First time shooting IR - Chinese/Japanese Gardens
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geekbrains
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Good job for a first timer dude!:thumbsup: Were you using your tripod? If not you must be having really steady hands 
SurrealDreamWalker
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:bigeyes: Waaahh! Very very nice! :thumbsup:
i like :lovegrin:
:cheers: mate!
i like :lovegrin:
:cheers: mate!
Thanks!! haha... Yes. My hands are not that steady for ~1/5 sec, 3xp bracketing. :bsmilie:
Waaahh! Very very nice!
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:cheers: mate!
Thanks!! Glad you like them. :cheers:
antares2063
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hi..did u take this using a filter in front of lens or is it a modded cam? Also wondering how long is the exposure for pic 5 to get the smooth reflections in the water
Nice series!
Nice series!
Thanks livideyez!
Thanks antares2063, all shot with un-modded D70 with R72 filter,
WB off a grass patch with filter on.
Some shots are 3xp merged in Photomatix first, then PP in Photoshop.
Used Red-Blue channel swapping method.
Pic #5 is f/5.6, ISO 200, 1 sec (+/- EV for bracketing)
hi..did u take this using a filter in front of lens or is it a modded cam? Also wondering how long is the exposure for pic 5 to get the smooth reflections in the water
Nice series!
Thanks antares2063, all shot with un-modded D70 with R72 filter,
WB off a grass patch with filter on.
Some shots are 3xp merged in Photomatix first, then PP in Photoshop.
Used Red-Blue channel swapping method.
Pic #5 is f/5.6, ISO 200, 1 sec (+/- EV for bracketing)
night86mare
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did you keep original exposure from #5?
#5 and #6 are the keepers here for me. i would love it if #5 was taken (if possible) slightly more right of where you were. this would give the pavillion in the background significantly more space and improve the composition by leaps and bounds.
do note that the extra "scattered" foreground elements in #6 can and should be cropped out, or included in entirety. i personally think cropping out seems the better option here, maybe to 16:9 crop.
the tones here are pretty weird though. i don't really have a strong idea of what "ir colors" should look like, i think there is a certain amount of artistic license in this aspect, but these tones just.. don't work together. they look murky. not what i'm used to seeing from hoya r72.
keep working on the composition, that is the key to making a well exposed picture into something more than just a well exposed picture.
#5 and #6 are the keepers here for me. i would love it if #5 was taken (if possible) slightly more right of where you were. this would give the pavillion in the background significantly more space and improve the composition by leaps and bounds.
do note that the extra "scattered" foreground elements in #6 can and should be cropped out, or included in entirety. i personally think cropping out seems the better option here, maybe to 16:9 crop.
the tones here are pretty weird though. i don't really have a strong idea of what "ir colors" should look like, i think there is a certain amount of artistic license in this aspect, but these tones just.. don't work together. they look murky. not what i'm used to seeing from hoya r72.
keep working on the composition, that is the key to making a well exposed picture into something more than just a well exposed picture.
Many thanks for the critique night86mare, really appreciate it.
I need to work on better composition. Agree with #6 for cropping, rocks were too close to ground edge so will look worse if included. Yeah, the tones... I find it's tough to get tones right without over-saturating and ugly. So I tried a bit desaturated look. Maybe either need to adjust to darker tones, or desaturate more will help. :dunno:
I need to work on better composition. Agree with #6 for cropping, rocks were too close to ground edge so will look worse if included. Yeah, the tones... I find it's tough to get tones right without over-saturating and ugly. So I tried a bit desaturated look. Maybe either need to adjust to darker tones, or desaturate more will help. :dunno:
night86mare
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actually, i think hdr tends to shift the tones quite a bit, even with correct wb, which is why i asked for the original exposure from #5; there doesn't seem to be much dynamic range gained as a result of the hdr work - i base this comment on the left rock, which still has a blowout area.
i can never seem to get the correct tones after hdr work.. only did it once, must have been a fluke.
i can never seem to get the correct tones after hdr work.. only did it once, must have been a fluke.
Thank you KY1977 and onigili for your compliments.
I know what you mean about getting the tones right after HDR.
Here is the #5 from one normal exposure, Red-Blue channel swapped. I guess this is the typical colors you get with R72 filter and green WB.
actually, i think hdr tends to shift the tones quite a bit, even with correct wb, which is why i asked for the original exposure from #5; there doesn't seem to be much dynamic range gained as a result of the hdr work - i base this comment on the left rock, which still has a blowout area.
i can never seem to get the correct tones after hdr work.. only did it once, must have been a fluke.
I know what you mean about getting the tones right after HDR.
Here is the #5 from one normal exposure, Red-Blue channel swapped. I guess this is the typical colors you get with R72 filter and green WB.
night86mare
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hrm, something you are doing wrong with hdr then. in this normal exposure, the left rock is not blown.
in the hdr you have LOST dynamic range, not gained it. there is more than sufficient detail in the original exposure to not warrant use of hdr!
looks like it was an overcast day. was it?
in the hdr you have LOST dynamic range, not gained it. there is more than sufficient detail in the original exposure to not warrant use of hdr!
looks like it was an overcast day. was it?
Yup, it was a cloudy overcast sky. I must have done something wrong during processing, I'll keep it in mind next time. Thanks bro!
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