Papigno HDR, a photo from Terni, Umbria

Photographer's Note

I play a little with HDR
The center dominates the Nera Valley from a height of 222 meters above sea level, located near the Cascade Falls, its history is closely linked to that of the famous waterfall, because - in the industrial era - the central Galleto (word belonging Papigno) produced hydroelectric power for industrial purposes in the city of Terni, which, coupled with the exploitation of the hydrocarbon, it has established the economic importance.
The territory of Papigno has brought to light several times Roman ruins outside of town, which was formed during the early Middle Ages on a relief and isolated in a privileged position for the defense and the sighting of two major roads: Valnerina Street and Curia, who, climbing the slopes of Monte Sant'Angelo to the Falls, leading to Rieti.

The first mention of the castle dates back to 1220, when some representatives of the family of Arroni grant to the castle town of Terni as collateral for a loan of 1300 pounds of Lucca. In 1225 following the failure to repay the loan, the town of Terni buy Papigno for 2825 lire of Lucca and Siena. From the thirteenth century onwards Papigno follow the fortunes of Terni, trying several times to assert their autonomy, but without success.
The urban medieval is well preserved, the town plan is formed by rows of houses arranged in parallel arrays, according to the direction of penetration of the country.
The village suffered the total destruction caused by an earthquake in 1785. Its present appearance is unmistakable signs nineteenth-century building.
Nearby, in December 1798, the French general Lemoine you defeated the Neapolitans, commanded by General Mark, more numerous (Battle of Terni).
Independent municipality until 1927, part of the province of Perugia, was merged in the same year by the current policy.

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ciakgiak (30331) 2012-04-16 10:16

Ciao Silvio,
forse sono rimasto l'ultimo a non averlo ancora provato, e quindi non riesco neppura a giudicare.
Così, a tutta prima, l'effetto mi piace molto...
ai posteri l'ardua sentenza!
Un caro abbraccio
Giorgio

Bluejeans (64239) 2012-04-16 10:26

Ola Silvio ,
Interessante esta tua HDR ,parece mais uma pintura , achei este lugar bem antigo cheio de detalhes para ver , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

macjake (39235) 2012-04-16 10:36

Hi Silvio
hmmm....hdr from you!!!

lets get to critiquing this one!

First of all, you chose an excellent subject - there are no moving parts, no people that would be in need of ghosting - because you need to take at least 3 individual photos at different exposures...did you do that? with a tripod?

A couple of things i would change are....
In shooting HDR, its best to keep the sky OUT of the frame, especially if you're going to produce the final product with this level of 'painterly' HDR, and not the 'smooth' HDR.

Also, for some reason, the color Blue tends to highlight many of the subjects - like an angels halo ring. Therefore i always decrease saturation of the blues, that will help. For example...take a look at the vertical pipe running up the wall on the far left, there is a strong blue color to it, that needs to be decreased.

Also, the plants and trees tend to come out overly green, therefore the 'greens' and 'yellows' also need to be decreased in saturation.

its actually alot of work to produce a real-life HDR image, its not easy :) Keep working on it! I want to see more! Especially because stone and cobblestones, like you have here in this image are excellent subjects for HDR!

I hope you don't mind my critique, i'm only trying to help :) I went through this same HDR learning curve, so i want to help you too.

let me know what you think.
Cheers
Craig

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JFS (32189) 2012-04-16 11:09

Ciao silvio,
L'effetto HDR è un po surrealista ma mi piace, assomiglia una belle pittura.

Saluti,
Juan

rychem (9264) 2012-04-16 12:21

Very interesting photo, I like this street with nice perspective and the richness of details
regards
Ryszard

sabermonajati (7603) 2012-04-16 12:54

hi silvio
interesting texture you captured.
regard
saber

carlo62 (12666) 2012-04-16 13:49

Ciao Silvio
ho provato anch'io l'HDR e devo dire che non ho ancora capito se mi piace o no.
Ci sono alcune cose piacevoli, altre meno, forse dipende anche dall'abitudine.
Questa immagine non è male, ma sono troppo tradizionalista.
Però va incoraggiata l'innovazione e la ricerca.
Saluti
Carlo

lousat (57724) 2012-04-16 13:56

Woow Silvio,hai spinto l'HDR al massimo e si vede,ma vedo anche un grande risultato,sono straordinari i colori pastello forti ed anche i dettagli,la moto sulla destra che di solito rovina tutto,e' un piacere per gli occhi.Ottimo lavoro,proprio bravo! Buona giornata,Luciano

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Yiannis84 (2824) 2012-04-16 14:01

Ciao Silvio..

Excellen HDR effect with very nice colors! i love the POV and the clarity..great framework and light! very well done

Best regards..Yiannis

Didi (48938) 2012-04-16 15:21

Bonjour mon ami
Une très belle peinture avec ces contours; on ne dirait pas une photo.
Je me demande comment aurait été la photo si tu n'avais pas utilisé le système HDR ?
Grazie
Amitiés

Sonata11 (28391) 2012-04-16 20:45

Hello Silvio,
may be my critque it will be not proper of this picture, beacause I do not even know what you guys talking about.I do not know what is the HDR?
I like this picture anyway, looks like kind of painting.
All the best,
Barbara

AliMoein (780) 2012-04-16 21:47

Hi Silvio
Very interesting HDR photo
Using HDR photo is very beautiful effects
Very nice colors,details and light
Very good job
All the best
Ali

karacabeylis (1287) 2012-04-16 23:32

it is beautifuly decorated, intrigue.

mauro61 (52527) 2012-04-17 0:35

ciao Silvio,
hai forzato un po' i toni facendone scaturire una immagine quasi pittorica dalla buona resa visiva.
Angolo ben inquadrato peccato per lo scooter in mezzo...
saluti
maurizio

danyy (0) 2012-04-17 1:01

Ciao Silvio,
un HDR discret qui a su bien équilibre les lumières et accentuer quelques contrastes, donnant de la finesse aux textures. Un endroit à l'ancienne avec un charme tout italien.
Mes amitiés.
Daniel.

delpeoples (45018) 2012-04-17 1:38

Ciao caro Silvio

oooh la la, non ho mai visto HDR al Silvio. Hai fatto benissimo! Non sono normalemente una fan, pero' il tuo trattamento e' sottile. Mi piace molto questa scena della vita Italiana. Ottimo lavoro e ti auguro una bella giornata.

Un abbraccione
Lisa

Turkoglu (0) 2012-04-17 4:06

Selam Silvio Bey
Tek kelime ile harika bir kare!çok başarılı.tebrikler

Sergiom (39336) 2012-04-17 5:49

Bonjour Silvio

Un jeu bien réussi. C'est étonnant de voir à quel point le logiciel peut faire ressortir les détails qui sont normalement dans l'ombre.

Amicalement

Serge

altay1364 (0) 2012-04-17 8:41

Have a nice day
A very nice frame! Eye-catching images! as a whole is very skillful and excellent details.congratulates

İyi günler Sılvıo Bey
Çok güzel bir kare ! Göz alıcı bir fotoğraf . ayrıntılar çok ustaca ve bütün olarak mükemmel . tebrik ediyorum.

cornejo (18130) 2012-04-17 10:37

Ciao Silvio, foto molto bene di questo posto interessante e affascinante, pieno di tocchi, tecnicamente molto ben fatto. Ottimo lavoro e bella la mio amico, le mie congratulazioni. Buona notte e la settimana felice. TFS.

Cordiali saluti.

Angel.

grigand (18583) 2012-04-17 13:36

ciao Silvio,
Eh mancavi all'appello della prova HDR ... di prove ne faccio più di qualcuna ma in genere poi l'originale mi piace di più, qui forse hai giocato e spinto un pò troppo passando la soglia dell'innaturale ma certamente è di gran effetto e mi sembra anche apprezzato !
ciao
andrea

Graal (88982) 2012-04-18 0:09

Ciao Silvio,
very nice place and fine effect of HDR pp. I like the old gate and tenement houses. Good composition. An interesting note.
Have a nice day.
Aleksander

dkmurphys (36857) 2012-04-18 1:55

Ciao Silvio,
Nice effect on this street scene. The genuine atmosphere of any Italian town. Well composed!

Daniel

Gigidusud (8106) 2012-04-18 13:41

Ciao caro silvio,
Mi piace molto questo effetto HDR!Bellissimo villaggio sembra una cartolina.
Amichevole.
Ghislaine

bayno (16241) 2012-04-19 0:34

Ciao Silvio,
se tolgo lo scouter dalla visuale potrei dire benissimo che si tratta di un dipinto, veramente splendida....
saluti da Roma...
Valter

Cricri (86535) 2012-04-19 10:41

Ciao ami Silvio
Belle composition avec des détails bien rendu par le HDR, magnifique réalisation
Belle soirée
cricri