Tom Icklan
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| Tom Icklan |
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Title - Urban Blight
How I did it:
This image was one of three or four I took to try out a technique that is totally new to me. When I first saw HDR photos on the net I became completely enthralled with what is possible in the hands of a talented photographer with good processing skills. Certainly not me, but one can hope, with practice and experience I will eventually improve enough to at least satisfy my personal standards. What is High Dynamic Range? Essentially you take anywhere from three to eleven bracketed exposures then combine them using one of the commercial programs on the market. This image was done using Photomatix Pro (the most popular but I also own Bracketeer) using 5 exposures and touched up in PS. The result is a picture that hopefully preserves highlight and shadow detail. A second step then compresses the range to permit printing or projection. Very heady and exciting stuff. But don't take my word for it. Google this topic and look for yourself at what is being done. In the mean time I hope you will bear with me as I try,try again to improve my HDR technique.
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| Maria Korab-Laskowska | I really enjoy your final product; even it looks to me more like illustration then a photo. Regarding your HDR technique- so far I tried only automatic version in CS3 and not every time was happy. Sometimes I use an old fashion Photoshop technique which I will describe in July submission. Did you use tripod to take these photos? |
| Fred Kuhns | Very nice Tom, I’d say you are well on your way to mastering HDR. I’ve only tried using Photoshop’s merge to HDR command but have never liked the results – I’d like to blame photoshop but I know it’s just me. I think it’s a real skill knowing how to compress the image data back to the standard tonal range, mine always looks a bit fake. Does using the Photomatix Pro make a big difference, or could you get the same results with Photoshop? I’ve bought a book on HDR hoping that it would help but it doesn’t seem to have made any difference sitting over there on my book shelf ... maybe it would help if I actually read it!? |
| Annette Chiu | Although I have no experience of you HDR technique, I do like the end product you create in this image. It is colorful and has impact. |
| Phil Geraci | Sorry, Tom, but your technique on this one escapes me. I'm not at all familiar with the other processes you mention -- remember, I am using Photoshop 4 and will continue to do so since it satisfies all my needs. But I did find your abstract image rather interesting. I can't comment on your processes, but I'm sure they were essential to the result. |
| Linda Phelps | You certainly brought out lots of bright color! I love the subject matter. This kind of thing appeals to me personally. It there suppose to be a corner included in this frame? If so, it got lost. That bothers me a bit. The textured surfaces are nice....... |
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Tom Icklan
I got serious about photography in the mid-sixties but, after learning the fundamentals and setting up a darkroom I abandoned the hobby due to career, family and educational pursuits. |