718_19_20.jpg


also to compare

original
DSC03741.JPG


HDR
contour1.jpg



original
DSC03747.JPG


HDR
contour5.jpg
 
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frenchblueC2 said:
I like the original car pics better.
I don't like how yellow the lighting gets in the HDR pics.
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I agree, but I do like how the background is more visible. I really need to go back and play with the tone mapping after I do some more reading about the process. It would have been really nice but it had rained earlier and it was really cloudy.
 
Lowest ISO results in the least amount of noise or grain. Camera's use the higher ISO sensitivity setting to take "better" pictures in low light. While you may see more at a high ISO setting in a dark situation, you also usually get noise, or depending on the camera, weird artifacts that result from in-camera noise reduction.

I would assume for HDR, you would always want to use the lowest ISO setting, but considering your sony has a limited amount of exposure adjustment, you might want to crank the ISO a bit during your longer exposure pics.

Just my 2 cents.

I like Sony's cams. For the money they're pretty good point-and-shoots. I'm a Canon man myself. Their Powershot line, while being a little bigger than most cameras, have a huge amount of manual control. My A710is can take exposures as long as 12 or 15 seconds...one of the two.

Example:
I believe this was a 10second exposure, this was probably taken around 3am as I'm always up at 3am.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/funnyclowndeath/IMG_0119-1.jpg

This was a handheld shot. 200 or 400 ISO IIRC. I just trying to take a picture of the clouds. If you look closely, you can see a definite grain to the picture.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/funnyclowndeath/IMG_0111-1.jpg
 
shoteen95 said:
I like Sony's cams. For the money they're pretty good point-and-shoots. I'm a Canon man myself. Their Powershot line, while being a little bigger than most cameras, have a huge amount of manual control. My A710is can take exposures as long as 12 or 15 seconds...one of the two.
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yes I was very happy with my last Sony camera so I decided to go with the same. I wasn't purchasing specifically to take HDR photos, I would love a SLR but I don't take enough photos/to expensive, but since the camera is adjustable enough to do it I figured I would try it out.
 
frenchblueC2 said:
I like the original car pics better.
I don't like how yellow the lighting gets in the HDR pics.
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I really do agree on this one. Although the HDR ones are more highly detailed I wish the colors were better on it. Oh well, I'm sure you'll have them looking better really soon anyways :).
 
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