zion - tree in the rock - HDR

[Marcy]

this is the Tree in a rock - with an HDR treatment -

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z242/starburr/zion_np_10_web.jpg

[thapamd]

Nice shot, Marcy. The HDR looks very natural and pleasing! :thumb

[PackingMyBags]

nice, but could use some masking.

[rwells]

Very pleasing to my eyes. :thumb

[Eia]

Lots of drama...especially like the cloudy sky showing off the boulder! Not over the top to me.

[willard3]

Nice, tasteful HDR.

This is how they should look.

[dlplumer]

Well done

[hawkeye978]

The treatment works well. Good detail while maintaining a natural look.

[DECinNC]

I'm not much on HDRs but shots like this could change my mind.

[Marcy]

thanks for all the nice comments - I really enjoy doing shots like this - but you have to lug around the tripod sometimes - the day I shot this one was real poor light and HDR helped pop the picture

[Dogdots]

Very good -- I agree it is pleasing to the eyes :thumb

[marcpro]

How did you do it?
I'm learning HDR, and your shot is fantastic, so I'm curious as to what your workflow is for a shot like this. Do you shoot 3 shots? 5 shots? What software do you use to render the HDR? What sliders or knobs do you play with in the software?
Cheers!!
Marc.

[ront]

Very nice!!

Ron

[kdog]

Looks good, Marcy! :thumb You got a good subject and nice processing.

BTW, you don't always need a tripod to do daytime HDRs. If your camera has a high enough burst rate, you can put it into autobracketing, and just hold down the shutter to fire off a bracketed burst. Most cameras know to end the burst when the bracket is done. Shoot it maybe three times that way to be sure you've got a good one. Photomatix is great about correcting minor shifts of the scene due to camera movement.

Regards,
-joel