Daves View
Exeter Cathedral #1
Posted by DaveB (Exeter, United Kingdom) on 10 March 2008 in Architecture and Portfolio.
This is the first of a series of HDR shots I took in Exeter Cathedral over the weekend. They take an age to process, but they're well worth it!
As always, comments are welcome, particularly those offering feedback and criticism on my images! (It's the only way I'll learn!) :)
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
WOW, I walked right into the photo, I love it!!! Bravo Dave ;)
10 Mar 2008 10:23am
@Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine
Sujit Sudhi from Hyderabad, India
Awesome. Simply awesome. Magnificent capture of the architecture.
10 Mar 2008 10:23am
@Sujit Sudhi: Thanks Sujit
Peter Miller from Lichfield, United Kingdom
Dave, this is a very well taken shot, looks great, I am just starting to get into this stuff myself. Have you paid for pixmatix and if so how much. I suppose the main work involved is adjusting the sliders during tone mapping. Just one slight criticism, because you are taking multiple exposures the people in the scene have moved causing slight blur, of course this cannot be helped if there are moving objects in the scene. Otherwise Dave a great attempt
10 Mar 2008 11:12am
@Peter Miller: Thanks for the comment Peter, I know what you mean about the people in the shot, they come out looking ghost-like. I did try cloning the 2 people in the foreground out, but the complicated detail caused by the rows of chairs meant it just looked messy, and I sorta like the way they're centred in the shot anyway!
As for the processing, I used the merge to HDR function photoshop has. I have downloaded photomatix (the free trial) before, but I honestly still haven't played around with it in any great detail. The shots I have done came out looking quite unrealistic, so although the processing in PS takes an age with my clunky laptop, I think it's worth it!
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
I like the slanted effect of the pillars in the forground in this shot, they carry the eye down to the central alter and beyond, did you use your wide angle lens or is this a result of the pp?
I think the HDR has worked very well. :)
10 Mar 2008 12:49pm
@MaryB: Thanks Mary, this is with a Sigma wide-angle lens, I really liked the barrel distortion so I left it like that!
Dara from Irvine, United States
I like the perspective and the DOF of this photo,
10 Mar 2008 3:39pm
@Dara: Thanks Dara
Reza from Montreal, Canada
Wow! This is absolutely outstanding. a Great piece of art-work.
10 Mar 2008 3:56pm
@Reza: Thanks Reza
@pLusOne: Thanks pLusOne
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@zOOm: Thanks zOOm
@Barbara: Thanks Barbara
Tse Min from Melbourne, Australia
wow, this is fantastic!! well worth the effort!
10 Mar 2008 9:08pm
@Tse Min: Thanks Tse Min
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
FANTASTIC, I am experimenting with this as well, and appreciate how difficult and time consuming it is. I kinda like the blurry people, adds to the scene. Well done.
10 Mar 2008 9:10pm
@Graham Russon: Thanks Graham
Wysterior from Kloten, Switzerland
Absolutely amazing - HDR is great for cathedrals. Well done and 100% worth it ;)
Wys
10 Mar 2008 9:24pm
@Wysterior: Thanks Wys
@Sandrine: Thanks Sandrine
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Fantastic use of that wide angle... Excellent shot! I just wish they'd leave the modern amenities out of amazing historic buildings like this... ie the hanging light.
11 Mar 2008 3:07am
@amy: I know what you mean Amy. Thanks for the comment
Michael from Wuppertal, Germany
WOW! Thats what HDR was made for! Great shot, Dave!
11 Mar 2008 5:23pm
@Michael: Thanks Michael
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
Fantastic; look at those arches and angles!
17 Mar 2008 11:24am
@Viewfinder: Thanks Viewfinder
e11even from eleven, United States
this is another one- that i will remember- fantastic- by the way most HDR softwares offer an application option for motion. I know that photomatix does. i have toyed with it a bit myself and am trying to understand a sort of happy medium in the psot processing because i like the realness of the camera
image before too much processing occurs.
11 Mar 2009 12:52am
@e11even: I know what you mean Rio. This was actually processed using the merge to HDR function in CS3 - I find this can offer much more realistic results to those produced by Photomatix (which is what I normally use!), but it takes much longer to process a shot, and it doesn't deal with motion well at all!
sawsengee from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
exquisite interior view....the ambience light & linework composition are splendid
19 May 2009 3:49pm
@sawsengee: Thanks sawsengee
