Heels HDR by Jan Clarke
30.05.2012: 1,838 views.
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After I’d finished taking the pics of my heels for a Challenge, I had a mad thought: what if I tried to HDR one of them. I’d half packed everything away so I set it all up again and re-set my camera – Manual Mode with Auto-bracketing.
By this time, it was quite a bit later and the light was much richer. I spent a bit of time arranging the organza so that it caught the light the way i wanted. The sun had also shifted it’s position, so I moved the table a bit and turned it to catch the rich setting light. I closed the cur1,21tains so that there was only that light coming in
I’m glad I decided to shoot again because I’m really pleased with how this pic has come out.
All views and comments are appreciated.
Pentax K100d, Sigma 28 – 80 mm lens, 3 x Auto-bracketed shots, and Photomatix used to make the HDR – I used the Details Enhancer tab. (I also did one using the Tone Compressor tab – the difference between them is interesting). I then used Photshop to clean it up a little but didn’t make any changes to things like Colours, Levels or Brightness/Contrast, etc.
Comments
Thank you for sharing your work with the Photomatix HDR Group. This wonderful example of a Photomatix-processed image has been accepted into the Group!
Lol, that was very quick, Etienne. Thank you for this lovely Banner, I appreciate it.
– Jan Clarke
oh i love the “rich” colors here, adds a certain seductiveness to this. The texture of the fabric- looks lush and velvety.
Lol, the fabric my shoes are sitting in is a dark red organza and when the sun shines on it, it has a beautiful blue tint – the HDR has enhanced this so well. Unfortunately, orgnaza is a rather “stiff” fabric despite it’s fineness – I imagine it might soften with repeated washing but I’m very glad I’ve never had to wear it on my bare skin!!! Many thanks for a wonderful compliment, Ruby, I’m so glad you like this.
– Jan Clarke
Very cooll! The position of the shoes, off center focus, the material—all make for an intriguing image. :) One of the things that makes this shot, I think, is the stiffness of the organza. (I’m with you—wouldn’t want to wear it!) The way the HDR enhanced the colors, I thought it was two different materials.
Thank you for such a wonderful compliment, Karen, I appreciate it very much.
LOL, I thought the “under-done” pic of the three was pretty good but when I saw how this finally came up (after being fiinished in Photoshop), I was so pleased I followed my mad moment! HDR is a fascinating process, you can get so many different results with it; it’s also frustrating when you have a particular result in mind and can’t quite get what you’re after! I’m so glad this appealed to you.
– Jan Clarke
cool shot Clarkey
Love ‘N’ Laughter Kriss ♥
Lmao, now you surprise me, I thought it was pretty hot! Glad you like it, Kriss.
– Jan Clarke
Thank you for this wonderful gift, Iva, it’s appreciated very much.
– Jan Clarke
I see what you mean – the colours are divine! Great shot!
Thank you so much, Margot, and I appreciate the Watchlisting, too. I am really pleased with how this came up, much better than I expectewd.
– Jan Clarke
very nice work! (and shoes!)
Many thanks for visiting and a lovely comment, Nadine.
– Jan Clarke
Love the colour changes on the fabric
The colour change is amazing, especially depending on the light.
– Jan Clarke
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!
Many thanks for your great comment, Daisy, I appreciate it.
– Jan Clarke
Beautiful set up and editing hun!!
I appreciate your great comment very much, Kellie.
– Jan Clarke