Posted by Bob Falcone on July 21, 2015 at 12:40 PM
Shot Tower Arch last week on my first stop on a tour through National Parks/Monuments in Utah. There were some shadows when I got there, but I did some HDR processing and got this.
I shot this at 24mm, lying on my back at the base of the arch.
I used the single raw HDR function built into Paint Shop Pro X7. It takes a raw image, divides it into 3 exposures, then recombines them into a single HDR image. There are lot's of tweaks that can be done while in that function, too.
Posted by Karl Buiter on August 10, 2015 at 6:16 AM
Nice, and I agree, good use of HDR. Generally I avoid HDR and do manual blends. This one may have me take a look at the technique.
But beyond technical, really nice comp of Tower Arch.
I usually 4x4 to the Arch when out there - taking some trails such as Klondike Bluffs that lead to a tough climb up and over the ridge a mile west. Then up the trail road.
A short story and sort-of rescue. Last time I was there we ran into a church group of youth hikers with adult. They asked us how we rolled int - as they took the 1 mile hike from the lower lot. They left; and as we got to duck, we finelly rolled out. Sure enough we found half their group on the Jeep road - nearing dark without flashlight, warm clothing, or adequate water. Made space for them (we had not yet unpacked) - and then later at near dark found the other half who did go to the lot and were hiking up the jeep road. Its my example to tell folks to be careful out there - that really could have triggered an S&R mission.
But yeah, love me some Tower Arch. Nice Shot Bob!!
Posted by Bob Falcone on August 12, 2015 at 11:14 AM
Thanks Karl.
I'm not nearly talented enough to manually blend images, and my experiences with "automated" HDR processing of multiple images hasn't been great. I use a combination of single-image HDR and some other refinements I've mastered and have been getting pretty nice results.
I tried to 4X4 out to Tower instead of hiking, but after about a mile the 4X4 road got almost impassable. Both myself and another Jeep with better off-road ability than mine couldn't get past some pretty big rocks, due to the approach angle we'd need. It was all good, since it was also my goal to hike in every park I visited on this trip.
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6 repliesShot Tower Arch last week on my first stop on a tour through National Parks/Monuments in Utah. There were some shadows when I got there, but I did some HDR processing and got this.
It looks like the HDR did the trick without making it look like an HDR shot. Looks good to me!
Thanks Jim! It's HDR done with a single RAW file. Usually works pretty well.
It looks very good, Bob, nothing "posterish" about the result. Excellent shadow detail.
Bob, two questions: what was the focal length of the lens you used for this shot, and what's the name of the HDR program you used?
Thanks Howard,
I shot this at 24mm, lying on my back at the base of the arch.
I used the single raw HDR function built into Paint Shop Pro X7. It takes a raw image, divides it into 3 exposures, then recombines them into a single HDR image. There are lot's of tweaks that can be done while in that function, too.
Nice, and I agree, good use of HDR. Generally I avoid HDR and do manual blends. This one may have me take a look at the technique.
But beyond technical, really nice comp of Tower Arch.
I usually 4x4 to the Arch when out there - taking some trails such as Klondike Bluffs that lead to a tough climb up and over the ridge a mile west. Then up the trail road.
A short story and sort-of rescue. Last time I was there we ran into a church group of youth hikers with adult. They asked us how we rolled int - as they took the 1 mile hike from the lower lot. They left; and as we got to duck, we finelly rolled out. Sure enough we found half their group on the Jeep road - nearing dark without flashlight, warm clothing, or adequate water. Made space for them (we had not yet unpacked) - and then later at near dark found the other half who did go to the lot and were hiking up the jeep road. Its my example to tell folks to be careful out there - that really could have triggered an S&R mission.
But yeah, love me some Tower Arch. Nice Shot Bob!!
Thanks Karl.
I'm not nearly talented enough to manually blend images, and my experiences with "automated" HDR processing of multiple images hasn't been great. I use a combination of single-image HDR and some other refinements I've mastered and have been getting pretty nice results.
I tried to 4X4 out to Tower instead of hiking, but after about a mile the 4X4 road got almost impassable. Both myself and another Jeep with better off-road ability than mine couldn't get past some pretty big rocks, due to the approach angle we'd need. It was all good, since it was also my goal to hike in every park I visited on this trip.