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Just another Sunday sunrise
Love these clouds and at 7:20 they were gone
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Good morning, looks like a boat day.
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Russ
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Get her launched!
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When your took this picture...was the water "gold" color? Very nice shot BTW
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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Russ
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
When your took this picture...was the water "gold" color? Very nice shot BTW |
Yes. I love mornings here. This is what I have to look at all day
just took this one.
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Ken Bondy
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Beautiful Russ. Have you ever tried HDR (High Dynamic Range)? I think it would work well with your sunrises. ++Ken++
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Nice colors!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
Beautiful Russ. Have you ever tried HDR (High Dynamic Range)? I think it would work well with your sunrises. ++Ken++ |
What is HDR?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajamigo
What is HDR? |
High Dynamic Range....Making three exposures of the same subject at different aperture settings, one of correct measurment, one a stop above and the
third, below by one stop. Then you mix them.
Gives unreal, beautiful shots...depending on what's in front of the lens.
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I haven't read this, but maybe it will be better info:
http://www.idigitalphoto.com/high-dynamic-range-photography-...
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Ken Bondy
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Here's an example of what HDR can do. Last week I saw a Twins game at the new Target Stadium in Minneapolis (my 47th different major league baseball
stadium, but that's another story). It was a night game and when the stadium opened there was a vicious shadow across the outfield. These conditions
are almost impossible to expose properly, the shadows are too dark and the sunlit areas are fried. Here's the best exposure I could get with a
normal, single-frame exposure:
Now here's the HDR image which includes the "normal" image above and two others, one shot at two stops above the normal exposure (overexposed), one
shot two stops under the normal exposure (underexposed). The HDR image was processed by Photomatix:
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Thanks a nice one.. plus thanks for the additional information on "shooting"..
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Ken Bondy
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PS Russ I apologize for what looks like a highjack, I just think HDR would really enhance your already beautiful sunrise images.
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WoW great pic, Russ!
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Russ
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Ken, No Hijack. That's way interesting but it sounds like I'd need to set up a tripod and a remote shutter release and shoot everything manually. Then
get the HDR program. Or could I just copy the photo and make the changes in the iPhoto edit program?
[Edited on 9-19-2010 by Russ]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Russ
Ken, No Hijack. That's way interesting but it sounds like I'd need to set up a tripod and a remote shutter release and shoot everything manually. Then
get the HDR program. Or could I just copy the photo and make the changes in the iPhoto edit program?
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Russ,
You can download a free trial copy of Photomatrix to see if you like it. I downloaded from This Place
If will put a watermark on the final photo unless you buy the program. I have not bought it yet and I have not had the time to really see if I like
it.
So far I have only played with it with using the same photo with different exposures----they say it is much better if you take 3 or 4 separate
pictures, but I have not tried that yet.
I did notice they have a version for Mac for people like you who were smart enough to buy a Mac----I should have listened!
Diana
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Loved the morning picture as usual............nancy
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Ken Bondy
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Russ a tripod helps but not absolutely necessary. If you brace yourself and use the continuous shutter release option, you can fire off three frames
quickly and that will work. The HDR software has amazing alignment capabilities. The Target Field images I posted were handheld. I did some shots
with a small tripod but I can't really tell the difference between the tripod and handheld HDR images. With my Nikon D70 I use the autobracket option
with 3 frames and a 2-stop difference between frames. When I handhold, I use the continuous firing option and fire off three frames very quickly.
When I use a tripod, I fire off the three frames with a remote shutter device. I am a big fan of the Photomatix software. I found the HDR process
very clunky in Photoshop, but that all changed with Photomatix, it is very easy to use. Diane is right on as usual, you can download a free fully
functional copy of the program and try it out. It will put a watermark on the images but it is a great way to try out HDR and see if you like it. It
costs $99 to buy the program and get rid of the watermark. Diane it is MUCH better if you use multiple images, no comparison.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
Here's an example of what HDR can do. Last week I saw a Twins game at the new Target Stadium in Minneapolis (my 47th different major league baseball
stadium, but that's another story). It was a night game and when the stadium opened there was a vicious shadow across the outfield. These conditions
are almost impossible to expose properly, the shadows are too dark and the sunlit areas are fried. Here's the best exposure I could get with a
normal, single-frame exposure:
Now here's the HDR image which includes the "normal" image above and two others, one shot at two stops above the normal exposure (overexposed), one
shot two stops under the normal exposure (underexposed). The HDR image was processed by Photomatix:
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Only problem in my book, Ken, is your obscene 18 mm lens.
Was it more wide? That would make it more worse....in my eye.
Hate those things.
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One of your better sunrise pictures, Russ. I like it a lot.
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