Hellingly March 2009

romanywg · Mar 21, 2009

First visit and I was in there for over 4 hours and still hadn't seen half of it!
More photos here http://www.flickr.com/photos/romanywg/sets/72157615611779018/

vmlopes · Mar 21, 2009

Damn, my eyes hurt!!!!!

iwaniwan · Mar 21, 2009

first class HDR's

glad you hit THE MAZE :

every single time i am visiting hellingly i can feel like in a giant maze..

chelle · Mar 21, 2009

Cool

The first one is lovely......yes Hellingly is indeed a maze,and without my usual top guide,I would end up going in circles.

Stu

clebby · Mar 21, 2009

wow, so they've turned hellingly into a videogame now? those pictures certainly make it look like a computer game.

nice photos, hideous HDR.

randomnut · Mar 21, 2009

HDR is like marmite, you either love it or hate it. Personally I love those HDR shots, gives the place a whole new atmosphere. Nicely done

I just wish I could pull of shots like that

Anthillmob74 · Mar 21, 2009

whats HDR?

great shots.

but whats HDR?

yours,

a thicko

Reaperman · Mar 21, 2009

Anthillmob74 said:
whats HDR?

HDR is an imaging technique where multiple exposures are blended together to create an image that has a greater dynamic range than a single exposure. Done well and you'd hardly notice it. But sadly it's often used by talentless individuals in an attempt to pass bland photos off as something other than the same repetitive ****. It is painful to look at and it makes my eyes bleed. I have lost count of the amount of bad examples there are posed on this forum.

romanywg · Mar 21, 2009

randomnut said:
HDR is like marmite, you either love it or hate it. Personally I love those HDR shots, gives the place a whole new atmosphere. Nicely done

I just wish I could pull of shots like that

Good analogy. Yes I suppose HDR is like marmite. You either like it or you don't.

carlosthejackal · Mar 22, 2009

personally a tad harsh for my liking,but im a sucker for hdr!

lost · Mar 22, 2009

clebby said:
wow, so they've turned hellingly into a videogame now? those pictures certainly make it look like a computer game.

Excellent, can't wait to brave the perils of climbing the water tower in virtual form. No need to physically fall through the rotten steps anymore

mr_bones · Mar 22, 2009

I am glad you enjoyed your first trip to Hellingly. I always find it very peaceful and everywhere you turn, theres a photograph to take. Try not to be too put off by the criticism regarding your HDR shots but I would also agree that the original shots would be more appealing to see as it represents what was actually there.

romanywg · Mar 22, 2009

mr_bones said:
I am glad you enjoyed your first trip to Hellingly. I always find it very peaceful and everywhere you turn, theres a photograph to take. Try not to be too put off by the criticism regarding your HDR shots but I would also agree that the original shots would be more appealing to see as it represents what was actually there.

Thanks for all the replies. I'm not put off at all by the criticism. I'm sure if I looked at Reapermans photos I'd feel the same thing.
So here is an original shot and the HDR of the same view. I know which one to me evokes more feeling and empathy for the poor inhabitants. But I'm sure some would disagree. That's life.

Anthillmob74 · Mar 23, 2009

Reaperman said:
HDR is an imaging technique where multiple exposures are blended together to create an image that has a greater dynamic range than a single exposure. Done well and you'd hardly notice it. But sadly it's often used by talentless individuals in an attempt to pass bland photos off as something other than the same repetitive ****. It is painful to look at and it makes my eyes bleed. I have lost count of the amount of bad examples there are posed on this forum.

OKAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

i think i get what you mean but its gone over my head. ill just stick to my no-tripod canon power shot pics. with perhaps a tweek here and there.

i thought that one of the pics has=d been turned into 'oil painting' using the same photo editor thing i have. dont ask what its called, its all to do with the pc which is my hubbys job. i know how to turn it on and off.

still, i wouldnt mind a olay on this HDR. where can i find it?

vmlopes · Mar 23, 2009

Anthillmob74 said:
OKAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

i think i get what you mean but its gone over my head. ill just stick to my no-tripod canon power shot pics. with perhaps a tweek here and there.

i thought that one of the pics has=d been turned into 'oil painting' using the same photo editor thing i have. dont ask what its called, its all to do with the pc which is my hubbys job. i know how to turn it on and off.

still, i wouldnt mind a olay on this HDR. where can i find it?

Google, High Dynamic Range, there a thousands of pages on the web about it. Not sure if the powershot has an automatic bracketed shot option?? I know the Canon DSLR do, but basically in very lay mans terms:

You take a minimum of three shots of the same scene, one exposed corectly, one underexposed and one over exposed, these are then blended and adjusted with software and in some cases tone mapped to produce the above results. The idea is to have a correctly exposed shot across the dynamic range. i.e show details in the shadows whilst also retaining highlights. Done correctly it works but it can be overcooked and end up looking nothing like the oiginal.

tucker · Mar 23, 2009

Those HDRs (Can't call them photos really) look god awful if im honest

vmlopes · Mar 23, 2009

Thanks for all the replies. I'm not put off at all by the criticism. I'm sure if I looked at Reapermans photos I'd feel the same thing.
So here is an original shot and the HDR of the same view. I know which one to me evokes more feeling and empathy for the poor inhabitants. But I'm sure some would disagree. That's life.

Isn't the main point of HDR to bring out detail across the dynamic range, i.e show details in the shadows whilst retaing detail in the highlights??

I see less of both in the above HDR's...........I have read all over the net that a correctly HDR'd photo should virtually be unable to be called that.

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