Please rate this timelapse in HDR...

cumulus1978 said:
cheesy can't traslate, computer say me something with cheese.
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This is an important word and nobody has it right yet. What it means is: Trying too hard, unsubtle, and inauthentic.
Specifically that which is unsubtle or inauthentic in its way of trying to elicit a certain response from a viewer, listener, audience, etc. Celine Dion is cheesy because her lyrics, timbre, key changes, and swelling orchestral accompaniment telegraph 'i want you to be moved' instead of moving you. Gold chains on an exposed hairy chest are cheesy because they shout out: "I have money and I am manly" instead of impressing a woman in a more subtle way, or allowing a woman to form her own judgments. The excessive showing off suggests he's compensating for what he does not have--i.e., he's actually poor, insecure, or short with an inferiority complex. Cliches are often cheesy because they are an obvious and artless way of making a point. A movie might be cheesy if it contains 'on the nose' dialogue, like "I can't live without you" or "You had me at hello."
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I liked it, most of it worked well (8/10).

The 3rd shot? the one with the bell tower screamed un-natural tho to me and the scene someone link an image of above looked a bit too over-done on the right hand side. That aside thought it was great.
 
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Craig R said:
This bit especially:

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Looks kind of over-saturated, lacking depth in the midtones and has nasty haloing effects going on.
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Agreed, very common problem with the use of HDR, and has similarly marred so many video games.
 
To a cinematic/photography luddite like myself, it looks great.
But I am biased as Switzerland is one of my favourite places, and the video reminds me of everything I like about it.
 
< Trained colourist (lol..)

The exposure and saturation are all over the shop, the actual exposures needed to be slightly closer together imo, and longer, probably employing an nd filter. The composition isn't great, people and foliage moving so rapidly rarely look good, nor do choppy seas/lakes (again, longer exposures needed. I understand there's a fine line between a sharp image and a panning long exposure, but that's for the photographer to deal with, scene by scene). It's also as soft as anything. HDR can be marvelous, but as a means to expand a dynamic range, rather than as a stylistic approach (imo anyway, it's subjective).
 
benneh said:
< Trained colourist (lol..)

The exposure and saturation are all over the shop, the actual exposures needed to be slightly closer together imo, and longer, probably employing an nd filter. The composition isn't great, people and foliage moving so rapidly rarely look good, nor do choppy seas/lakes (again, longer exposures needed. I understand there's a fine line between a sharp image and a panning long exposure, but that's for the photographer to deal with, scene by scene). It's also as soft as anything. HDR can be marvelous, but as a means to expand a dynamic range, rather than as a stylistic approach (imo anyway, it's subjective).
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