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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 09:52 PM
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Let me know. LOL.

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Old Jul 6, 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.
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Old Jul 6, 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.
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Old Jul 6, 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.
I like your first idea better. I should have thought of it.
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 10:41 PM
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have you been taking hdr lessons from knightcom? looks good.
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Old Jul 6, 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.
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 12:32 AM
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did you have to download the program or buy it?if so which one
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Old Jul 7, 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.
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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 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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Old Jul 7, 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?
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