What effect is this?

[02stu]

Does anyone know why these pictures look like this? Is it a photoshop effect, or a camera setting?
Thanks
Stu
http://bmw-austin.ebizautos.com/detail.aspx?iid=1236224

[Il Duce]

extreme high-res shadow-highlight feature in photoshop?

[02stu]

thanks

[02stu]

Are you sure there isn't something else going on in those pictures? I think its the same filter that vlad used on his engine bay pictures. Here is one of his pics.

[nando]

looks like levels adjustment and a sharpness increase to me. basic photo editing tools.. unless you are talking about the cheesy lense flares in the first pic?

[george graves]

It might be a tiny bit of a effect getting known as HDR. But what makes thoese pics sexy is the lighting. Someone took their time to light it.

[M42Technik]

That is is not HDR, no way.

Looks like lens flare filter. Also, there is a program out there that adds those light sources to emphasise "shine"...

http://www.alienskin.com/xx2/xx2_filters.html Called "constellation." Lots of programs out there that add new filters to Photoshop.

EDTI: As far as the lighting in the pictures of the car (not the one with Optimus Prime lol) that looks like some dodge/burn stuff and blur...Again could be some mixture of filters that takes time to find...

[Mr Deagle]