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Some shots from around Amarillo...
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:13 pm
by Indy
Potter County Free Library
M-60 A1 Abrams tank
Potter County Courthouse, downtown Amarillo
Grafitti tagged building
Amarillo National Bank Building (didn't quite process the way I expected)
I'll probably get out a little more this weekend and do some more shooting around town. There are a couple of antique shop districts downtown that I may do a little exploring in
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 7:32 am
by YeOldeStonecat
What are you using to "touch up" these pics? They have a surreal look to them, like playing Half Life 2.
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:24 pm
by Indy
YeOldeStonecat wrote:What are you using to "touch up" these pics? They have a surreal look to them, like playing Half Life 2.
I'm using Photomatix pro, which takes multiple exposures of a single shot, blends them together so you get a wider range of highlights, colors, etc. It's a technique called HDR (High Dynamic Range).
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 6:08 pm
by YeOldeStonecat
Reminds me a bit on the effects they use on the TV show "CSI Miami".
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:49 pm
by cybotron r_9
I love the first one with the shadows
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:48 am
by Indy
cybotron r_9 wrote:
I love the first one with the shadows
I think I like that one the best myself...something about the mood of the photo that strikes me just right
Tank is cool
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:27 am
by YoshiMon
Indy wrote:I'm using Photomatix pro, which takes multiple exposures of a single shot, blends them together so you get a wider range of highlights, colors, etc. It's a technique called HDR (High Dynamic Range).
Very cool stuff! I like the tank.
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:36 am
by tao_jones
cybotron r_9 wrote:
I love the first one with the shadows
Has an erie feel to it.
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 3:01 pm
by Humboldt
Great shots
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:12 pm
by Lurch
Nice shots. It's good to see what this city looks like. I've never got into HDR but maybe someday.
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 11:24 am
by Indy
Lurch wrote:Nice shots. It's good to see what this city looks like. I've never got into HDR but maybe someday.
Thanks
I still use HDR, but I'm getting better at making the picture more realistic as to what you would see without the camera. Some of the stuff here was a few of my early experimentations with HDR learning it and getting a feel for what it can do. Some of what people use HDR for just hurts the eyes...I definitely don't go that route unless it's something that I want to have a psychedelic look to it...
Short of maybe oversaturating colors at times, I'd like to think that the pictures that I use HDR on now, have more of a natural look to them.