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Letterman, It seems you and I agree on many aspects of photography.

I think that anyone who has been into photography for at least a few months will understand this:
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I was thankfully able to avoid the HDR hole and am now stuck in the "Damnit, I suck" stage.
 
asp said:
I was thankfully able to avoid the HDR hole and am now stuck in the "Damnit, I suck" stage.
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You and me both.

I never understood the whole HDR thing. At least not the way most people do them. They look fake and surreal. I've seen some guys who are really REALLY good at it but the thing is you can't tell it's made out of several images if it's done right.

The HDR photos I hate are the ones you look at and immediately say "yup...HDR"
 
loading up on gear like you're attracted to it. showing it off, rubbing it in everyone's face, and 9 times out of 10 not knowing how to use most of it.

Happens with anything people are into really :D
 
DrMoab said:
You and me both.

I never understood the whole HDR thing. At least not the way most people do them. They look fake and surreal. I've seen some guys who are really REALLY good at it but the thing is you can't tell it's made out of several images if it's done right.

The HDR photos I hate are the ones you look at and immediately say "yup...HDR"
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I totally agree. HDR seems to be the most useful when there's weird lighting. And even then, you can do some photoshopping to lighten/darken certain areas of the photo to make it work.
 
asp said:
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I was thankfully able to avoid the HDR hole and am now stuck in the "Damnit, I suck" stage.
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Great chart!

I have been in the "Damnit, I suck" stage for the last 15 years, but I have always thought other people shoot much better then my crap photos. I also don't like HDR at all, I have seen why it is needed but most just use it for that fake look.
 
Nearly everything I might suggest has been mentioned to some extent already, One little nitpick suggestion I don't think was mentioned, the bright reflection of the sky in the windshield is a distraction. Reflections and hotspots can be reduced using polarizing filters or by shooting in naturally polarized conditions.

A Cool shot of an XJ all the same and a keeper for you for sure, I would weigh it pretty heavily if it where used as the posed photo of your rig in our rig of the month challenge for example.
 
XJEEPER said:
Opinion.
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Yes, it is my opinion, but it is also simple basic art rules. College level introductory Art Appreciation classes will go into painful detail on paintings and photos and what makes them great. Eye lines are one of the most covered topics. Most of the rules about the direction of the subject and the eye lines in a photo you can learn in the basic Photo Composition classes.

The vanishing point made from the lines in the jeep lead the eye out of frame and not into the photo. I understand that with the tires turned it helps break the eye line some, but the longer diagonal lines are much stronger then the short vertical lines of the tires. Diagonal lines in photos are always stronger then horizontal and vertical lines and with the shape of the jeep it really makes an arrow to lead the eye.

There is a reason most good artist study art and photograph, even the bad artist like myself can learn something.
 
Letterman said:
RockTracXJ asked for people to rate the shot from 1-10 and even asked "What you say?"

Nothing wrong with posting up an honest opinion, RockTracXJ might not agree with it but it makes for a better thread that he and others might learn something from what is posted. I have learned something from what others posted in this thread. Seems like this board is turned into a bunch of whimps that just want everyone to post up "Thats Great! Thanks for sharing!"

I say the shot is a 5-6! That is a good shot, but I would have liked to have seen it just a bit different, and I have no connection to the shot, not my jeep and I have never been there.

10 would be a perfect shot that I would buy a large print out.
7.5 would be a shot I would print out and hang on the wall or use as my desktop background.
5 would be a good shot that I liked.
2.5 would be a shot that I would look at once and not care if I saw it again.
1 would be a shot that I did not like at all, and would not want to see it again.

I have been shooting offroading photos and video for well over 20 years, even my best shots are maybe a 7 or 8 and I have never shot a 10.
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on that note!
relax! lol....im just sayin it was a nice shot...

yeah Letterman your shots are alright
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xjblue said:
Nearly everything I might suggest has been mentioned to some extent already, One little nitpick suggestion I don't think was mentioned, the bright reflection of the sky in the windshield is a distraction. Reflections and hotspots can be reduced using polarizing filters or by shooting in naturally polarized conditions.

A Cool shot of an XJ all the same and a keeper for you for sure, I would weigh it pretty heavily if it where used as the posed photo of your rig in our rig of the month challenge for example.
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asp said:
Lighting isn't bad, but the rocks by the waterfall are a little dark (maybe it's just my crappy monitor) and so is under the jeep. Some might like the reflection on the windshield. For some shots it works, for others it doesn't. I don't think it does in this one because the right edge of the windshield has rocks in it again. If it was all clouds I'd like it more.
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