wow

If it was 60 images the clouds would be MUCH more blurred than they are...

Nah

Why would you suggest that?

Are you saying I'm making it up?

Not nice mate.

This post was edited by lithfkn on Apr 5 2010 03:47pm

The clouds are not gonna stay in the same formation for over 60 images.
It's a thing called wind, they move, the clouds would be blurry...

really good job, although the cloud comment is considerable, i know there are a few tricks to get away with it ^^

How many different exposures did you take? I usually do three for HDR landscapes. -2ev,0,+2ev. and use AEB mode.

It wasn't 60 images on one straight shot. There was hardly a gust of wind.

As I said earlier;

( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ----- > background/sky

( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ----- > mid ground/background

( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ----- > foreground/mid ground

This is roughly what it looked like, give or take a couple for each shot (I actually ended up with 55ish if memory serves me correct, some parts of the image don't need a massive stop range)

Would you like me to resize and post all the small jpegs?



I try to shoot at least 5 per shot, usually in 1 stop increments when there is a range where I know my camera can handle it in one exposure. I have found this way to hold the most detail in the shadows and highlights in a normal shot.

For more contrasted images it can be -5 to +5 in one stop increments. I've found it gives a smoother gradient when blending.

I shoot all my stuff manually. I set my focal point, turn off AF on the lens, shoot my midtone range first (make sure the histogram is right) then manually bracket shutter speed.

I really hate that over processed HDR look. Every hdr I've shot doesn't even look like hdr, I do it for the stop range and the detail.

This post was edited by lithfkn on Apr 6 2010 04:56pm

I don't believe that, I'm sorry....
Not even the uploaded web file would be 123.25 KB if it was that big...

Is this coming from your extensive experience of stitching and merging large files?

The way you flap your trap shows you still have a lot to learn. Maybe instead of making yourself look like a stubborn fool, ask how it is done.

This post was edited by lithfkn on Apr 7 2010 04:50am

It's a jpeg, probably saved at medium qualitiy, 120kb is absolutely normal for 550x550 px image.

You need to learn the "save for web" feature on PS.