For today’s post we’ll take a look at another famous New York area, Times Square. I know that native New Yorkers aren’t overly fond of the area, with people cramming the sidewalks to take pictures, pose for pictures, look at pictures and just generally ogle at everything around them. I’m not going to lie, I’m a big fan of Times Square, as there really isn’t anything else like it in any place that I’ve visited. The lights, the sounds, the way that something is always trying to grab your attention, it certainly is unique!
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The images today were taken on my second night in the city, a rather rainy evening. One is a standard HDR and the other is the middle exposure of the seven brackets used to create the HDR processed in Lightroom 4. I’ve been using it for a couple of months now, mainly on my portrait work and this is the first real go ’round I’ve had with it on some other than people. I’ll say this: I was very impressed. So impressed, that I couldn’t figure out which one I liked better, the single exposure or the HDR! I thought that I would share both of them and get your feedback. The first one is the single exposure, the second one, below, is the HDR.
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Thanks for stopping by today folks! See you all tomorrow.
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I like the single exposure processed in Lightroom – the image looks more natural and has plenty of range! Well done!
I’m going first shot because the signs don’t look as muddled and dirty. I also like that the building in the back does not look like some glowing shard of hope, but rather a normal building.
Both images have their merits, but I like the single exposure better. The colors feel a little more realistic and natural.
Gunna agree with Chris on this one, the signs do look much nicer in the first shot. Although I think the eye sign looks just a bit cooler in the 2nd shot. Nice work.
Sweet image Dave, I love that place myself, see you soon, and thanks again
Awesome shots Dave. I am with everyone else as I like the LR image. That clarity slider in LR4 is really an HDR slider in disguise!
Well, here’s a dilemma. I’m partial to the slightly painterly look of well done tone mapping, so I’m leaning toward the HDR. But the single exposure has great clarity, detail, and range and is very pleasing to look at. I’d call it a draw. I like them both, each for different reasons.
I really like the first image Dave. I love the clarity and natural feeling of it. I do love the sense of motion in the taxi cab in the second shot.
I’m liking the first image, it has a very nice natural feel to it. Liking the streaking orange on the second image!
I gotta go with the Lightroom rendition Dave. I has a real natural feel to it. I’ve been very impressed with LR4, I’ve found myself using my Topaz plugins less and less.
Very nice work on these, Dave. The LR4 version is crisper and cleaner, making it my preferred pick in this one.