While going through the pictures, I saw this one and remembered the reason I took this. The varied colors. So I thought I will try to use this single picture and apply the HDR processing using Luminance HDR software I had installed some time ago. Since I am still unaware of lot of parameters associated with it, I gave a go with the various options and got this one close to my liking.
And then I played around a little more and I got this one 🙂
And then with a new equation, it gave me this one
Now I am like a kid in a candy store 🙂
But my favorite is still the first one, even though the 2nd one looks good for a spooky set with all those branches coming out very well. The third one is just too nice and soft for my liking.
And then again after sometime I tried it with Photomatix Pro for Tone Mapping and this is what I got. And now I sort of like this too. That is why I don’t like too many choices 🙂
Do you have a favorite among the three ? what do you think of the fourth one ?
PS: For Earth Day yesterday, I shared a few photographs of mine in Google+ (a first for me). Just testing the waters.
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Very cool!! Nice shot and edits. I like the second one.
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Thank you John 🙂
I was so pleasantly surprised with that one actually.
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When I edit pictures, I often get surprised what happens and I usually use that one. LOL. I have idea in mind and then while editing, I’ll try something and get a different result than I originally thought.
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🙂 I understand that now.
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And I think that is the best part about editing. Coming up with something uniquely yours.
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I don’t know about unique 🙂 but I almost jumped from my chair clapping when I saw the results. It felt nice.
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I like that feeling too when editing a shot and it comes out looking really good.
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They are all great images and it’s hard to chose a favorite but I think mine might be the 4th!
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Thank you 🙂
That 4th one was a bonus and it came out well too. It looks a little brighter than the rest isn’t.
Thank you for letting me know.
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I like # 2 best but it was not easy to choose. #1 is my second choice (it almost looks like a pencil sketch).
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🙂 Thank you. The landscape was beautiful there.
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