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The river Dee 2by *dragonslayero

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Landscapes

Another view of the river Dee [link] Looking east towards Balmoral and Aberdeen

Had I had more time I would walk around more...
Also available as wallpaper: ----> [link]

Camera:Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Canon EF24-70mm F/2.8L USM
Filter: None
Tripod: No
Additional lighting: No
Flash: No
HDR: Yes, HDR blending of 3 photos
Panorama: No
Exposure: 1/160, 1/250, 1/400
Aperture: F/6.3, F/8, F/10
Date: 26.08.2011
Location: Near Breamar and Balmoral, Scotland, Great Britain

This photo is not avaliable for YOU to copy and use in YOUR own or others works without my written approval. If you wish to use this photo in any way, please contact me. I am usually very cooperative...

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~Mooniecat Dec 16, 2011

Sorry it took so long to get back to you on the reply. Thank you for the in depth as it helped me understand more about what HDR is. About the pro discussion? I have seen pictures similar to this in publications and I can see why it would be useful especially in advertising but also to hold attention. As you mentioned, the popping effect. Again your info has shown me the drawbacks of such technique but still it is very interesting. I suppose in truth the definition of "shopped" means different things to folks. I myself tend to thing of anything that has be modified/enhanced as shopped. I have shopped (by my definition) some of my pictures even if all I did was use my little point-n-click's in house modifications to just turn the picture from the color to a black and white. Sadly I can't afford photoshop cs but looking at the price of the photomatix, I might try for it. I am very curious in this technique now since you have exposed me to it. Thank you!

~Mooniecat Sep 8, 2011

I like this picture. But strangely parts of this look very shopped. I think (having done a quick read of what HDR means) that somewhere something was added/subtracted (as I am not totally sure and can only rely on my eyes) when it was done. The point I am trying to make is that the forefront trees of the right side of the pictures do not quite feel like they fit. Their color seems a bit off or perhaps a bit blurry I am not totally sure which. I also wanted to add in the hills but I realize that was more the fact they seem to be bare topped and I am much more familar with tree covered hills. Hmmm moving my monitor makes it change..., was there something in the trees blurring them? Or maybe I expected them to have more definition than the forefront trees of the left side of the pic. But it does seem even now to be professional like it is meant for a magazine.

*dragonslayero Sep 9, 2011 Hobbyist Photographer

Thank you for the in depth review.
I must admit, comments like this is like the wet dream for any photographer/photoshopper. In fact, I like your comment so much I'll actually go in depth myself here.

Ok, first off. I have a serious addiction to HDR photography. Seems like the only thing I do these days. A friend commented once that the effect looks just like what one would expect by looking out the window. That sort of stuck with me, so now I stick with that idea.

Now...
Yes, the end result is very "shopped", but that is mostly due to a grunge effect I have chosen to use. Nothing has physically been added or subtracted. And the one thing I was worried about myself was the trees on the bottom right corner.
I use a program called photomatix for applying the HDR toning. Recently, after the newest update it tends to put something strange into the photos. Sometimes very bright areas dark areas. (example: ---->[link] )
My break came when I started using Photoshop CS5, it has an HDR toning feature.
I usually don't use it, but in this case as I was converting from 32bit to 8bit it gave a preview based on default settings. And that preview sort of got me going by adding a second HDR toning layer.
That darkened the trees but still retained parts of that grunge look that many people associate with HDR photos.
Might be slightly out of focus, but I didn't opt for a tripod or a very high aperture setting.

As for the hills/mountains, I'm more used to the craggy treeless mountains of Norway so this was just as strange to me.
Now that I check the mountains, I do get a feeling of something "strange". I have the impression it might be ghosting from the different photos and maybe from adding the second HDR toning as it was meant to make the sky "pop" a little more.

So...
In terms of adjustments this photo is very "shopped", but in terms of heavy shopping with replacing clouds, adding trees, removing rocks and so on, it hasn't been shopped at all.

Hope it helps.

But calling it professional?
I don't know if I would say so. Sure I admit I've gotten better over the last few years, but I'm still far from bragging about it. Just isn't in my nature.
But if you say so... I'll take that as a compliment.

OJJ

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