No time to work on any new stuff so I'm now digging into my emergency and somewhat not finished items.
This is a shot is a shot I've taken before which I wasn't too happy with at the time of capture. I promised Nkechi that I would do another version which I believe reflects what I was intending on capturing.
What do you think of this? Compared to the previous is this an improvement or should I have left it as it was before? I'll be very interested to hear your point of view on this.
I have three more HDR shot to put up then I'll be unto something else.
New feature on Shutterchance. You can now send this image in an eCard to your friends. The idea is that if an image better expresses thoughts, emotions or feelings for or to another person use it.
Post processing: Application of the HDR technique and Slight colour saturation
It certainly brings the scene to life, verging on the surreal though now. Not sure how much effort this takes and how much control you have but it certainly offers you an opportunity to 'improve' or fine tune a shot.
Jide Alakija: Thanks Simon.
bola
20 Mar 2006, 00:20
yea. surreal is the word. Reminds me of those "gotham citylike" super hero sets. for want of a better description. I prefer this to the prev shot. That was pretty dark.Nice work
Excellent! A big, big difference with the original. Amazing what you achieved here in PS! Nicely done!
Jide Alakija: Thanks Sidney.
Sele
20 Mar 2006, 03:56
Second time viewing this and the Eye looks closer! Did you crop the pic since you posted it?
I quite like the shot... It's very alive!
...the clouds a bit too strong though. They look like storm clouds in a less storm-threatening atmosphere. Ki l'o feel?
Lol. Been waiting for this one for ages. Love the colours, especially the sky.
However, difficult as I may seem, I STILL prefer the first one. It evokes a sense of dream-like calm and reminds me of early morning walks along Westminster Bridge when working for one of the tacky tour bus companies (yes, I was one of the droning voices on the top deck!) and William Wordsworth's "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, Sept. 3, 1802", one of my favourite poems, about the London skyline in the early morning.
Obviously, quite a few things have changed since Wordsworth's day, but you'd be surprised how resonant the poem still is, despite the difference two centuries may have made. I won't paste the whole poem on here, but I will include the link below. See if it resonates with you, and which of the shots you feel it most applies to. My money's on the previous shot!
Beautiful picture. The blue is grat and the clouds look amazing. I was a London a little more than an year ago and I took some pictures that include picture of and from the London Eye as well. You can check them out at : http://www.navinharish.net/gallery/london/launch.html
Jide Alakija: Saw your scrap book. REally impressive. Thanks for the comment.
Bola
20 Mar 2006, 10:32
HDR? I know it's some kind of editing software but exactly what does it do? When r u having that glossary?
Nice one bro, you know what? Before I comment on the HDR, let me say fantastic capture. Do not think it could have been snapped any better. You got all your angles spot on, showing the beauty not only of the Thames, but the London eye and the city of London, type of shot you see in a book and wish or pray YOU WERE there.
Now to the High Dynamic Range side of things. HDR is all about overcoming our craft's limitations, looking at the original and comparing with the image above, we can see how more apealing the image has been made. From a grey picture, we have gone to a wow image.
Has Jide's use of HDR help hence the image above. YES YES AND YES.
Has this image been overprocessed? NO.
I know the purist out there will be turning and spitting, but you know what I say, embrace the technology we are given, use it to enhance ones craft, know when to use and when not to. We after all our all out there for that perfect shot.
Jide has succeeded in making an okay picture into a great, fantastic image.
So to you my friend. You get a great big fat I LIKEY from the Subter.
Jide Alakija: Well thought out arguement. Thanks. Getting soft Suby.
Great shot. The HDR tends to make everything look fake, and that's unfortunate. I want everything to look real...almost ubber-real. It gives me a more powerful emotional response. If something is too tampered with, I feel only like a voyeur...and disbelief starts to enter my mind. I really like your shots, Jide, and maybe I'm one of the few on here, but the HDR isn't working for me. Kind regards, Brent