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@Rakesh Rok : Yes we do understand that you tried, but I somehow don't understand those pre-installed apps/editing software that the new age mobiles have. They dont give us the opportunity to learn how the HDR is actually made. Go through wiki and other sites and they have explained how to click the images for HDR and how to tone map them to get the perfect HDR image.
Even I am learning how to take spherical panoramas now, that google mobiles have "pre installed". May be because I want to know and learn how it is made to look that way.

Hope this is taken in good spirit

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another one from Buenos Aires Argentina

morning view of the same bridge

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@keshavrana : Wonderful places you have been to. Any HDRs from these places?

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a big big LOL from my side in the mid of the night over your comment

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Yes sure, downloaded photomatix Divya bhai asked me to, will try it out with that. . . BTW this one was edited in my Laptop using Photoshop CS5, which you had previously told me about, tried a bit and that was what I could make for the first time . . . Took some help of a picture in HDR and worked a little with that. . . Next time will try out more. . . Thanks again. . .

Cheers!!!

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i'm in merchant navy so i get to see so many places
all these pics were taken from a moving ship and at that time(2012) i didn't knew about shooting HDR's so no HDRs
but next time i go on a ship i will definitely try some

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Sure, will wait

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Why are we even talking about HDRs with regard to this image ? Its a single exposure taken with a mobile phone! Even Pseudo HDRs that are created from single exposures, are created by manipulating the Exif data from the image to create two more exposures, one overexposed and another underexposed. What I would suggest you do for creating better pictures is work on your framing and composition before jumping to creating HDRs. A lot of people don't understand the importance of basics such as framing, rule of thirds and having your subject stand out etc. and talk all about post processing the hell out of an image to create a masterpiece!
I am saying all this because when I started clicking pictures four years ago I did the exact same thing. Then I thought that buying all those expensive cameras and lenses and battery grips would make me a master photographer!. Today after clicking more than thousands of images I have realised that to create good photographs you just need to observe good, know how to use your camera whichever that might be and keep it simple. Post processing is something that should be done to enhance your almost perfect image to make it perfect, not to create a whole different image out of something.
Had I stuck to the basics it would be a whole different level that I would be on right now. So my advice would be to read about the basic concepts of light, framing and exposure before you jump into more advanced image manipulation techniques.


Another one from my photo a day project :

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@Abhishek2255 : Agree to the fullest buddy. These rules play a major role whenever we click something. Although there are times when we can overlook these, but I never had any situation like this. When I opted for Delhi School of Photography beginner class, they first told me to mug up what all I have in my camera.
E.g : AF points, sensor size, grains in High ISO etc etc.
I still remember when I was saving for D7000 (suggested by a wedding photographer) as I wanted to work with him. He was hell bent on making me buy that body, but I used friend's D90 and was more than happy to have that rather than D7000 which is almost double the price of D90 (although I still dream of D610).

Photography is vast field where we can experiment a lot, but at the same time, it has limitations too depending upon what forte we are in. I wont need a 400mm lens in wedding, I would be happy to have a wide angle and a prime lens. Whereas a wildlife photographer would think the opposite.

No offense to anyone, somehow I still find kids these days jumping on costly cameras and clicking any random thing and give the term "photography" to it. But at the same time we all would appreciate too if the same guy clicks a wonderful image.

The father of photography Henri Cartier Bresson said, "Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst." I have just reached half of it

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And lo, I was thinking that I was clicking some great pics! Bang head.

(Agree to all pointers above)

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yeah! When you are clicking professionally then these things do matter! Like in your case Prateek bhaiya, A D610 will get a lot more better results than the D7000 because the shallow depth of field of a full frame sensor and the iso performance will help create much better looking images, but the same camera in the hands of someone with a lot money and a little bit of knowledge would be of no use, as they wont know how to use that depth of field to their advantage. So when we talk about the business aspect of photography these things do matter not more than the basics but yeah to some extent they do. But at the same time I have seen people using a D3100 and creating images that are out of this world !
I have clicked some 25k plus photographs till date and my first 20k were definitely my worst ! lol. But they have taught me a lot at the same time.! Thats why i still have all of them
hahaha! You do click some great images And the more Important part is that it shows that you have fun clicking those images, thats the whole point, its not a competition until photography earns you your bread and butter :P

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Taken at Yelagiri. C&C welcome



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'File too large' How do i compress? Here is the link to the pics which i posted in Facebook. Started shooting in manual just a week ago.. Hope they are acceptable at the least

https://www.facebook.com/Abhilash.A.H/media_set?set=a.684207858279787.1073741829.1000007 17382041&type=1

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Adobe Photoshop or Microsoft Office picture editor (I bet everyone has this).

Good pics. Which cam you bought?

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I used photoshop cs6 onlu on two pics. The ones with the cow! To get that texture. In all others, i used it to just add the watermark. I bought nikon D3200 with 18-105 as kit lens.