Photoshop CS5

[sorvju-f]

I know that Photoshop CS5 was announced long time ago, but I don't know anybody using that.

Is there some real advantages or is it just collecting money?

If somebody have experience of that let us know!

Jukka

[Jonathan Bird]

I'm still on CS4.

[tarczy]

Jukka-

I'm using CS5 .... mainly because I upgraded from CS2. I usually let two or three upgrade cycles go by before upgrading again, unless a particular upgrade has a huge new feature that I could begin using. Soooo . . . I guess your decision should be based on the version of Photoshop you are upgrading from. If you're currently using CS4, like Jonathan, I wouldn't bother with the upgrade. But if you're currently using CS2 or 3, you should give an upgrade some serious thought.

In my CS5 version, I am finding the new HDR Pro to be of particular use, although you would never use HDR Pro for underwater images.

Hope this helps.

Mark

[Jonathan Bird]

I have always wanted to try HDR, just for the fun of it. But I can't think of anything that I would use it for.

[sorvju-f]

Hi Mark...this HDR sounds cool...do you have some results from it?...why it can not be project UW?

I am using also CS4.

Jukka

[tarczy]

Hi Mark...this HDR sounds cool...do you have some results from it?...why it can not be project UW?

I am using also CS4.

Jukka

Jukka-

HDR Pros is the process of shooting an image, bracketing the correct exposure and then combining all three images into one. The end result is an image with higher dynamic range, showing more detail in areas that would normally be blown out as well as more detail in shadow areas.

The reason you wouldn't use HDR Pro for underwater photography is that our subjects are always "moving." Hence, it would be impossible to get all three images to line up exactly correct. HDR Pro works best with static images, like scenery shots.

Below is an example of a sunset I shot out my window in Los Angeles as the sea fog rolled in. I'm still playing with this feature, so I don't consider it to be very good. I've also included the three images that were merged together to show you how difficult the shot would be without HDR Pro.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/mongo255/Miscellaneous/_MG_0786-Edit.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/mongo255/Miscellaneous/_MG_0788.jpg http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/mongo255/Miscellaneous/_MG_0786.jpg http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/mongo255/Miscellaneous/_MG_0787.jpg

[Andrew]

Mark... all I can say is that you have a great view from your window!! The merged shot looks great, such detail, almost looks sci-fi.

Andrew

[sorvju-f]

Jukka-

HDR Pros is the process of shooting an image, bracketing the correct exposure and then combining all three images into one. The end result is an image with higher dynamic range, showing more detail in areas that would normally be blown out as well as more detail in shadow areas.

The reason you wouldn't use HDR Pro for underwater photography is that our subjects are always "moving." Hence, it would be impossible to get all three images to line up exactly correct. HDR Pro works best with static images, like scenery shots.

Below is an example of a sunset I shot out my window in Los Angeles as the sea fog rolled in. I'm still playing with this feature, so I don't consider it to be very good. I've also included the three images that were merged together to show you how difficult the shot would be without HDR Pro.

Thanks Mark for explanation.

Final result looks metallic, but beautiful and different. There must be own market for his kind of pictures. I even could think some wreck picture to be taken with this technique...of course with tripod use.

Have to play some day...

Jukka

[dascubanut]

Hi Mark,

I never got into using photoshop, but that is pretty neat. I wouldn't give any of the original 3 shots a second look, but the combination of the 3 really has a different look to it. Like Jukka said, you might be able to use it on a wreck, but you would have to get down and get your shots before any other divers got there.

Doug

[Jonathan Bird]

Cool shot Mark!

I have seen some amazing night shots done with HDR, like cityscapes and stuff like that where all the detail in the shadows is there plus all the detail in the highlights.

[chillinwithbill]

Regarding CS4 vs CS5 - I don't find alot of differences between the two, but I have found one nice feature in CS5. If you do much spot healing (which I do) you now have the option to use the 'content aware' feature. In the past if spots were on the edge of something, the spot healing tool would remove the spot but disrupt the underlying pattern; you would have to resort to cloning to carefully fix the spot. In CS5 the underlying pattern is anticipated and replicated with the spot healing tool. I find it pretty nice.

As in CS4, you can do spot healing (but not the healing brush) in an empty layer so as not touch your actual pixels. If they could just make the Patch tool do the same, that would be something great.