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A few pictures I took recently

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1080ski
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Let me know what you think. Critiques are welcome.

1. Taken in Waltham, MA- it is a 2 shot HDR
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2. Taken in waltham, MA- it is a 3 shot blended exposure
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3. Taken in Shrewsbury, MA on a strawberry farm
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4. Taken in between Belgrade, ME, and Waterville, ME (this is actually a few months old)
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5. Taken in Wayland, MA
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6. Taken in Milford, MA
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7. And last but not least, my dog Patrick!
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Jul 4 2009 4:10PM
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1080ski
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click for larger photos and better colors (at least it seems that when i click on a picture in an NS thread, it seems a little more accurate color wise, but i could be wrong)
Jul 4 2009 4:13PM
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no_steeze
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those look nice

here're a few things i noticed
photo 1- 2nd exposure was too bright in the HDR so it looks a bit fake
photo 2- nice work with the HDR but i don't love the angle, maybe offset the concrete thing a bit more
photo 3- needs more color
photo 4, 5, and 6 are awesome
photo 7- would be nicer if the dog was looking at you but i like the funky angle
Jul 4 2009 5:29PM
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1080ski
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thanks! i re-did number 1 with a 1/3 stop lower exposure (i bracketed for this reason haha) and made the HDR strength a lot less in photomatix. i like this one, you can see the sky a lot better

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Jul 4 2009 5:46PM
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no_steeze
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way better

what i didn't like was how bright the fence was, it looked like you were using a flash, this is much better
Jul 4 2009 6:19PM
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1080ski
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^thanks man. i have been trying to stay away from the non-realistic hdr shots (well, i don't do many, but when i do them i try to make them not look really fake, but enough to see that it isnt just a 1 shot type of deal) and i sorta didn't do that on the first version of that shot haha. i like this one much better as well, and thanks again for your input.

and BUMP
Jul 5 2009 1:28PM
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skinnylove
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sorry if this is off topic but can someone make a basic explanation of HDR imaging and how to do it? i don't get it.
Jul 6 2009 3:41PM
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scott23~
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hey i was just fishing in belgrade! and i live right next to waterville! skowhegan represent.
Jul 6 2009 3:51PM
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Alex=God
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its taking a series of photos (usually 2,3,5, or 7) and combining them with using a program(photomatix is the best) to create a single image of the both highs and lows
Jul 6 2009 4:26PM
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Alex=God
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i meant to say taking a series of differently exposed photographs
Jul 6 2009 4:27PM
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grown-ninja
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i like the focus and depth of field on # 6, what camera were u using
Jul 6 2009 4:29PM
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1080ski
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nice! i only go to school up there (colby college) but it is an amazing place up in those parts of maine. i always have a good time. i think my calc teacher lives in skowhegan

and to the poster above me, thank you, and all of these were taken with a nikon d200. that particular shot was (according to exif data) 1/160 f5.6 at 200mm w/ iso set to 100
Jul 6 2009 5:33PM
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