HPS3
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- Jul 8, 2009
some school play shots. A7r2 + 85mm FE 1.8 in APS-C mode.
Awesome shots!
The Helios has plenty character but low on contrast. It’s pretty sharp also.
some school play shots. A7r2 + 85mm FE 1.8 in APS-C mode.
Who needs HDR?
Recently I went back and reedited some photos I took last year, mostly to adjust WB. This process however always seems to end up being much more, at least for me.
Here is a photo of Les Chefs de France restaurant in Epcot after the my original edit. It was taken around 9am in bright sunlight which produced plenty of shadows. I pushed the shadow slider in LR to drawn them out but you can see by looking at the front door area and into the windows that they were still dark.
In my recent edit, I used the adjustment brush in LR to increase the exposure and pull shadows more in those dark areas (full disclosure - I also reduced the vignetting I used in the first edit but don't think that had too much effect in the dark areas, especially around the front door). I also adjusted the color of the sky and fixed some distortion issues. The photo was shot with the A7r2 + Batis 18mm 2.8.
I was always impressed with the ability of my NEX-7 sensor to pull shadows, but the A7r2 sensor is truly amazing in this regard. I can't remember the last time I regretted not shooting something bracketed. My HDR software has not gotten much love lately. This method also seems to give you a more "realist" look than HDR software were I have to temper my temptation to push sliders to their limits.
Wonderful it looks!some school play shots. A7r2 + 85mm FE 1.8 in APS-C mode.
Absolutely Stunning set of images shared.
Greet shots @Hockeyman! What fisheye were you using?