1 Series HDR

radiantm3 · 04-30-2009, 01:07 AM

I posted some photos of my car on 1 Addict, but wanted to share some of the HDR versions over here. As you can see, one of my biggest problems when shooting cars is not getting the aperture right. I want to get the car fully in focus without the background. What do you guys usually do? Preview the images at 100% and then adjust? I guess I'm just lazy.

TWiTCHY · 04-30-2009, 01:59 AM

These are beautiful!! How do you do your HDRs? Mine always come out with the "overdone" look.

And I always find anything above f/4 to be just perfect for cars.
Example: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsitthi/3400762838/

Most of the time when I'm shooting events, I don't worry about aperture all that much. It's usually just luck through trial and error.

radiantm3 · 04-30-2009, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by TWiTCHY

These are beautiful!! How do you do your HDRs? Mine always come out with the "overdone" look.

And I always find anything above f/4 to be just perfect for cars.
Example: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsitthi/3400762838/

Most of the time when I'm shooting events, I don't worry about aperture all that much. It's usually just luck through trial and error.

Thanks! Do you use photomatix? I did use a smaller exposure bracket than most. I used about a +-1 stop bracket. I also desaturate a bit.

TWiTCHY · 04-30-2009, 02:30 AM

Yes I use Photomatix, but single-file conversions instead of the traditional HDR, primarily because I don't do proper photoshoots, but instead, events and car meets.

Desaturating seems like a good idea for HDRs since that's what many people complain about in an overdone HDR photo. Thanks for the tip!

KANdaddy · 04-30-2009, 03:32 PM

Awesome pics!

BillLee · 04-30-2009, 03:42 PM

wow those are great pics

Saigon · 04-30-2009, 11:22 PM

damnn nice wheels

remmib · 05-01-2009, 07:26 AM

Great HDR pics.

What lenses did you use, looks like a fisheye lens?

Sniz · 05-01-2009, 08:42 AM

very nice shots, I like these HDR's, I dislike most. Need to fool w/ photomatix more often.

rodi · 05-03-2009, 02:05 AM

radiant,

would you mind taking some shots of your car at a similar angle and focal length (about 35mm) of the photo in my sig? i want to shop your black wheels on my car. i think the GTS-R's in grey would look good if they're as much darker than space grey as i think they are. but i also want to see what the blacks look like.
cheers if you can!

MCMLXXXIX · 05-17-2009, 02:49 PM

damn nice pictures!
and those wheels look nice! did you get the time attack red custom? that looks SO NICE on the black breytons!

asdflkijd · 05-17-2009, 03:09 PM

very nicely done!

miktrebla09 · 05-18-2009, 10:14 AM

Nice photos, man~

do you shoot in raw at a low iso?

I find my HDR come out too noisy when I shoot at anything above 400 iso (using a 40d).

radiantm3 · 05-18-2009, 01:51 PM

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Nice photos, man~

do you shoot in raw at a low iso?

I find my HDR come out too noisy when I shoot at anything above 400 iso (using a 40d).

Yea I usually shoot HDRs at 100 iso on a tripod. The only time it becomes a problem is when there's a lot of background movement.

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TWiTCHY Colonel 389 Rep 2,526 Posts Drives: '13 AW E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: WA iTrader: (6)	These are beautiful!! How do you do your HDRs? Mine always come out with the "overdone" look. And I always find anything above f/4 to be just perfect for cars. Example: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsitthi/3400762838/ Most of the time when I'm shooting events, I don't worry about aperture all that much. It's usually just luck through trial and error.
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TWiTCHY Colonel 389 Rep 2,526 Posts Drives: '13 AW E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: WA iTrader: (6)	Yes I use Photomatix, but single-file conversions instead of the traditional HDR, primarily because I don't do proper photoshoots, but instead, events and car meets. Desaturating seems like a good idea for HDRs since that's what many people complain about in an overdone HDR photo. Thanks for the tip!
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rodi . . . 188 Rep 2,391 Posts Drives: your FACE! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta proper iTrader: (-1)	radiant, would you mind taking some shots of your car at a similar angle and focal length (about 35mm) of the photo in my sig? i want to shop your black wheels on my car. i think the GTS-R's in grey would look good if they're as much darker than space grey as i think they are. but i also want to see what the blacks look like. cheers if you can! __________________ 2009 135i \| space grey \| sport \| navi \| hifi \| heated dinan stage 2 software \| bmw performance exhaust kw v2 \| hotchkis front sway \| vmr v710
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miktrebla09 Private First Class 5 Rep 180 Posts Drives: biped Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Seoul / Boston iTrader: (0)	Nice photos, man~ do you shoot in raw at a low iso? I find my HDR come out too noisy when I shoot at anything above 400 iso (using a 40d).
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