HDR Church

3 Shot HDR, +- 2EV, ISO 200 f4.5, 1/1000s
Wanted to capture the peaks against the clouds
Thanks for looking!




Another angle in my project 52 thread.

I really like the clouds reflections in the windows.

I like the angle, the composition but find it a little too bright (the masonry). If you could give the stones a little contrast and darken them a little, I think it would improve the image.

Is this better?

Getting there. Could you add a little red and yellow to the stones? The contrast is fine but the cyan overcast still bothers me. But we are only talking about taste now, and I'm telling you mine, so feel free to experiment and find what you like.

Rick, this is a beautiful shot. Great shooting angle and composition. But I also agree with Marcel . . . not enough contrasting color . . . everything has a cyan tinge that makes it almost monochromatic. You might play around with the WB some. Also, when you're processing in photomatix, you might try moving the black point slider a little more to the right. That will give the pic more depth.

Rick, feel free to let me know if showing what I would do on this forum upsets you. I didn't have access to CS5 last night so today I made a mask for the stone only, played with the saturation and contrast and this is what I ended up with. It's only my view and I'm only trying to help, so I hope I'm not offending you.

Marcel's version, to me, gives this shot much more punch. Lots of contrast in this adds tremendously to the visual interest. Love the texture in this version....very dramatic and visually appealing. Nice job, Marcel.

fotojack said:

Marcel's version, to me, gives this shot much more punch. Lots of contrast in this adds tremendously to the visual interest. Love the texture in this version....very dramatic and visually appealing. Nice job, Marcel.

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Thanks Jack.

Excellent re-work on this, Marcel. The shadows make a big difference.

Thank you Marcel! Never offended by help. I do like your version, are those adjustments available in LR3? I do not have CS5. I like how your version brings out the brickwork!

I haven't worked enough with LR3, so I don't know if it has layer adjustments. In CS5, I created a mask for just the brick and then applied the adjustments that I wanted. You might be able to apply the adjustments in LR3 with the brush but I'm not sure how.

Marcel said:

I haven't worked enough with LR3, so I don't know if it has layer adjustments.

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Lightroom 3 does not have a layer feature, but onOne has a plugin to add that capability.