andrewfuller62
Conningham I
I took a little road trip south of Hobart down the Channel way yesterday with view to testing out my new 24-70 f2.8 Nikkor, and to take some shots of areas I had not previously taken in any serious way previously. I am also back to doing more traditional shooting, though now find doing bracketed sets assists me in being able to get the shots looking more like I would like by the use of blending, rather than with HDR all of the time (I am finding that HDR is a little limited at this stage, in that it is quite difficult to get every shot looking right - though this does not mean that I have abandoned the technique). Shooting HDR has made me realize that there are two rather opposing schools of thought out there, with a smaller, more moderate group that sit in-between who either use, or tolerate both of the other techniques - let's call them Traditional and HDR.
I am now trying to get as much detail into my shots as I can squeeze out of my D300 and my lenses (and my limited abilities). This shot was not taken using the Nikkor, and was taken using the trusty Sigma 10-20 (where would we be without this little gem of a lens). I had a Hoya polarizer on the front of the lens (which later fell on the ground and seperated the two sides - more expense in repairs).
The other thing that I set out to do was to take some shots through the less-than-ideal times of the day when the sun was high in the sky. I figure that if HDR is a way of evening up the dynamic range, then there must be more traditional methods (outside of grads) that enable high contrast scenes to be made a little less so, yet still appear appealing to the viewer. This, along with a couple of other posts of late, are my endeavours to do this.
I would appreciate good, honest feedback from the more experienced of you in how you think I am going (including in composition, processing etc.). If it's flawed....then tell me!
© Andrew Fuller. This image remains the property of Andrew Fuller, and as such, may not be used or reproduced in any form, in part or in whole, without my express permission.
Conningham I
I took a little road trip south of Hobart down the Channel way yesterday with view to testing out my new 24-70 f2.8 Nikkor, and to take some shots of areas I had not previously taken in any serious way previously. I am also back to doing more traditional shooting, though now find doing bracketed sets assists me in being able to get the shots looking more like I would like by the use of blending, rather than with HDR all of the time (I am finding that HDR is a little limited at this stage, in that it is quite difficult to get every shot looking right - though this does not mean that I have abandoned the technique). Shooting HDR has made me realize that there are two rather opposing schools of thought out there, with a smaller, more moderate group that sit in-between who either use, or tolerate both of the other techniques - let's call them Traditional and HDR.
I am now trying to get as much detail into my shots as I can squeeze out of my D300 and my lenses (and my limited abilities). This shot was not taken using the Nikkor, and was taken using the trusty Sigma 10-20 (where would we be without this little gem of a lens). I had a Hoya polarizer on the front of the lens (which later fell on the ground and seperated the two sides - more expense in repairs).
The other thing that I set out to do was to take some shots through the less-than-ideal times of the day when the sun was high in the sky. I figure that if HDR is a way of evening up the dynamic range, then there must be more traditional methods (outside of grads) that enable high contrast scenes to be made a little less so, yet still appear appealing to the viewer. This, along with a couple of other posts of late, are my endeavours to do this.
I would appreciate good, honest feedback from the more experienced of you in how you think I am going (including in composition, processing etc.). If it's flawed....then tell me!
© Andrew Fuller. This image remains the property of Andrew Fuller, and as such, may not be used or reproduced in any form, in part or in whole, without my express permission.