Re: An orgy of HDR and computer-enhanced kitsch
On 2/9/2023 9:48 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: The Guardian presents the winners of this year's international garden photographer of the year competition. "The waterfall is pictured surrounded by autumn-toned trees, and with the (enhanced/added) mist..." "... which I created from a bug hotel in my garden using in-camera image blending" "The Stream Garden ... is shown here in all its glory in the first morning light using HDR." The whole selection looks like an ad for a well-known photo enhancement software. But don't take my word for it. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2023/feb/08/international-garden-photographer-of-the-year-in-pictures From this to all-AI-generated imganery is only a small step. Gads, the whole lot looks like a Ken Rockwell nightmare. I thought the highlight of the page was a photo biography of Raquel Welch until I got to the end and realized it was something of an obituary. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: An orgy of HDR and computer-enhanced kitsch
Most of them were hideous to my eye, but I did like the orchid blossoms that took 1st in one of the categories... subtle and painterly and a couple of others that were less hypersaturated and better than most of the prize winners. But it is what the audiences seem to go for these days. sigh. ann On 2/9/2023 5:11 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 09.02.23 um 22:12 schrieb John Sessoms: HDR has its place. It certainly has and I've used it at times. Much like perfume or make-up, it's best when it's not immediately apparent. Nothing wrong with using it as an effect like solarisation or multiple exposure, but cranking each and every photo through HDR, often combined with grossly overdone colour saturation, soon becomes boring. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Fotos : https://www.fotocommunity.de/user_photos/770012 -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: An orgy of HDR and computer-enhanced kitsch
Am 09.02.23 um 22:12 schrieb John Sessoms: HDR has its place. It certainly has and I've used it at times. Much like perfume or make-up, it's best when it's not immediately apparent. Nothing wrong with using it as an effect like solarisation or multiple exposure, but cranking each and every photo through HDR, often combined with grossly overdone colour saturation, soon becomes boring. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Fotos : https://www.fotocommunity.de/user_photos/770012 -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: An orgy of HDR and computer-enhanced kitsch
I would love to create images like that "Blue Tajinaste, La Palma, Canary Islands" ... HDR has its place. On 2/9/2023 10:48 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: The Guardian presents the winners of this year's international garden photographer of the year competition. "The waterfall is pictured surrounded by autumn-toned trees, and with the (enhanced/added) mist..." "... which I created from a bug hotel in my garden using in-camera image blending" "The Stream Garden ... is shown here in all its glory in the first morning light using HDR." The whole selection looks like an ad for a well-known photo enhancement software. But don't take my word for it. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2023/feb/08/international-garden-photographer-of-the-year-in-pictures From this to all-AI-generated imganery is only a small step. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Fotos : https://www.fotocommunity.de/user_photos/770012 -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: An orgy of HDR and computer-enhanced kitsch
> On 09/02/2023 15:48 Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > > The Guardian presents the winners of this year's international garden > photographer of the year competition. > > "The waterfall is pictured surrounded by autumn-toned trees, and with > the (enhanced/added) mist..." > > "... which I created from a bug hotel in my garden using in-camera image > blending" > > "The Stream Garden ... is shown here in all its glory in the first > morning light using HDR." > > The whole selection looks like an ad for a well-known photo enhancement > software. But don't take my word for it. > > https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2023/feb/08/international-garden-photographer-of-the-year-in-pictures > > From this to all-AI-generated imganery is only a small step. > > Ralf Well, most of those are utterly dreadful. And having been to Plitvice Lakes National Park, I have to say that the image bears no resemblance whatsoever to the place I was at. I would also say it would be quite difficult to take a bad unmodified image of the place. It is that scenic. Have a look at the Wiki photos. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plitvice_Lakes_National_Park -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: An orgy of HDR and computer-enhanced kitsch
Over saturation = overrated !! Cot On 9 Feb 2023, at 15:48, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: The whole selection looks like an ad for a well-known photo enhancement software. But don't take my word for it. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2023/feb/08/international-garden-photographer-of-the-year-in-pictures -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
An orgy of HDR and computer-enhanced kitsch
The Guardian presents the winners of this year's international garden photographer of the year competition. "The waterfall is pictured surrounded by autumn-toned trees, and with the (enhanced/added) mist..." "... which I created from a bug hotel in my garden using in-camera image blending" "The Stream Garden ... is shown here in all its glory in the first morning light using HDR." The whole selection looks like an ad for a well-known photo enhancement software. But don't take my word for it. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2023/feb/08/international-garden-photographer-of-the-year-in-pictures From this to all-AI-generated imganery is only a small step. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Fotos : https://www.fotocommunity.de/user_photos/770012 -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
