Evo X Mountain Pass Photos *HDR yo*

**WarmAndSCSI** · 05-02-2009, 08:52 PM

So I went for a drive today and was loving the weather up in the mountains, so I took some photos and HDR-ified them. Some of them turned out pretty good, I think :) Will be pretty much the last snow we see here this year, so I'm glad I was able to shoot these today.

*edit* I've included the originals for now... I'd like to do some more work on these.

*edit 2* Completely re-edited all photos. Let me know what you think.

Originals:

**silver01g** · 05-02-2009, 09:06 PM

Sweet bro! keep it up

**Rayth** · 05-02-2009, 10:18 PM

good looks

**seth98esT** · 05-02-2009, 11:37 PM

Photos look all weird and pixillated. If thats what you were going for, good job ;)

**WarmAndSCSI** · 05-02-2009, 11:50 PM

Why do I even bother posting shit? Yeah, I need a better camera. gg

**peanotation** · 05-03-2009, 12:36 AM

Originally Posted by seth98esT

Photos look all weird and pixillated. If thats what you were going for, good job ;)

lol cool shots anyways. need better camera man....those angles on a good SLR would be awesome

**WarmAndSCSI** · 05-03-2009, 12:41 AM

Thanks... I just spend too much money on more fun stuff. I'll pick up a used DSLR eventually.

**Galante** · 05-03-2009, 07:37 AM

I'm lovin' your Evo man! Awesome pics!

**lnkn52** · 05-03-2009, 12:14 PM

Nice Evo, the angles of the shots are nice, but yeah you need to upgrade the camera

**WarmAndSCSI** · 05-03-2009, 12:31 PM

Thanks, but yeah... I'm pretty sure most of you are full of shit. I want to see some examples of your work and what equipment you use before "upgrade your camera" blanket statements are made. I'm looking again and really only 3 of these photos came out grainy. The last one is horrible, unfortunately, but I did what I could to save it because the perspective was awesome.

Really, I've never seen anybody take any photos like this before and post them here...

Anyway, I'm sure some people have enjoyed looking at some amateur photos of scenery they may never actually see.

**ZigenScarface** · 05-03-2009, 01:08 PM

well i see the evo, and i see the mountains, what i dont see is any passing =p
j.k nice pics.. the "hdr" look really makes the blue come to life on the evo

**WarmAndSCSI** · 05-03-2009, 01:13 PM

The HDR is fake. I don't have a tripod yet to take multiple exposures.

**Kid** · 05-03-2009, 02:57 PM

Good stuff! I wish I knew how to do the whole HDR thing...
*is sad*

Kid

**WarmAndSCSI** · 05-03-2009, 03:04 PM

http://www.nill.cz/index.php?set=tu1 is the exact tutorial I used to create an action in Photoshop to do it for me.

It works on some photos very, very well. Others, not so much. Out of the ones I posted, I'd throw out about 5 of them. But it's OK, I posted them all for constructive feedback, but the best I've heard so far is "get a better camera" which isn't very helpful at all...

Proto · 05-03-2009, 06:27 PM

Photos and angles are great with the HDR effect but camera = fail. You can pick up a decent canon or nikon for around $150. Any plans for a wheels and drop?

**WarmAndSCSI** · 05-03-2009, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by Proto

Photos and angles are great with the HDR effect but camera = fail. You can pick up a decent canon or nikon for around $150. Any plans for a wheels and drop?

Thanks Reggie.

The camera does fail. Too much artifacting, terrible light capturing ability...

I might as well save up for a D60 like I want :)

It's dropped already. I did that the first week I owned it. But you can't tell from that one side of the car in the first few photos. It's just the ground and how the wheel is turned. 2 finger gap up front, 1 finger in the rear.

**JdM Yo!** · 05-03-2009, 07:41 PM

like i said to the other pictures i saw, probably the best colour that the evo comes in....good choice.

as for the camera......first thing i thought was these pics are pritty good, id be proud to take them with a DSLR let alone anything else.

Good work, i now have a new desktop :)

**4g63lover** · 05-03-2009, 10:18 PM

looking good. That color is pretty cool.

**Blue Ice** · 05-03-2009, 10:47 PM

I think you took some great shots. Maybe the "grainyness" comes from downsizing the actual, photos or the "fake" HDR. what do the originals look like.

I'm not a professional picture taker and don't know the camera's you talking about, i just know what i see.

**WarmAndSCSI** · 05-03-2009, 11:53 PM

ty guys

Yeah Proto actually gave me several tips and nothing is really making my Kodak take better photos. It seems to always introduce the noise/speckles no matter what settings. POS

I think I might try running a despeckle on a few of these before running the HDR filters. Might help.