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Fairytale River

3 shot HDR.

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Peter Olexa 1 year ago

Great photo :) I like it
Carried in Cruzine: http://www.cruzine.com/2010/12/03/rivers-waterfalls-photography/

Peter Olexa 2 years ago

Great photo :) I like it

Carried in Cruzine: http://www.cruzine.com/2010/09/24/hdr-landscapes/

zoran simic 3 years ago

beautiful HDR

Roger Arleryd thanx zoran!

Alexander OBrien 3 years ago

Absolutely amazing! The dim HDR really works well!

Roger Arleryd thank you alexander!

clickchick 3 years ago

WOW this is exquisite!! Fabulously done!!

Roger Arleryd oh thank you! :)

Mario Glavacic 4 years ago

I think it is absurd for people to criticize an HDR image since B/W is a valid format. Neither are representative of reality but they both have their place. I think since HDR is so new there is a lot of experimenting going on and some of the images are not up tp the same level as B/W or regular colour images yet. Give it time and we will see amazing HDR work.

The only question should you should ask yourself is: "Does the image move me?"

Roger i agree with you mario. and i think HDR in some way is the future. one of the things with digital that i have a real problem with, is the dynamic range. with better tools or even cameras dealing with this issue, it would be far easier to produce "real looking" images. although i wasn't aiming for that in this shot.

Lotte Blachfeldt 4 years ago

Stunning shot! Looks like a fairytale.

Roger thank you lotte!

Fernand Hick 5 years ago

Roger, I am happy to know it is a HDR shot, but that's not the matter, the result is very beautiful, the effect of HDR in the water is very nice and totally different than with a long exposure. I love the yellow spot in the background. A superb landscape. Love it !
Fernand

Roger thank you again fernand. i'm glad ya like it. HDR's are not everyone's cup of tea. at least when treated like this with strong colors. i agree with you that it's the result that matters. and i have some HDR's in my gallery that noone would think of as HDR :)

Oskar Henriksson 5 years ago

Beatiful shot, love the mist on the mountain.

Roger thank you oskar!

Daniel 5 years ago

for me, the colors are totally unbelievable and detract.

Roger the colors were never meant to be "real" looking, it that's what ya mean?

Richard McDade 5 years ago

I can almost see the "little people" in the frame, well done. Richard

Roger thank you richard!

Michel Nieswaag 5 years ago

2 Words : Love it! Great picture!

Roger thank you michel!

Andreas 5 years ago

Fantastic. Extremelly beautiful!

Roger thank you andreas!

MarkJ 5 years ago

its difficult with hdr/tonemapping - some people realy like it. My opinion is in b/w or normal it would look better

Roger i agree it's difficult with HDR. sometimes, like in this case, i go for over saturated colors and quite heavy tonemapping. at other times, i use it very carefully and one would find it quite hard to tell it's an HDR. to me it's all about the vision i have and i use many different techniques to get there.

MarkJ i think this tells the contradictory truth about hdr/tm, all the less you see it - the better it gets

Roger in some cases yes, in other cases no. it all depends. i can appreciate an heavily tonemapped HDR as much as an old B&W print. to me it doesn't matter as long as i like the photograph. although i'm aware of that there's a lot of HDR's out there that are not very appealing, and that TM is not everyone's cup of tea.

Marcin Śmidowicz 5 years ago

Fantastic! Stunning!

Roger thank you marcin!

Elisabeth Gustafson 5 years ago

Whole Norway is a fairytale.. Love that contry! Your image reminds me that its true. Very dynamic with beautiful colours. Well handled HDR.

Roger thank you elisabeth! oh yes, norway is such a wonderful country. i hope i can go back soon. preferably with an hasseblad or something. (not like i'd ever be able to afford a digital MF camera) :)