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I’m so incredibly full of fail this week. I blame it on the flu and my seasonal blues… got to shake this mental fog!

I hear ya…I liked my shots this week but they flopped hard.

Oh well…

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Totally fine with me.

For you HDR n00bs, the easiest program I have found is Photomatix. I certainly haven’t done an exhaustive search, but I like it. It can do artoon-y HDR or pretty realistic. Downside –> it costs $100.

Unless they have revised their software, it used to be that you could use the full program, but it left a watermark that can be removed only with purchase. With some careful editing you can get around the photomatix watermark, and use the software for free. the easiest way is to take the photos with the placement of the watermark in mind, and crop it out. Of course, at some point I think they will realize this, so I would download the software now.

/not that I am recommending this course of action.

The latest Photomatix trial version watermarks all over the image, so it would not be feasible to try and remove it.

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Thats cool!

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So to make HDR work do you essentially take a couple of frames of the same sight in order to combine them? I know I’m asking this before I look it up or anything, but just getting a sense of the set up I need to make this happen. Thanks!

Usually you take 3 shots: one under exposed, one proper exposure, and one over exposed and combine them.

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I have Qtpfsgui but don’t get any good results. I use Photomatix pro. It was well worth the money to me.
They now have a “light” version but I don’t know what it does.

I’ve played around with both Qtpfsgui and it’s newer version luminance with mediocre at best, crappy as the norm results. Hmmm….

/Edited for bbcode farkup.

Digital photo pro magazine has a good article on Photomatix this month.

http://www.digitalphotopro.com/software/image-processing/a-brief-guide-to-hdr-photography.html

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I have Qtpfsgui but don’t get any good results. I use Photomatix pro. It was well worth the money to me.
They now have a “light” version but I don’t know what it does.

Crazy HDR

Light HDR

Both done with Photomatix Pro

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I OBJECT!!!!!!!!!!!! THEME DATES ARE SET IN STONE AND CANNOT BE CHANGED!!!!!!!

/just kidding, I don’t care either way.

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Does it have to be “outdoors”? I shoot a lot of candids (and not so candids) of the crowds at clubs and bars.

http://galleries.musicinpictures.net/thumbnails.php?album=18

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Ummm, not to be all spelling – retentive, but…..

miSSing.

Pssst….I think that was done on purpose. 😉

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lol dunno, but I’ve sent up a flare. Hopefully the Fark intarewebs won’t be broken much longer.

All the flames in the SOTU thread probably set the servers on fire!

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Five Oh Oh!!!

Why does Fark hate Farktograghy?!?!?

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I really made an honest effort to choose pictures that I like but am aware that I like them because of strange quirks of my thinking processes rather than because they necessarily conform to general standards of beauty and form. Not that they don’t have any of that, I’m not saying that… but these pictures are like an ugly pet piranha: I have fond owner’s eyes for them, but don’t honestly expect others to share my appreciation unless they’re into piranhas too.

All things considered, however, I certainly hope others will appreciate them (vote for them, call their friends, have them vote…)! 😛 lol

I ended up going with shots that have technical flaws but that I think are neat in their own special way.

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Bleh….way too many choices.

Jeez I could use almost every picture I ever took for this!

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mopsy: I haven’t seen U-Man repost yet…is he ok?

I think this is it no?

2010-01-20 08:33:40 PM

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I can’t believe this theme was never done before.

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