Daves View
Mountainous #4
Posted by DaveB (Exeter, United Kingdom) on 23 October 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
More HDR work from the Scottish Highlands; this is Buachailla Etive Mor, the same mountain as yesterday (Thanks Alun!)
I'm also wondering, does anyone know of any free / extremely cheap monitor calibration software? I'm finding these shots are alot darker on my work screen compared to my laptop, and would like to see if I can rectify this!
As always, comments are welcome, particularly those offering feedback and criticism on my images! (It's the only way I'll learn!) :)
@Stefan Thaler: Thanks Stefan
Oscar from Mollet del Valles (Barcelona), Spain
Nice picture, wonderfoul colors and good compo
23 Oct 2008 7:17am
@Oscar: Thanks Oscar
Claus Petersen from herfølge, Denmark
Wonderful processing, you have really captured all the details and drama in this image!
23 Oct 2008 7:38am
@Claus Petersen: Thanks Claus
@Morgane: Thanks Morgane
Keruschka from Groix from Groix, France
Colors are beautiful! What a nice shot...
23 Oct 2008 10:20am
@Keruschka from Groix: Thanks Keruschka
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
This on'es my favourite, the creek is so beautiful ;)
23 Oct 2008 10:38am
@Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine, I think this is my fave aswel, although I like tomorrows aswel!
Florence from Paris, France
Dave, I will really miss words to express how beautiful your pictures are... ! :-)
Highly dramatic and highly beautiful ! A splendid photography.
23 Oct 2008 10:49am
@Florence: Thanks Florence
Ian from Adelaide, Australia
Agreed, very dramatic.. Love the tones, nicely done.
23 Oct 2008 11:12am
@Ian: Thanks Ian
@Ramiro De Leon: Thanks Ramiro
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
These really are superb pieces of work.
Dave, you can't compare an lcd to a ctr screen, and I would say that the monitor would give a truer picture. I don't know of any software, but you can adjust your settings using the well known B&W calibration strip image. Do you have it..? On my monitor your images look fine, with a full tonal range from highlights to dark clouds. I am very critical about light levels, so that's a plus for you.
23 Oct 2008 2:59pm
@Observing: My work computer is an LCD, so it's not an issue there Mike. I think my laptop just needs to be dialled down a touch. I know there are sensors you can buy which attach to your monitor and adjust your settings via USB, but I don't want to shell out £100 quid for one of these! They both look ok on either machine, just darker on the lcd monitor. I know the B&W strip you're talking about, I'll have to hunt it out again! Thanks for the feedback Mike!
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
p.s: Your laptop is probably showing a brighter than normal image, so adjusting this to what you believe is right will result in a too dark image on the crt.
23 Oct 2008 3:02pm
@Observing: It's all very complicated, I'm sure I'll get it sorted out!
@Rags: Thanks Rags
@Mário Silva: Thanks Mario
Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom
a fantastic image, a lovely angle for a lovely mountain
23 Oct 2008 5:25pm
@Alun Lambert: Thanks Alun
MaryP from Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Brilliant image. Do'nt you just love HDR!?
23 Oct 2008 6:07pm
@MaryP: I certainly do!
@marc: Thanks Marc
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Super image, brilliant HDR. With the monitor calibration, your going to struggle to get both the same truthfully, and calling in the specialists in will cost you a bomb. You could choose one of those magic eye type calibration devices, but is the cost really worth it. Your best bet is to put both monitors side by side and use software calibration (Adobe Gamma for instance) to adjust the screens to a close match.
23 Oct 2008 6:44pm
@Richard_Irwin: Thanks Richard. I know what you mean about the eye gizmos, it's not worth it at my level, and it's not the colours that're off , just the brightness. More of an annoyance than anything else! Thanks for your comment!
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Stunning shot, the clouds in this one are awesome. This current series would look incredible blown up poster size, framed and hanging in a gallery. Nice work.
23 Oct 2008 7:17pm
@Graham Russon: Thanks Graham
Peter Mannfolk from Landskrona, Sweden
This is a fantastic HDR image and by that I mean that it´s not over processed. It´s easy to get carried away when doing HDR. And a big thank you for your comments on my work! /Peter
23 Oct 2008 7:48pm
@Peter Mannfolk: Thanks Peter
Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States
Awesome image! Love the colors and the mood...
23 Oct 2008 8:53pm
@Sandrine: Thanks Sandrine
manel from Spain
Tratamiento extraordinario. Muy expectacular ese cielo. Felicidades.
un saludo.
23 Oct 2008 9:13pm
@manel: Thanks Manel
João Mourão from Amadora, Portugal
What I like most in this photo is the water streem taking us into the composition. Perfect photo.
23 Oct 2008 9:26pm
@João Mourão: Thanks João
Toomaj from Tehran, Iran
perfect and beautiful in HDR, it completely makes deep feeling.
24 Oct 2008 12:09am
@Toomaj: Thanks Toomaj
@One: Thanks One
Marie from Dauphiné, France
I visited your four last posts and I like your work. Beautiful, really !
25 Oct 2008 3:57pm
@Marie: Thanks Marie
@Aaron W. Strasburg: Thanks Aaron
Canon EOS 400D
1/15 second
F/22.0
ISO 100
10 mm