Playing with HDR (big pics)

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Hey everyone, I always like to play around with photshop and image editing, recently ive been toying with HDR images.

Real HDR images are done by taking high quality photos with a tripod and taking multiple shots at differnet exposure settings, then using software to combine the images and get some cool effects.

These were done by modifying images that I already had, but some turned out nice. Everyone let me know what you think.

I have linked to the original image underneith each photo so you can see the difference the editing made.

m3gtoHDR.jpg

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa225/dontsleeponit/originals%20HDR/m3gto.jpg

gtom3HDR.jpg

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa225/dontsleeponit/originals%20HDR/gtom3.jpg

subarubigHDR.jpg

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa225/dontsleeponit/originals%20HDR/subarubig.jpg

bikedesertHDR.jpg

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa225/dontsleeponit/originals%20HDR/bikedesert.jpg

gto_shadowHDR.jpg

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa225/dontsleeponit/gto_shadow.jpg

If you guys like these, here are a few posts from other forums that had really nice ones and got me started on this kick...
::: Post Up Your Best/favorite *hdr* Photo::: - Bimmerforums - The Ultimate BMW Forum

http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=175046

If you guys liked these at all you REALLY need to check out these threads, there are some REALLY spectacular shots
 
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I like it, its surreal..... like watching tv at 4am haha
 
And of course everyone's favorite AGO E46 M3...


LSm3HDR2.jpg


MMMMM... the closet full of goodies in the garage is almost as sweet as the car lol
 
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Pretty neat look. The "bike" shot could be a poster.
 
I'm also a bit of a shutterbug (all digital and like playing with photoshop). May I ask what software, title and version you're using for the HDR? Does the newest PS have this built in?
 
thanks guys

the software is called Photomatix Pro, it is really a very simple program, after a little while of fooling with the settings you will get the hang of it.

In the link I posted above to the gto forum, it was explained to me and a good link was given explaining how its done. Again, you are suppose to take the pictures at different exposures, I justed made a few different versions of the pics, brighter and darker ones.

If anyone here has a pic they would like me to fool around with, feel free to PM it to me
 
dontsleeponit said:
If anyone here has a pic they would like me to fool around with, feel free to PM it to me
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getting my pics of Lauren as we speak..heheheheheheh
 
Nice pics, but I'm still unsure exactly what the pictures are doing as far as effect is concerned. Can you not just use PhotoShop and apply various effects to it to attain the same results?
 
P1et said:
Nice pics, but I'm still unsure exactly what the pictures are doing as far as effect is concerned. Can you not just use PhotoShop and apply various effects to it to attain the same results?
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I guess its suppose to give the pics that surreal/dreamy look. If u havent looked at the pics in those links I posted you should, alot of them are way better examples then my pics.

Maybe if you you really knew your away around photoshop you could re-create these results, but Im not nearly that nice haha. Im sure a pro could do some way cooler things, but I thought these worked out OK.

Keep the replies comming guys
 
The bimmerforum pics look like video games or something. Really cool tricks!!
 
klumzypinoy said:
The bimmerforum pics look like video games or something. Really cool tricks!!
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my favorite is the ones of the yellow m3 by the circle building, those are just amazing pics
 
That's cool, I have to agree that yellow BMW looks wicked :righton: just the contrast and all looks incredable.

Really neat what you can do though...I think that last BMW you posted with the garage full of goodies looks kinda odd though...I don't know if it's just me, the colours just don't seem right? Again it could be just me :D

Very nice pictures though, thank you for sharing.
 
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Nica said:
That's cool, I have to agree that yellow BMW looks wicked :righton: just the contrast and all looks incredable.

Really neat what you can do though...I think that last BMW you posted with the garage full of goodies looks kinda odd though...I don't know if it's just me, the colours just don't seem right? Again it could be just me :D

Very nice pictures though, thank you for sharing.
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Wow on the BMW it looks incredible! Real HDR images dose have cool effects.
And I thought it only had DG#105 on it....:D
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hahaha I'm just messing with you bro hahaha I knew it was your's hahahaha...man you got lots of goodies...I should come over and play...I'll bring some of my goodies :awesome: :awesome:

To be honest the pictures looks incredable, the colours are so vivid and sharp compared to the actual picture. I don't know much about pictures but they look neat...oh the one with the guy on the bike looks wicked...I agree poster shot :righton:
 
thanks everyone, its a cool little thing to play with if your bored and into photo editing.

The shot of the white STi and the one of the guy on the 600rr are pics from the AKA Rally that a few people I know went on, it was from utah to atlantic city, and one of the stops was the salt flats (seen in the STi pic) for some flat out speed runs. They also went to a LeMans race and various casino/hotel parties along the way, something I want to do one day.
 
Nica said:
hahaha I'm just messing with you bro hahaha I knew it was your's hahahaha...man you got lots of goodies...I should come over and play...I'll bring some of my goodies :awesome: :awesome:

To be honest the pictures looks incredable, the colours are so vivid and sharp compared to the actual picture. I don't know much about pictures but they look neat...oh the one with the guy on the bike looks wicked...I agree poster shot :righton:
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Bring it on!
 
got another for you guys, Its really funny to me because when this pic was taken years ago, me and my friends said it looked like it could be in a ford commercial, going on the whole "built ford tough" thing... so after giving it the HDR treatment, I decided to go for it and give it the magazine ad treatment. Taken at my friend's cabin in upstate NY.

30 acres of private property and 4wd make for some fun!

explorerHDRad.jpg


Again if anyone has pictures they would like edited, I'm always looking for something to mess with, even if its not this HDR stuff, so let me know...
 
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