HDR and Effects Image

With the current trend of HDR images I thought I would give it ago.

Started of with my stock found here:-
http://www.sxc.hu/

I then used a Exposure Layer to create my second image.

Using Photomatix Pro 3.0 I then created a HDR image.

Once I was happy with this I then set about changing it some more using varied filters and effects.

Shown a before and after for details.

Thanks for any comments and such I enjoyed doing this image much different from my normal stuff.

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs51/f/20...by_BonesMa.png
DA Link:

http://bonesma.deviantart.com/art/HD...anip-137097603

congratz on downloading topaz and being able to crank the strength bar all the way to the top. there's nothing HDR about that either...

huh iv added topaz after HDR affects getting fed up with responces from idiots like you on this site im done with it.

Adios void

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Originally Posted by (-)Ion

congratz on downloading topaz and being able to crank the strength bar all the way to the top. there's nothing HDR about that either...

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Agree :/

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Originally Posted by (-)Ion

congratz on downloading topaz and being able to crank the strength bar all the way to the top. there's nothing HDR about that either...

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buddy if you don't have any useful comments then don't post this rubbish thing here sorry but that thing above is RUBBISH and i think void want people or i should say artist like Bones and not an IDIOT like you

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Originally Posted by funndoo

buddy if you don't have any useful comments then don't post this rubbish thing here sorry but that thing above is RUBBISH and i think void want people or i should say artist like Bones and not an IDIOT like you

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Agree with you funndoo!

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Originally Posted by Fredde_lbn

Agree with you funndoo!

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I do 2
nice effect/or wathever, up there ;)

I looove how the name calling starts as soon as I say something.

Alright people calling me an idiot, and people saying I didn't tell him anything useful. Any you people saying HE'S and ARTIST for what he just did.

Let me break this down for you.

Now to do this I've recreated his work in all of 5 seconds, EXACTLY how I said he did it. He just topazed some other persons image.

TUT ALERT

To go from his first image, to the final.

1. Filter>Topaz Vivacity>Topaz Clean: Threshold (G)=6, Clean Radius=6, and Sharpness=1
2.Filter>Topaz Vivactiy>Topaz Clean (YCcBr): Threshold=3, Clean Radius=6, Sharpness=2.4
3.Brightness/Contrast: Brightness=45, Contrast=100
4.Orangeish Gradiant Map: Lighten 15%

DONE!
If you don't believe me. Check it.

I'm sorry, but that takes less than a minute and all he did was topaz someone else's work and call it his own. That's NOT art.

here's my version following the tut above:
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/5238/13327047.png

I am sick and tired of the poor responses that people are giving other members. Have you ever thought that he was trying out a few things and is looking for ways to improve? Maybe this was his first time at really trying out the Topaz feature on different settings. We can't all be professional artist as soon as we open Photoshop.

If you do not have "anything" constructive to say, then do not post a message slagging out another member. Also, making loose accusations about a particular member is not appreciated under any circumstances.

Thank you nutter.

And as stated in my first thread if they had read it. I used a stock image changed it to a subtle HDR to test it out then added some filters colours and yes topaz.

The title of the piece should have said that to you HDR and Effects Image I never stated it was just HDR. I used the topaz layer as I yes ME liked the effect it added to the piece.

I am still staying away from void for awhile till things change. Thanks again for ppl who stood up for me and nutter the only MOD who bothered to address this situation.

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Originally Posted by (-)Ion

I looove how the name calling starts as soon as I say something.

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Maybe Its The Way You Say Things Not Just Because Its You.. if You didnt Like What He Made Then You Should Of Given Him Some Pointers On How To Improve His Work Instead Of Just Putting Him Down

I Think Its About Time Some Of Our Members Started Looking At The Rules For Making Posts

http://www.gfxvoid.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54812

Exactly how would I change what I said? Giving him pointers would be "change everything that you did" which would be both a waste of my time and his because art isn't something that can be told, you have to figure that out yourself. So instead I focused on what he did wrong, which was a much shorter list. It was the one thing he did, jsut run it through a topaz filter. To me running someone else's photo (assuming it is actually a stock and not a copyrighted image) through a filter and calling it your own is a borderline rip. He needed to know that wasn't acceptable. I made that perfectly clear. You may disagree with my method, but the point I made comes across crystal clear.

Nutter, refer to my response PM. It explains in greater detail what I've said here. Also, I'd assume you gave everyone calling me an idiot a warn as well considering at no point did I call anyone any names yet managed to get a warn. I trust you are competant enough to enforce all the rules instead of just singling one person out though.

I replied to your PM and I do hope that you have a good read of it.

I do believe that you did not do the right thing in the ways that you have posted. As I have said in my PM, you were sarcastic and rude. It was only after people stood up for Bones that you decided to go ahead and humiliate him in attempt of showing him off as a cheap artist.

I do disagree with your method, and it is crystal clear what your final achievement was. The Achievement is that you have now turned away a valued, helpful member from the Void. A member that has helped many others (including myself) in improving their skills.
I hope that these problems do not occur on a regular basis.

As for my role in enforcing the rules of the Void, I do believe that I have done the right for the improvement of this forum. I see that some of these comments may have been uncalled for, but these comments do seem like they were the result of previous, imperfect statements.

I could argue that my first comment was the result of an "imperfect statement" in the first part where a person posted "art" that was actually a topaz filtered image someone else took. With that I see no difference in the statements by myself as opposed to the people who posted toward me except for the fact that they took it a step further and used personal insults. Figures though that since you're on their side you can't objectively enforce the rules.

topaz rulez XD