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HDR is very easy to overprocess which results in images that can look catoonish, watercolor like or unnatural. Some use the auto tools effectively. I prefer however to perform manual blends which yield a more realistic view of the subjects in many cases. Manual blending using a similar approach by typically using two or more exposures. Then blending is performed in Photoshop using tools such as layers, curves, masks, levels, etc...
Even pros have a hard time using HDR programs such as Photomatix and achieving results which which look natural to the eye. I am not saying it can't be done. Some I've seen look pretty good.
But when you perform HDR ask yourself this simple question. Does this look like what my eye saw while taking the photo or not? Sometimes its hard to answer this objectively after working on something for a long time. Other times it's as obvious as night and day.
Here's to High Dynamic Range! (I don't remember any recent
post-your-HDR-photos threads, so I am making a new one.)
My photos (I'm a novice in all this):
one important thing you need to remember is that photos that come out of hdr processing are very very compressed. you really need to bring them into a photo editor and add back your contrast and dynamic range or they will look faded and pastel like alot of times..
brill the settings you are using are to over the top. there is little detail or presence in the photos. the colors are almost a pastel like becoming a mush instead of being sharp and vivid.
if you see in pa2uk phots or mine above , the details pop and the images have a very strong you are there kind of look.nothing gets soft or mushy.
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