HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography - post your HDR

[NeGRit0]

If you're going to do HDR handheld, use continuous shooting (as long as your camera has AEB) so that the shots fire off quickly after eachother. That will help with alignment.

I'll have to look into that, I know they will fire off in succession(sp?) if i use the timer, but I suppose waiting the 10 seconds would be worth possibly getting the shot.

In my opinion, hand held HDR shots are a liitle difficult to achieve complete sharpness unless, you a have camera that shoots a minimum of 8fps. I have been practicing one shot HDR's lately and i think it's a great way to achieve hand held HDR shots.

On a lighter note, great shot NeGrito! I also live in Vegas. If you ever want to meet up and shoot, let me know.

Thank you, and thanks for the offer. Sounds cool, that pic and a few other recent ones on my flickr are from a meetup of a local flickr group. If you have a flickr account feel free to add me.

 

[Presha]

I don't have a flicker but I'm working on building my on site at the moment. I'll pm you my number. So you can get in touch with me when there's another meet up!

I'll post a handheld (1 shot hdr) and a 3 exposure shot to show what I've been practicing, when I get home tonite. I know some people are better at 3 exposures than i am, so it's just my opinion and nothing else. Maybe I need to practice more I guess

 

[Presha]

ok everyone! Here are a few hdr shots I took a while back when I started learning. as you can see, the first 2 shots are not so sharp in my opinion and the 3rd one is a little better... These are all 3 shot exposures by the way.

all c&c welcome please!

 

[Presha]

And here are a few 1 shot hdr shots i took a few months ago. in my opinion, i think these are really sharp! I also think that my practice of using 1 shot hdr has gotten waaay better over the past year!

what do you all think?

 

[DoFoT9]

what you all think?

MOAR PLEASE! (and bigger too)!

persha yours are super sexy!

 

[Presha]

Thanks DoFot9!

I'll try and get a few more pictures up today, busy morning!

 

[Presha]

Finally made it home and wanted post a few more shots before heading off to work!

Again, the first 2 pictures are all 3 shot hdr pics. as stated before, these were all done when I first started to do hdr, so please excuse any imperfections. But C&C is welcomed!

CLICK PICTURE FOR LARGER VIEW!

 

[Presha]

So Now, these next few pictures are all 1 shot hdr shots!

CLICK PICTURE FOR LARGER VIEW!

 

[Presha]

here are a few older shots that i've worked on. the first shot is a 3 shot hdr.

The bike and car are 1 shot hdr!

 

[Presha]

Just thought i'd repost a larger picture this one. As you can see, i'm still practicing 1 shot hdr..LOL!

 

[NeGRit0]

Those are good, and the cars are amazing. Cant wait to see your site! I got your number, I'll let you know about the next meet.

 

[JavierP]

http://flic.kr/p/8knt52

 

[paulg]

The city

hi all
i haven't posted on here for a while but I have been really enjoying the HDR magic. So much in fact that i had a go myself. sorry about the watermarks but i am definitely going to buy the program now i've seen what it can do.

If you have comments they would be most welcome.

Paulg

 

[fstlambo]

That Topaz Adjust is an awesome tool, especially if you want some pseudo hsr effects or to almost repair some pics...it's really versital in what it can do.

You wouldnt believe how much it helps to already have a good picture. I tried just bracketing random things, but it never really worked out. Then when i was at shoots and thought about it the end results came out much better.

Random:


Random Psuedo HDR via Topaz Adjust:


Planned:


Planned Psuedo HDR via Topaz Adjust:



All are clickable to my Flickr which should have all the EXIF Info. Any questions feel free to ask, oh and I usually use Photoshop for mine, as i find Photomatix kind of hard to learn.

 

[NeGRit0]

That Topaz Adjust is an awesome tool, especially if you want some pseudo hsr effects or to almost repair some pics...it's really versital in what it can do.

Yeah, I have there whole suite now. I love DeNoise! Especially for my longer night exposures.

 

[sprtnbsblplya]

Just getting started on understanding this HDR stuff.

First one was taken underneath the Key Bridge that connects Arlington, VA to Washington, DC.
Second shot taken of the C&O Canal from the vantage point underneath the Key Bridge.
Third shot is of an abandoned gas station in NC.

 

[msmarks]

Hdr - No No No No

HDR ruins photographs

They do not look natural. If you are looking for a totally unnatural look then go for it.

All you are doing is becoming good at HDR.. you are not creating good photographs.

If you can take a good well balanced pic to start - you dont need to resort to HDR, it does not enhance a photograph or make it seem more natural


Horribly Distracting Results

But everyone to their own

 

[sprtnbsblplya]

HDR ruins photographs

They do not look natural. If you are looking for a totally unnatural look then go for it.

All you are doing is becoming good at HDR.. you are not creating good photographs.

If you can take a good well balanced pic to start - you dont need to resort to HDR, it does not enhance a photograph or make it seem more natural


Horribly Distracting Results

But everyone to their own

Who said every photograph has to look natural?

 

[msmarks]

ok let me rephrase

HDR makes photos look unnatural

if you want to create unnatural looking photos that just look wrong go for it

But out of all the photographers in the wordl I am sure there is a subset of you all who like creating pics that look wrong.

I dont and for those of you who think ist great, truly I'd love to agree with you, but then we'd all be wrong

 

[NeGRit0]

ok let me rephrase

HDR makes photos look unnatural

if you want to create unnatural looking photos that just look wrong go for it

But out of all the photographers in the wordl I am sure there is a subset of you all who like creating pics that look wrong.

Wow, you type awfully arrogant... In reality it sounds as though you dont even know what HDR actually is. When properly utilized HDR is an excellent tool.

Whats "unnatural" about this photograph? Its an HDR....

I dont and for those of you who think ist great, truly I'd love to agree with you, but then we'd all be wrong

Glad the all supreme ruler of everything photography has blessed us with this....

 

[msmarks]

Do you mean 'awfully arrogantLY', or weren't you aware of the grammatical error?

In reality - I am in reality already - its only HDR that isn't - I know all about HDR and what it actually is.

Its a toy and an abomination an doesnt matter how you emphasise it - properly or properly or even properly - the only proper use of HDR is not use it at all.

If we processed what we saw the same as HDR photographs, they would look natural, but we dont....

 

[Ruahrc]

ok let me rephrase

HDR makes photos look unnatural

if you want to create unnatural looking photos that just look wrong go for it

But out of all the photographers in the wordl I am sure there is a subset of you all who like creating pics that look wrong.

I dont and for those of you who think ist great, truly I'd love to agree with you, but then we'd all be wrong

Correct in principle, but you need to get your terms straight. My biggest pet peeve about HDR is that so few people get the terms right- which often shows they understand the technique probably just as poorly as those they ctiticize.

HDR does not make photos more unnatural- in fact it makes them look more natural because use of HDR techniques better replicates the extended dynamic range that your eye sees.

However, you are right in that HDR poorly done, makes photos look bad. Actually, the term you're looking for here is tone mapping. HDR is not just tone mapping and tone mapping is not the only way to accomplish HDR.

Just like any other technical aspect of photography, tone mapping can be done skillfully, or not. Bad tone mapping ruins a photo just as surely as poor exposure or composition. It is not an excuse for poor tone mappers out there, but there is an equally large number (if not greater) of poorly composed photographs out there that are just as bad as a poorly tone mapped one.

And saying it never has its place or should never be used is just as ignorant. Should I never be allowed to use a GND filter? Because that is HDR too- I guess that makes it "unnatural".

BTW nice ad hominem there. Try a better comeback next time.

 

[msmarks]

I dont need to try any comebacks.. its not new material night..

HDR doesn't make a photograph more natural - you only need to glance at the many examples here to spot that. In fact some are so bad that even a blind man could tell they are bad just by touching the screen.

By saying HDR makes a photo more natural, is implying that a photography is in fact unnatural. When was the last time you looked at a non HDR image and thought - ... hmm that looks unnatural.

I am not saying you haven't thought - now thats a bad photograph, but the first word that springs to mind is NOT, "unnatural', I mean you never said, wow if only we could use HDR.

I know what it is, I know technically what it does (aside of ruin a pic - did i say that already), but all it does is create cartoonish unreal images just like Thomas Kincaid paintings.

 

[H2Ockey]

Artistic differences.

 

[msmarks]

Autistic differences