Compelling photos needed for new ExPo main page!

[haven]

Lots of evocative photos in the "Long Road to Nowhere" thread, too
http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21738

Here are a couple of examples

 

[esh]

Posting these large so you can crop/shrink as needed.

FJ55, Moab near Green Day trail

FJ55, Moab Hell's Revenge trail

FJ62, Arizona - Apache Sitgreaves NF

FJ62, Wyoming - above Lander, Shoshone NF

FJ62, Oregon - Scappoose-Vernonia Hwy winter storm

 

[1speed]

Near the Caloosahatchee river.

 

[1speed]

FJ62, Oregon - Scappoose-Vernonia Hwy winter storm

That is a beautiful shot!

 

[Rob O]

Worthy of the front page?

If so I can supply hi-res versions to be scaled as needed.

 

[nwoods]

Rob O, is that middle picture a bit of HDR? Its awesome. Should be used by Toyota in their brochures!

 

[esh]

Bottom two look HDR to me; very tasteful HDR!

 

[Rob O]

Rob O, is that middle picture a bit of HDR? Its awesome. Should be used by Toyota in their brochures!

Bottom two look HDR to me; very tasteful HDR!

Thanks guys.

Neither of the bottom two are true HDR, nor were they tonemapped. However, I did use DRI -- dynamic range increase -- techniques to pull shadow and highlight detail from a single exposure. Otherwise, the look is simply a result of intentional post processing aimed at a slightly muted (desaturated) feel.

Not to hijack this thread, but here are a couple other recent works which are single-exposure shots which came out a bit HDRish after post processing (again, the final look of these was intended ... though I wasn't going for an HDR feel necessarily):

 

[Lost Canadian]

Hey Rob, I checked out your flickr page, at first glance I would have sworn you used a strobe or two for those shots. Seriously impressive PP, and great choice of placement for the car!

 

[007]

These are all Montana, I have no picture skills, anyone is welcome to pm me if you see any obvious flaws in my technique

 

[nwoods]

These are all Montana, I have no picture skills, anyone is welcome to pm me if you see any obvious flaws in my technique

You got the first part right:
1. Go somewhere amazing

now just work on lighting!

 

[FotoValpen]

2 pics from my photo trip to Randane National Park in Norway Last fall with my 1969 Volvo Laplander. I had only had her just over a month so I hadn't had a chance to kit her so much. I was of course too anxious to get out and drive.
The it was a round-trip from Stockholm to Ronadne. 2236 kilometers (1 389 miles) in 6 days.

Tedd and his "FotoValp"

 

[Every Miles A Memory]

Getting loaded up ready to hit the road

Rocky Shores of Lake Superior up in Copper Harbor Michigan

Sunset @ Bulcher Texas during the Red Bull Last Man Standing Race, but it looks like the ending to a good expedition ride

 

[Rob O]

Hey Rob, I checked out your flickr page, at first glance I would have sworn you used a strobe or two for those shots. Seriously impressive PP, and great choice of placement for the car!

Thanks Trevor ... the "digital darkroom" is as much a part of my work as the actually shooting, and equally as rewarding. I've never been much of a "straight from the camera" kind of shooter.

 

[Rob O]

Great shot ... can cool little rig! Got more? :smiley_drive:

2 pics from my photo trip to Randane National Park in Norway Last fall with my 1969 Volvo Laplander. I had only had her just over a month so I hadn't had a chance to kit her so much. I was of course too anxious to get out and drive.
The it was a round-trip from Stockholm to Ronadne. 2236 kilometers (1 389 miles) in 6 days.

Tedd and his "FotoValp"