Satellite Beach Florida Sunrise

[kdub2051]

Some HDR shots with EVO early morning at Satellite Beach FL. Edited using Cyberlink PhotoDirector 9. ISO 100; Freewell ND16 and ND32 filters.

 

[Goober]

Looks nice
Thanks

 

[rkyleh]

Nice pictures!!

 

[HiloHawaiian]

Very, very nice! Man, have I spent a lot of time at a hotel there (Ramada on the beach?). A long drive to the Cape, but quieter than staying in Cocoa Beach with all the rockets scientists and wannabes.

 

[Franlac]

like the other it's "somptueux"

 

[MitchNC]

That's amazing. Are you using Photoshop to do the HDR processing?
I'm not getting good results. I need some tips.

I put the same set of photos through this (it's not free, so the finished product is watermarked):
Fotor

and got much better results than I got with Photoshop.

Edit: I just noticed that the video I took at the same time I took snapshots has MUCH better color and exposure.
So I clearly have more to learn about proper camera settings.

 

[Jagerbomb52]

I do like the photos but I also find there is a large amount of noise in the photos. Just for fun I ran your first one through Photoshop and used a plug in called Topaz DeNoise 5
Do you think it looks better or worse?

 

[HiloHawaiian]

Better. While you always loose some fine detail with de-noise filters, many times it's worth it. At print-on-the-wall viewing distances, most won't notice the loss. Low-light shots like this using small imagers always have noise in neutral-density areas & shadow areas. The only decent way to partially clean it up is to despeckle/de-noise a bit. The only method I know to get less noise is to use a camera with a big imager. My Nikon D810 is a brick to carry around, but if you want less noise & more dynamic range in these kinds of settings, that's what you need (or the equivalent Canon, Sony, etc.)...