07PonyVert

...well, after taking about 50 different shots (inside and outside), I managed to get one that looks great and I was happy with. I know there are a few guys on the forum here that are wizards with a camera and HDR imaging software, so I am sure this is nowhere on par with their work, but I figure for using a Sony CyberShot, some freeware HDR software and an old version of Photoshop, I didn't do too bad.

I just got the chin spoiler on her yesterday and wanted to have a nice picture now that I finished with the appearance mods for now.

Anyhow, hope you like it!



UPDATED!!!

OK, after a little more playing around, here are a couple more shots and angles:

1. Same shot but toyed around with a crosshatch effect in Photoshop to give it more of a drawing/painting effect instead of a photo:


2. Here's a slightly lower angle from the same side. Not sure if I like this one better than the original, but still a nice shot regardless:


3. Finally, one of the exterior shots. I guess it was windier than I thought because many of the exterior shots didn't line up well in the HDR tool (must have shaken the tripod a bit during the shoots). This was one that wasn't too bad.



4. And this was another angle with the top up, but is actually just one image run through the tone mapping tool:



Well, that's it for now until I can manage to shine her up and get her around town again with the camera. Any and all feedback welcome!!

awsomeaussies206

Great picture!!! I wish I had some photoshop skills! I do ok in paint though. lol

siberian.mist

so nice, what HDR software did you use? I'd like to try this.

marcuskeeler

very nice work !!

pat123

Great picture!

ThumperMX113

I need to learn how to use programs like that considering I've got a great camera ... Nikon D40X.

americaniron

That pic looks very nice.

S197steve

Camera doesn't mean squat without good lenses... what lenses do you have?

Also, picture looks good... I like the setting.

HDR is more or less just an oversaturated image. To get real neat color effects you'll want to play around with the curves in photoshop.

marcuskeeler

Actually HDR is the net result from merging images which are both over and under saturated. It's a nice effect.

S197steve

True HDR is created from 'combining' one over exposed, one properly exposed and one under exposed image...

A very similar effect can be achieved by playing with curves and saturation...

Me personally, even though I shoot with digital I'm pretty old school... I hardly use any photoshop (or in my case Lightroom) post processing at all.