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Surreal Reflections - Iceland [OC] [1200x800] (i.imgur.com)

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[–]laller 58 points59 points ago

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What Iceland really looks like:

http://acmerecords.net/tour/iceland7/IMG_0158.jpg

[–]karmaisdharma 24 points25 points ago

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/r/ShittyEarthPorn

[–]utsuriga 0 points1 point ago

Good enough for me!

[–]butterisbetter 0 points1 point ago

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Thank you for this corrective. I see all these beautiful pictures of Iceland and think "I must move there immediately." Now I know better.

[–]CaptainSombrero 35 points36 points ago

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I'm not an expert, but even I can tell this isn't natural.

[–]supermulticoated 5 points6 points ago

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Yeah, way way way too overdone on the HDR and saturation.

[–]mejogid 4 points5 points ago

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Nothing HDR about it - this is not a scene that would have high dynamic range. Somebody has just brought up the shadows in post-production.

[–]supermulticoated -2 points-1 points ago

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I guess you're right, it doesn't appear that light is coming from multiple sources like in a hdr shot that is done with exposures from different times of the day. The saturation is certainly pumped up on it way too much though.

edit: typo removed

[–]cactus22minus1 5 points6 points ago

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HDR doesn't really have anything to do with multiple light sources or time lapse. It's simply combining multiple exposures of the same scene with various exposure levels to cover the entire dynamic range so that nothing is over or under exposed. Tone mapping is the technique that most people notice here as unrealistic and silly looking- it artificially brightens shadows and dims the bright spots often resulting in obvious halo effects around areas of great contrast.

[–]supermulticoated 1 point2 points ago

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My apologies, clearly I don't know what I'm talking about at all. Thanks for explaining.

[–][deleted] 67 points68 points ago

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This is the worst abuse of HDR I have seen in a while. Horrible.

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[–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago

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It's very rare to see an image I think has been improved with HDR. The vast majority of the time it kills an image for me.

However that's committing the "toupee fallacy" - "toupees are terrible, I can always spot them because they all look bad". I'm sure there are thousands of pictures which I think are marvellous and have no idea that they are HDR renderings. When done right you shouldn't know. So yeah, it can be a good thing. But if I look at a picture and immediately know it's HDR then 99% of the time I won't like it.

[–]yumcax 14 points15 points ago

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A good HDR composite you won't even notice, it will just look natural. The real thing to blame is bad tone mapping, not HDR.

[–]cactus22minus1 1 point2 points ago

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Thank you. A lot of people have no idea when they're looking at a composite image. Tone mapping is not HDR.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Relevant link

[–]meatatarian 0 points1 point ago

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Newer DSLRs have over 10 stops of dynamic range, and the human eye has between 10-14 stops at any given time. The sensitivity of the human eye changes VERY rapidly depending on what you're focusing on, so if you're surveying an entire scene, then your eye will have a greater dynamic range. But if you're just looking at one thing (like mountains in the background), then yes, your eye's dynamic range is between 10-14 f-stops. You definitely don't need HDR to have a realistic looking photo.

Source

[–]cmfrtblynmb 0 points1 point ago

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What is "stops of dynamic range"?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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One stop is a "doubling" of the amount of light. It's a relative measurement. So say some item in the scene has a certain luminosity, if you have one stop of dynamic range and that item is just perfectly dark, then an element with double the amount of light hitting your sensor will just be "blown out", or perfectly bright.

[–]cmfrtblynmb 0 points1 point ago

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Thanks!

[–]Doggettx 16 points17 points ago

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I don't get it either, when so many people like pictures like this I sometimes wonder if there's something wrong with me :P

[–]climbinginzen 12 points13 points ago

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It would probably be a gorgeous picture without much or any processing. Why go crazy with hdr? And, there is nothing wrong with you. It's kind of like why so many people love reality television. They love drama (or in this case dramatic imagery) and are not at all concerned with 'reality'.

[–]fullcapabilities 1 point2 points ago

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Whats wrong with it?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Nothing. Photo snobs like to decry the use of HDR even when it adds to the picture as it does here. They seem to forget that any digital photo is a mere "interpretation" of signals from the sensor and is just as much a mockup as any HDR photo you will see.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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You've got to be kidding me, that picture of the hagia sophia a while back was bad, this... no way. Totally adds to the picture, get off your high horse and enjoy.

[–]Wastebreed 16 points17 points ago

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Looks like the skyline was copied, flipped and brushed in on a different layer of photoshop? I would have toned down the saturation a bit and added some effects to the "water" Good pic though.

Edit Threw it through Photoshop to show you what I mean. Hope that's cool. (This is a very quick edit)

[–]dafragsta 5 points6 points ago

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While that does happen, there are definitely shots out there that are legit, having perfect reflections. When there is no wind, the water is pretty much a perfect mirror.

[–]Wastebreed 6 points7 points ago

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Oh I know, but the tells are everywhere in this particular example. Most notably where the grass meets the water in the foreground to the left. You can see that the actual water was removed and the reflection layer was underneath. I added a shadow in my quick version to add realism to it, bt there are several other things a person could do to refine it. Mine was a simple edit to show what I was talking about.

[–]Maskirovka 3 points4 points ago

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The house isn't in the reflection. Not sure why.

[–]cricketson 10 points11 points ago

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I know the saturation has been tuned up here, but it's sooooooo prettyyyyy @_@

[–]Very_Sadly_True 10 points11 points ago

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The grass is greener on the other... slider? (Saturation slider, get it?!)

I am not a clever man.

[–]cricketson 4 points5 points ago

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No no, we get it! No need to clarify.

...this isn't r/pics.

[–]cbrules3033 1 point2 points ago

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Everyone at work and I agree that this picture is absolutely amazing.

[–]tripinbalz 1 point2 points ago

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Oh my God! Someone painted exactly what it looks like to be on acid! Take a letter, this place pleases me and will be noted as a further pitstop along the road by wayside of ridiculousness

Trippin' S. Balz. Esquire

[–]kunfaux 1 point2 points ago

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cringe HDR

[–]medusa010 3 points4 points ago

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Can we please see the unaltered picture? I bet its stunning

[–]Delica 0 points1 point ago

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That upvote came from my soul

[–]theakalie 0 points1 point ago

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Where are all the happy little trees?

[–]Space-Boy 0 points1 point ago

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I'd trip here

[–]luketaytay 0 points1 point ago

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Even if it's fake I still love the way it looks.

[–]ChicagoPhotoShop 0 points1 point ago

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amazing photo

[–]jonnybreakbeat 0 points1 point ago

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This is wonderful- very imaginative and naturally beautiful at the same time! I'd love to see it as a metallic print.

[–]Dammitlemon 1 point2 points ago

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Imagine this on Shrooms...

[–]QreepyBORIS 4 points5 points ago

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Too much stimulation. Must stare at own hands.

[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points ago

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TIL amazing Iceland needs photoshopping, isn't the real thing enough - what gives?!

[–]Mugros -1 points0 points ago

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The only surreal is the bad HDR.

[–]ThatAwkwardPerson -1 points0 points ago

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I bet the goats there are sexy as hell. I'd tickle one...

[–]CheesusDairyMessiah -2 points-1 points ago

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I feel like it's fucking my brain with a giant earth-dick.

[–]WilliamDangerFord -3 points-2 points ago

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Nice. This subreddit is littered with reflection pieces but this is the grandest I've seen so far.

[–]soal1[!] -1 points0 points ago

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I've been fooled too many times. Don't buy it.

[–]Fdurke -4 points-3 points ago

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My eyes ! why did you processed it so much :( it ruined the fun.