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HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography - post your HDR
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Photomatix + GIMP won't break the bank
Lightroom, Aperture, or CS3 aren't needed
Has anyone had any experience with Hydra? Apparently it is very similar to Aperature and it retails for $59.99USD
Hydra is going to be a 'budget' HDR app...it's not an Aperture equal in any way. It may be an interesting product to watch (it hasn't released yet) but early word I've seen is that it lives up to it's budget tag.
imageshack as you can tell by the address
- of course the fact that its a meg doesn't really help the cause - forgot to change the size for the web -- I'll do it a little later in the dayThanks appreciate the comments.
Actually that image was from a single JPEG file from a crappy digital camera. just used lightroom to bring down the exposure and make 4 tiff files with each with lower or higher exposure ratings, then used those inside photomatrix. the whole process i think really brought out some color into the picture. starting to digg this method.
I have a beginner question, is there 3 types of HDR photos?
1) 1 RAW turned to 3 on computer
2) Bracketed 3 Shots on Camera (Do i use RAW?)
3) 4/5/6/7 etc. shots changing it manually (-3, -2, -1, 0, +1 etc.)
Are those all proper ways of composing an HDR?
1) 1 RAW turned to 3 on computer
2) Bracketed 3 Shots on Camera (Do i use RAW?)
3) 4/5/6/7 etc. shots changing it manually (-3, -2, -1, 0, +1 etc.)
Are those all proper ways of composing an HDR?
There are not "types", per se, of HDR, only differing methods of achieving the same final result, but all of the methods you list are within the accepted realm of technique. I think that if you reread the original post and associated links of this thread, all your questions will be answered more fully.
One of my first
Well finally felt like taking the plunge. Here is one of my early HDR attempts, merged from 7 images in PhotoMatrix as I didn't like the output of PSCS3.
Happy with the outcome. Might have done a little over sharpening, but I like it. Let me know if you feel its a little too sharp.
Well finally felt like taking the plunge. Here is one of my early HDR attempts, merged from 7 images in PhotoMatrix as I didn't like the output of PSCS3.
Happy with the outcome. Might have done a little over sharpening, but I like it. Let me know if you feel its a little too sharp.
that really is beautiful, I really want to get into HDR, but sadly, do not have enough time
Well, I went ahead and really tried to dabble with HDR. I have posted another(non HDR) version of the attached image in one of the "picture of the day"-threads a while back. The original is a single-shot RAW, and I did not plan to use it for HDR; but it seemed like a good candidate. I ran it through Photomatix (the trial-version as you can see), and I then tweaked the tonemapped picture using the Orton-technique in Pixelmator.
For some reason I like the end-result, but comments and feedback are more than welcome
For some reason I like the end-result, but comments and feedback are more than welcome
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First try here with a panasonic lumix point-and-shoot (had to go into the menu to change the exposure between shots and used the rail of a bridge as tripod). Brought the saturation all the way down while fiddling with the settings and decided to leave it there as it gave some kind of haunted castle look which i tought was kinda neit.
Just a fun shot, went for a walk, and there were tons of ducks that approached us, wanting food. so i went back grabbed my camera and gave them some bread.
HDR or not that's a spectacular photo. I'll have to dig through the photo of the day thread to find the non-HDR to compare. Great job.
Wow, this is gorgeous. I can tell the feel you were going for, and it totally works, well done.
First HDR Today
I have to say I'm inspired by Valdore's incredible HDR images. I went out and took a few of my first HDRs today. Obviously I was shooting for the more surreal look which I find is fascinating. I have a lot to learn about the process but I was able to capture a few shots I was fairly pleased with.
I have to say I'm inspired by Valdore's incredible HDR images. I went out and took a few of my first HDRs today. Obviously I was shooting for the more surreal look which I find is fascinating. I have a lot to learn about the process but I was able to capture a few shots I was fairly pleased with.
I have to say I'm inspired by Valdore's incredible HDR images. I went out and took a few of my first HDRs today. Obviously I was shooting for the more surreal look which I find is fascinating. I have a lot to learn about the process but I was able to capture a few shots I was fairly pleased with.
For a first attempt at the technique, you did a good job with the HDR, but I have a few suggestions for the rest of the image. I would have filled up more of the frame with the building. It is clearly meant to be the subject, but there is way too much sky. The frame is crooked, so the building appears to lean. You might also want to invest in a lens hood to cut down on the lens flares.