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6, 7 and 9 are sweet... although I think the original antenna would represent better... again, good job and love this month's pics . BTW, what is the technique behind #6?
Not HDR Juan...
Think DRI (dynamic range increase). Info here and here. One exposure for the car, another for the mid-ground, then another for the sky; all taken with the camera on a tripod. This allows for you to have customized Graduated ND filters that match your exact photo situation applied in the digital darkroom. FWIW, no plugins or extra software is needed to do this, just your favorite image editor that supports layers and masks (photoshop, PaintShop Pro, GIMP, etc). IMHO, HDR processing is unable to come anywhere close to the quality you get with DRI processing. However HDR processing requires learning almost nothing about processing your images and is typically kiddie scripted, so it's more popular.
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For every ounce of gas saved by a Toyota Pious, a gallon is wasted by the 20 cars behind it desperately attempting to pass because the typical Pious is driven by what appears to be a stoned, nearsighted geriatric who's also lost and confused and allergic to g-forces higher than .01 just to gain an extra 2 MPG. (paraphrased)
MotorOn, you tease. I was hoping to see another cool rig motion shot from you. You did a good job making lemonade though. Nice detail retention in the lamp buckets.
It sure is tough to compete with an Arizona sunset!
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For every ounce of gas saved by a Toyota Pious, a gallon is wasted by the 20 cars behind it desperately attempting to pass because the typical Pious is driven by what appears to be a stoned, nearsighted geriatric who's also lost and confused and allergic to g-forces higher than .01 just to gain an extra 2 MPG. (paraphrased)
Not HDR Juan...
Think DRI (dynamic range increase). Info here and here. One exposure for the car, another for the mid-ground, then another for the sky; all taken with the camera on a tripod. This allows for you to have customized Graduated ND filters that match your exact photo situation applied in the digital darkroom. FWIW, no plugins or extra software is needed to do this, just your favorite image editor that supports layers and masks (photoshop, PaintShop Pro, GIMP, etc). IMHO, HDR processing is unable to come anywhere close to the quality you get with DRI processing.
It varies, HDR requires a lot of skill to pull off just right. Having done both many times in a few different programs, I like to think of it as comparison between a telephoto and a wide angle lens, different tools different results for what would be the same scene, but it is the vision of the photographer and their ability to match it that makes the difference.
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Originally Posted by speednut
MotorOn, you tease. I was hoping to see another cool rig motion shot from you. You did a good job making lemonade though. Nice detail retention in the lamp buckets.
That would be the advantage of HDR in this case. (actually pulled it off handheld in the cold and was able to get a dead on match) With all the dust dug into the sensor (covering IR filter) I'm limited to f/3.5-5.0 right now, and hadn't brought the ND filter with me and just couldn't get enough movement otherwise. if you want I'll PM you the fullsize image so you can understand just how bad a shape the sensor is in AFTER cleanings.
Thanks speednut... great info and will be reading more on it
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Not HDR Juan...
Think DRI (dynamic range increase). Info here and here. One exposure for the car, another for the mid-ground, then another for the sky; all taken with the camera on a tripod. This allows for you to have customized Graduated ND filters that match your exact photo situation applied in the digital darkroom. FWIW, no plugins or extra software is needed to do this, just your favorite image editor that supports layers and masks (photoshop, PaintShop Pro, GIMP, etc). IMHO, HDR processing is unable to come anywhere close to the quality you get with DRI processing. However HDR processing requires learning almost nothing about processing your images and is typically kiddie scripted, so it's more popular.
This is good, all this talk of HDR has shown me a way to get good pictures with in areas that i have been having trouble with. Now I just need to replace my 50 year old Excelsior kick folding tripod.
#8 looks cool to, the colors on the sky are nice and the shadows cast on the MINI help add to the picture nicely.
#9 is neat, has a sort of otherworldly feel to it (kinda like those picture of sunrise you see from the ISS and such).
#1 is nice with the way the MINI's repeat and draw your eye back (or forward), unfortunately the sky looks overexposed. The composition of the photo is really nice looking though, better then a lot of ones I have taken
Believe it or not the setup for my photo wasn't totally my idea. I do not have any external flashes of my own, rather those were the flashes of someone I had met at the beach that nigh who was out shooting with his Canon 5D! Needless to say I was quite impressed (I've only been using SLR's for close to 4 months with my $360 E-500). That whole night I had been fighting with trying to get the exposure level correct (burnt highlights, underexposed foreground), so when I saw what his 5D was able to do with a pair of flash pods I was like "damn that is sweet". He let me hook up his command module to my camera and I snapped that. My only beefs with it are the hood is a little dark and that there is that big ol' white spot on the rear most panel. It was about 15 degrees out that night, so the flashes were taking forever to charge adding another layer to the shot.
Great work this month everyone. 
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Excellent choice this time around.
Dare I say more.
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