On Jul 25, 2008, at 12:36 PM, AlunFoto wrote: > http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/displayimage.php?pos=-118 > > I'm wrestling with the settings in Photomatix. With default settings, > this piece of software invariably produce eerie, weird pictures that > never match what the eyes see. So I have to pull the levers. I usually > give up after half an hour of tweaking, but this time I think I may > have actually produced a credible image. What do you think? Is this > passable? > > Tech: > Produced with Photomatics from 3 RAW exposures +/- 1.7 EV from the > K20D, and processed with the "details enhancer". > > The scene is a narrow canal somewhere close to Canada Water in the > London Docklands area.
You've managed a decent balance with this one. It does seem to be a more difficult technique to use well than first glance would make it appear. I've been looking at a lot of HDR work these days. Overall, the *vast* majority of it looks hideously over-processed and awful to my eye. Some few people apply the technique with subtlety and get results that are actually an improvement on a straight exposure, but those seem the rare exception as yet. I've been meaning to try Photomatix, just haven't found the time yet. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
