James Newman
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I recently posted an image that I made in an interesting thread about old windows in old, abandoned buildings. That thread is here...http://www.openphotographyforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8528
My image was created first by running three bracketed exposures through Photomatix and generating an HDR composite. I then took the HDR through Photoshop CS4 and converted it to the B&W seen in that other thread. I am not too good at post processing. It is one of my bigger weaknesses and I really think I could do a lot more with my photos that would in the end, make them better. This challenge is just to give those that want to try, access to the original files so you can work on them and come up with your own black and white version of the window and hopefully teach me something in the process.
I have uploaded 4 files to choose from. The first three are NEF files from my Nikon D200 that were bracketed with the intention of making the HDR with Photomatix. They were shot with -1, 0, +1 EV. You can download them all if you want to try another HDR or some other type of blend, or just one or two or even none if you are not interested. You can also download the 4th file which is the HDR that I got from Photomatix. It is straight out of the program and normally I would then take that image into Photoshop for some more adjustments. Do that if you want.
This is more a learning experience for me because if you do try your hand at it, I would hope that you would also give a description of what you did to end up with your final results. That way I can see the different ways people tackle similar situations along with their results. Who knows, maybe it will be a learning experience for some others as well and fun for a few others anyway.
As I said, these are Nikon NEF files which Asher wanted me to inform you that you can convert via Adobe DNG convertor if you have an older version of Photoshop.
I hope some of you give it a try.
James Newman
-1 EV image here https://www.yousendit.com/download/UmNKckhTSWVUME5jR0E9PQ
0 EV image here https://www.yousendit.com/download/UmNKckhhU1A1aVpFQlE9PQ
+1 EV image here https://www.yousendit.com/download/UmNKckhhU1BENlJjR0E9PQ
Photomatix HDR image here https://rcpt.yousendit.com/663914063/9252065a1a425a186ee2fc16d9a4f957
My image was created first by running three bracketed exposures through Photomatix and generating an HDR composite. I then took the HDR through Photoshop CS4 and converted it to the B&W seen in that other thread. I am not too good at post processing. It is one of my bigger weaknesses and I really think I could do a lot more with my photos that would in the end, make them better. This challenge is just to give those that want to try, access to the original files so you can work on them and come up with your own black and white version of the window and hopefully teach me something in the process.
I have uploaded 4 files to choose from. The first three are NEF files from my Nikon D200 that were bracketed with the intention of making the HDR with Photomatix. They were shot with -1, 0, +1 EV. You can download them all if you want to try another HDR or some other type of blend, or just one or two or even none if you are not interested. You can also download the 4th file which is the HDR that I got from Photomatix. It is straight out of the program and normally I would then take that image into Photoshop for some more adjustments. Do that if you want.
This is more a learning experience for me because if you do try your hand at it, I would hope that you would also give a description of what you did to end up with your final results. That way I can see the different ways people tackle similar situations along with their results. Who knows, maybe it will be a learning experience for some others as well and fun for a few others anyway.
As I said, these are Nikon NEF files which Asher wanted me to inform you that you can convert via Adobe DNG convertor if you have an older version of Photoshop.
I hope some of you give it a try.
James Newman
-1 EV image here https://www.yousendit.com/download/UmNKckhTSWVUME5jR0E9PQ
0 EV image here https://www.yousendit.com/download/UmNKckhhU1A1aVpFQlE9PQ
+1 EV image here https://www.yousendit.com/download/UmNKckhhU1BENlJjR0E9PQ
Photomatix HDR image here https://rcpt.yousendit.com/663914063/9252065a1a425a186ee2fc16d9a4f957