HMAS Stuart

My previous post was about ReDynamix and this post is also about it. This time I'm showing a couple images that have been created a little differently.

What I did with these was create a fake HDR in Photomatix. I did this by taking the original image and making two copies of it, one 1exp higher and 1 exp lower. This made them look like they had been bracketed.

Next step was to generate a flat looking HDR in Photomatix and then save as a 16 bit tiff. From there I open the tiff up in photoshop and apply ReDynamix to give he image some pop.













This is the HMAS Stuart, an Anzac class frigate. I only wish I could have gotten to other good vantage points to shoot this vessel. I have a fascination with warships, I like the powerful look of them. I remember seeing the Missouri when it was docked in Hobart. I got to walk on the deck and see the big guns. I don't remember a lot about it, it must have been 17 or 18 years ago. Maybe longer. But I do remember seeing the plaque commemorating the end of World War 2. Another photo opportunity missed.

HDR Escort

HDR Alter

Tone Mapped Portraits

I have been playing around with HDR and Tone Mapping over the weekend and I came up with these creations. I put these images through tone mapping twice to create a more stylistic result. I used Photomatix to create these, along with Lightroom and Photoshop.











These and my other HDR images can be found here.

HDR and Baskerville

I managed to find the Natsoft results from the weekends round at Baskerville. It was hidden in the wrong year (someone made a mistake). Anyway, here is a link to the results.

Here is one of my favourite motorbike shots from the weekend. More images can be found in the Baskerville 50th anniversary gallery.




Because so many cars were on static display I was able to take multiple exposure shots of some that caught my eye. By doing this I was able to create High Dynamic Range (HDR) images using a program called Photomatix Pro by HDRsoft.

Here are some of the images.







More of my HDR images can be seen in the HDR gallery on my web site: www.colbluephotography.com