What do you think of this photo?

glocke12 · Nov 7, 2011, 06:02 AM

This looks like it was an HDR shot converted to b&w...

I actually find it a little hard on the eyes, and it takes a little bit too long to figure out exactly what you are looking at.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/beezerb...7528/lightbox/

TheDrift- · Nov 7, 2011, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glocke12

This looks like it was an HDR shot converted to b&w...

I actually find it a little hard on the eyes, and it takes a little bit too long to figure out exactly what you are looking at.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/beezerb...7528/lightbox/

its not bad the bonnet is a bit too distracting for me, I dont think its a genuine HDR, I'd guess at a single image made to look HDR,

There's a plugin called topaz adjust that would get you a look similar to this.......

check out this guy...he does amazing b and w hdr, Piet Van den Eynde not sure of his homepage but you can put his name into google images to see some of his work

flosseR · Nov 7, 2011, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glocke12

This looks like it was an HDR shot converted to b&w...

I actually find it a little hard on the eyes, and it takes a little bit too long to figure out exactly what you are looking at.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/beezerb...7528/lightbox/

+1.. too busy, hard to focus and hard to concentrate...

Tomorrow · Nov 7, 2011, 11:52 AM

Curious to see what it would look like in true color. But I agree with the other posters, it's not pleasant to look at.

simply amazing · Nov 7, 2011, 11:56 AM

as far as the black and white conversion, i think it's a great photo. a lot of depth as far as yielding a lot of contrast. however, the photo itself is way too busy for such a conversion. the post-processing would yield much greater results on a simpler photo

AlexH · Nov 7, 2011, 01:22 PM

I think it is an interesting photograph, but not necessarily one my eyes enjoy looking at. It's in your face.

GoCubsGo · Nov 7, 2011, 02:08 PM

It's visually unpleasing on the eye, both of them.

Doylem · Nov 7, 2011, 02:17 PM

Take it away. Bury it in quicklime...

hansolo669 · Nov 7, 2011, 03:48 PM

a couple things
the border sucks - doesn't fit the photo at all, and creates another distracting layer.
also the photo has far to many elements, it would look better perhaps with just the car in the frame.

on a more positive note i like the processing you have done, and i think the "gritty" "experimentalist" style really fits with what the photo _could_ look like. as is its a bit much, but their is potential, and it definitely isn't a bad photo.

glocke12 · Nov 7, 2011, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by hansolo669

on a more positive note i like the processing you have done, and i think the "gritty" "experimentalist" style really fits with what the photo _could_ look like. as is its a bit much, but their is potential, and it definitely isn't a bad photo.

actually it is not mine..it was on a friends FB page...just curious to see if I wasn't the only one who found it unappealing.

chrono1081 · Nov 8, 2011, 11:11 AM

I have a friend who keeps processing his photos similar to this and they look equally as bad. He thinks its HDR, and to an extent he is right, but its HDR done badly.

Good HDR doesn't look like HDR, it looks like how you naturally see things. Christmas tree lights are a great way to practice an HDR technique. Try and get the shot so you see both the bulbs lit and the tree the way the human eye sees it.

El Cabong · Nov 8, 2011, 12:01 PM

Man, truck (in background), and other vehicle (in foreground) are distracting, and the processing destroys any subject/background separation (especially with the reflection of trees/grass on the hood). Maybe that was the point, but as it is, it's just a mess, imo.

HarleyMan · Nov 20, 2011, 12:02 AM

Annoying

And thats from a car lover and a builder of many a 55 Chevy in his time.

Def. would rather see the original picture and in color.

glocke12 · Nov 23, 2011, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by HarleyMan

Annoying

And thats from a car lover and a builder of many a 55 Chevy in his time.

Def. would rather see the original picture and in color.

lol..glad Im not the only one.

This picture actually makes me feel nauseous.

Nov 7, 2011, 06:02 AM	#1
glocke12 Banned Join Date: Jan 2008	What do you think of this photo? This looks like it was an HDR shot converted to b&w... I actually find it a little hard on the eyes, and it takes a little bit too long to figure out exactly what you are looking at. http://www.flickr.com/photos/beezerb...7528/lightbox/
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simply amazing macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2011	as far as the black and white conversion, i think it's a great photo. a lot of depth as far as yielding a lot of contrast. however, the photo itself is way too busy for such a conversion. the post-processing would yield much greater results on a simpler photo __________________ 13" MBA (2011): i5 . 4GB RAM . 256GB SSD MacBook (White, 2006): 2GB RAM . 320GB HD
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Nov 7, 2011, 03:48 PM	#9
hansolo669 macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2009	a couple things the border sucks - doesn't fit the photo at all, and creates another distracting layer. also the photo has far to many elements, it would look better perhaps with just the car in the frame. on a more positive note i like the processing you have done, and i think the "gritty" "experimentalist" style really fits with what the photo _could_ look like. as is its a bit much, but their is potential, and it definitely isn't a bad photo. __________________ : 13in MBP, MDD FW800, iMac g3 slot loading, iBook g4 PC: Custom build(main), IBM Intellistation p4, Dell latitude pIII
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AlexH macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hot Springs, AR	I think it is an interesting photograph, but not necessarily one my eyes enjoy looking at. It's in your face.
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Doylem macrumors 68030 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Windermere: England's longest and wettest lake...	Take it away. Bury it in quicklime...
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chrono1081 macrumors 603 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Isla Nublar	I have a friend who keeps processing his photos similar to this and they look equally as bad. He thinks its HDR, and to an extent he is right, but its HDR done badly. Good HDR doesn't look like HDR, it looks like how you naturally see things. Christmas tree lights are a great way to practice an HDR technique. Try and get the shot so you see both the bulbs lit and the tree the way the human eye sees it. __________________ Macbook Air 13inch Ultimate Hexcore MacPro 3.33ghz - 24 gigs ram - ATI 5870 - Dual 27inch ACD's
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Nov 8, 2011, 12:01 PM	#12
El Cabong macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2008	Man, truck (in background), and other vehicle (in foreground) are distracting, and the processing destroys any subject/background separation (especially with the reflection of trees/grass on the hood). Maybe that was the point, but as it is, it's just a mess, imo.
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Nov 20, 2011, 12:02 AM	#13
HarleyMan macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: VA	One word comes to mind Annoying And thats from a car lover and a builder of many a 55 Chevy in his time. Def. would rather see the original picture and in color.
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