Thug life. by hmgphotos

Thug life.

Ari was sleeping in the tipi today, and for some reason had all the cat nip toys around him. He looks like a thug in this picture, guarding his turf and slinging the 'nip. :D

Taken with a Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 lens
Had a question from a comment you made about fake HDR. I like it and would like to learn it and would be interested in understanding what you mean by fake and real what do the both of them look like. And how does that correspond to the program Photomatrix. Is there a better program out there for doing HDR?
September 30th, 2010  
What a pretty kitty! Adore the attitude.
September 30th, 2010  
Ari's a pimp, of course. :)
September 30th, 2010  
@hopeless fake HDR is usually done by using shadows/highlights in photoshop on a single picture. I've rarely seen a good example of it, usually it ruins all the colors and makes everything look like a bad cartoon. Quick example I found on google: http://photoart-tutorials.com/pictures_bigsize/Tut_13_Fake_HDR.jpg or http://www.digitalcameratracker.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/hdr-truck.jpg

Real HDR (still played out in my mind, sorry, I guess I like like stuff looking fairly realistic) is done combing 3 (usually) photos all taken at different exposures. Most people I know use Photoshop for it. Real HDR (nicely done in my mind, too): http://relaunch.eckig.ch/uploads/pics/HDR_Wald.jpg

Different strokes for different folks. I don't like how cartoony and just fake HDR (real or fake processed both) looks. Subtly done, though, it can be beautiful. Few people know what subtle is and usually goes overboard.
September 30th, 2010  
wow so cute and lovely. I like it!
September 30th, 2010  
oooh i see what you mean difference wise. I had thought the fake one was really how it was done and that it was done the 3 different exposures being combined so i wondered why my attempts never turned out that way but i see why the real looks better. thank you for taking the time to look up examples for me.
September 30th, 2010  
Cute pic!
October 2nd, 2010  
Gorgeous kitty x
October 2nd, 2010  
He's so pretty! Or handsome I guess.
October 6th, 2010  
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