me messing with photoshop equals this
07-06-2008, 10:10 PM
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Pretty cool stuff....looks like a professional shoot now. 
BTW, are able to remove that front plate holder? If so, ditch it and buy some plugs for the holes.
BTW, are able to remove that front plate holder? If so, ditch it and buy some plugs for the holes.
07-06-2008, 10:11 PM
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i was thinking about going aero kit, but plugs are cheaper. 
Originally Posted by DrLev99' post='617883' date='Jul 6 2008, 11:10 PM
Pretty cool stuff....looks like a professional shoot now.
BTW, are able to remove that front plate holder? If so, ditch it and buy some plugs for the holes.
BTW, are able to remove that front plate holder? If so, ditch it and buy some plugs for the holes.
07-06-2008, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by myfootsmells' post='617885' date='Jul 7 2008, 02:11 AM
i was thinking about going aero kit, but plugs are cheaper.
07-06-2008, 10:43 PM
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nope didnt know there was another fellow HDR fan here. i was reading some tutorial and decided to give it a shot, that was my first attempt.
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Originally Posted by ro11dice' post='617898' date='Jul 6 2008, 11:41 PM
have you been taking hdr lessons from knightcom? looks good.
07-07-2008, 05:41 AM
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Nice!
I would personally do three things...
-Tone down the sky just a tad... maybe desaturate it a bit. Also feather or add a gradient map to soften the transition where the building meets the sky.
-Clone out the building address number - it's distracting
-Clone out the cement square and metal cap in front of the car
I also generally add a mask that darkens the windows, and another mask that highlights the wheels + headlights. See below.
I would personally do three things...
-Tone down the sky just a tad... maybe desaturate it a bit. Also feather or add a gradient map to soften the transition where the building meets the sky.
-Clone out the building address number - it's distracting
-Clone out the cement square and metal cap in front of the car
I also generally add a mask that darkens the windows, and another mask that highlights the wheels + headlights. See below.
07-07-2008, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by UUronL' post='617990' date='Jul 7 2008, 09:41 AM
Nice!
I would personally do three things...
-Tone down the sky just a tad... maybe desaturate it a bit. Also feather or add a gradient map to soften the transition where the building meets the sky.
-Clone out the building address number - it's distracting
-Clone out the cement square and metal cap in front of the car
I also generally add a mask that darkens the windows, and another mask that highlights the wheels + headlights. See below.
I would personally do three things...
-Tone down the sky just a tad... maybe desaturate it a bit. Also feather or add a gradient map to soften the transition where the building meets the sky.
-Clone out the building address number - it's distracting
-Clone out the cement square and metal cap in front of the car
I also generally add a mask that darkens the windows, and another mask that highlights the wheels + headlights. See below.
I couldn't resist... Sorry. I didn't do the window darkening, there's a ton of odd colors in there and it just looked bad when I darkened it. Desaturating it was bad too since it didn't match the rest of the car.
It's a little sloppy, but you get the idea.
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07-07-2008, 06:20 AM
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Nice work by both of you guys... I wish I had the time and patience to learn some of these higher-level PS techniques.
UU, did you tone the sky down to the right of the light pole or just to the left?
UU, did you tone the sky down to the right of the light pole or just to the left?