Check this out: my first pics with new Nikon

[Cheffy Dave]

I don't know how far you live from that Arts and Sciences structure, but if you have a chance to go back in the evening with a tripod, try to take 3 or 5 frames as follows without moving the camera:

1. Normal exposure
2. Set EV to +1.0 and snap
3. Set EV to +2.0 and snap
4. Set EV to -1.0 and snap
5. Set EV to -2.0 and snap

You can do this in JPEG or RAW.

Now download the trial version of Photomatix from http://www.hdrsoft.com and follow the simple tutorial to create a tone-mapped HDR image. (btw, Photomatix cannot import RAW so you'll need to convert RAW to JPEG or TIFF.)

I haven't used Photomatix in some time, but if you need assistance I can post some pointers here for you.

In general, though, any scene with high contrast works well with HDR, particularly in the evenings and early mornings (at sunrise).


Edit: Here's an example of what I mean. The normal photo is similar to yours with the pinkish sun. But the HDR version captures the true colors!

Thanks, great info

 

[Cheffy Dave]

very nice photo's, you have a good eye! I love the D40

 

[flashy-cat]

I'm not a photographer by any means but your photos look great to me.

 

[Joeytpg]

thanks guys..... I'm not a phorographer either, but I love to take pics, so I wanna learn how to capture cool looking photos when out with friends, vacations, etc.

I'll keep reading and informing myself on the different aspects of photography so I can keep improving .