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Critique By:
AJ Miller (K:49168)
3/11/2009 12:50:36 PM
Over saturated attention seeking? Wow, that's quite tough! I do agree that it is not "true" HDR in that it was derived from a single image, but it was created using a true HDR procedure. Thanks for your opinion, Riny - we will miss you here.
AJ
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Critique By:
txules . (K:62768)
3/11/2009 12:49:29 PM
jeje, no worries my dear Sting :)
take care....jd
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Critique By:
stingRay pt.4 . (K:250401)
3/11/2009 12:42:43 PM
I am SOOOOOO sorry JD I've just remembered that Doug is the Sunset Man......put it down to my advancing years and a touch of senility, perhaps even more than a touch JD  . Retires from the stage with a seriously red face.
All the best to you AJ and to you too JD......Ray
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Critique By:
Riny Koopman (K:102911)
3/11/2009 12:37:01 PM
AJ,I agree with Txules this not true HDR,just over saturated attention seeking...this is a personal tast..I think that maybe the saturation is a bit intense - though I can't say for sure without seeing the original..... ;) keep up the good work AJ.
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Critique By:
AJ Miller (K:49168)
3/11/2009 12:32:35 PM
Thanks Ray - I appreciate your opinion, even if you are only a "novice"! I think this one is likely to generate more love/hate reactions than the previous one because of the style. And on the subject of blurriness, I have checked the original and it does indeed look fine. (But I am of course grateful when such things are pointed out, so that I can check that everything is OK and make improvements where necessary.)
AJ
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Critique By:
txules . (K:62768)
3/11/2009 12:31:51 PM
dear stingRay I imagine you wanted to say JD or txules and not Doug :)
take care....txules or JD
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Critique By:
stingRay pt.4 . (K:250401)
3/11/2009 12:28:01 PM
I can't agree with Doug on this. I think the detailing in the bridge is crisply sharp and the clarity as clear as you could hope for. The blurriness comes about from the criss-crossing of elements in the railings on the bridgework. I love too the lighting that comes about from your postwork creativity AJ, there is something surreal about it that I personally like a lot. I think that your technique has produced a rich and powerful composition but I have to bow to you and Doug's prowess in an area of photography/photoart that I have absolutely no knowledge of. I have only been taking photos for about 55 years now, so it's early days and there may be hope for me yet . Well done to you my friend, I love it. All the very best.......Ray
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Critique By:
AJ Miller (K:49168)
3/11/2009 12:17:28 PM
Thanks JD. I had not spotted the blurring and noise - I must go and check the processing again as I should have been able to avoid this. As regards the over-saturation, yes, I am aware that newcomers to HDR tend to overdo this, but I had to get it out of my system! As you say, it's largely a matter of taste, but I promise I won't upload too many of this style...
AJ
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Critique By:
txules . (K:62768)
3/11/2009 12:11:39 PM
Hi AJ, this does not work so well, details on the bridge are a bit bluured and shadows are quite noisy (one of the problems of HDR images); the other thing is the unreal light and tone, and although this is a personal taste I find that HDR are oversaturated (I have many examples of this in my folio:); many times I find more realistic convert them into pure BW or toned
my very best....txules
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Critique By:
AJ Miller (K:49168)
3/11/2009 11:22:37 AM
Many thanks Ray - I was waiting for someone to ask about HDR!
HDR = high dynamic range. An image shot in RAW holds a lot more information than you can see with normal processing. If you decrease the exposure by one stop in PS you may see more detail in the clouds. If you increase it you may see more detail in the shadows. HDR is a technique for combining a number of exposures to reveal the wider range of detail that they hold.
This is a "fake" HDR image, derived from a single RAW shot by adjusting the exposure in PS. It also works with JPGs, but to a lesser extent as they hold less information. A true HDR image is derived from a series of bracketed shots taken with different exposures.
I've been quite amazed by what it can achieve - and I've only been playing with it since Sunday. It works much better with some types of shots than others, and can be used to achieve various effects (generally enhancing an image, bringing out detail in B&W, creating surreal effects, to name a few). I'm afraid that I may never see photos the same way again!
AJ
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Critique By:
stingRay pt.4 . (K:250401)
3/11/2009 10:40:55 AM
Beautiful golden lighting illuminating this jumble of NY architecture my dear AJ. The depth of the shot is excellent and has captured this densely populated area perfectly. The details and tones are wonderful my friend. I understand that postwork techniques are employed and you have created the result AJ but my knowledge of these things is virtually zero. What is HDR processing????? My very best wishes to you as always......Ray
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Critique By:
Sorin Timis (K:885)
3/11/2009 5:49:46 AM
The old Dacia is still in the center of attention...
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Critique By:
AJ Miller (K:49168)
3/10/2009 9:12:55 PM
Thanks Jeanette - you are very observant to spot the shadow!
AJ
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Critique By:
AJ Miller (K:49168)
3/10/2009 9:12:09 PM
Many thanks, Malules.
AJ
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Critique By:
Jeanette Hägglund (K:59855)
3/10/2009 7:02:53 PM
Absolut cool - such colours, fantastic. The shadow from the Empire State Building is amazing.
Jeanette
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Critique By:
Keith Saint (K:13784)
3/10/2009 6:20:47 PM
HDR is very subjective just enjoy the journey that it takes you
I love it
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Critique By:
Malules Fernandez (K:54810)
3/10/2009 5:08:04 PM
Excellent work, dear AJ.
well done, my friend!
regards,
malules
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Critique By:
AJ Miller (K:49168)
3/10/2009 4:45:43 PM
Thanks Mitra!
AJ
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Critique By:
AJ Miller (K:49168)
3/10/2009 4:45:07 PM
Thanks Gary. It's amazing how HDR (even "fake" HDR) can bring hidden details out of an image.
AJ
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Critique By:
AJ Miller (K:49168)
3/10/2009 4:43:29 PM
Thanks Tony. I'm really enjoying the HDR experience and wonder if I'll ever see photographs the same way again...
AJ
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Critique By:
AJ Miller (K:49168)
3/10/2009 4:42:15 PM
Many thanks, Aylin.
AJ
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Critique By:
AJ Miller (K:49168)
3/10/2009 4:41:34 PM
Many thanks, Keith. I have just discovered HDR and worry that I will never see photographs the same way again. My technique is developing fast (since Sunday actually...) and I think I have got over the initial tendency towards over-production.
AJ
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Critique By:
Mitra Nademi-Nassari (K:28234)
3/10/2009 3:09:55 PM
Beautiful!
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Critique By:
Billy Bloggs (K:51043)
3/10/2009 2:35:52 PM
There's plenty to cast the eyes over here. You've done a great job with the postprocessing, I don't think you could have achieved better light than this.
Regards, Gary
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Critique By:
Tony Smallman (K:23858)
3/10/2009 2:25:52 PM
Excellent technique,perfect time of day and light.
Take care, Tony
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Critique By:
Aylin ATASAGUN (K:13273)
3/10/2009 1:47:41 PM
Very very nice!!!
Wow!
7/7
Aylin
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Critique By:
Keith Saint (K:13784)
3/10/2009 1:45:36 PM
Very nice work
I like the way you have not overdone the HDR and really made the best of the low light
The depth in this image is amazing, you did well here 7
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Critique By:
AJ Miller (K:49168)
3/10/2009 1:29:42 PM
Many thanks for your comment, Joanna. Much of the impact of the colours, detail and perspective are down to the HDR processing.
AJ
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Critique By:
AJ Miller (K:49168)
3/10/2009 1:27:55 PM
Thanks JD - I finally got round to looking at this technique and I am quite surprised by the results!
AJ
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Critique By:
AJ Miller (K:49168)
3/10/2009 1:26:58 PM
Many thanks, Subhranil!
AJ
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