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HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography - post your HDR
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Baltimore Inner Harbor - After the Storm
Sony Nex-5 with 16mm Pancake at F16, Nik HDR Effects Pro 2.
It looks a lot better at full resolution.
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I love this shot ... of the Pitts
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Same again ...
Sony Nex-5 with 16mm Pancake at F16, Nik HDR Effects Pro 2.
It looks a lot better at full resolution.
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I love this shot ... of the Pitts
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Same again ...
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Pretty sure you don't need HDR to photo these bad boys, they're lit up so well. But I did anyway 
Alex
Alex
1. Merge all three photos into photomatix, it is the best HDR software there is. It's best to create the HDR image in photomatix and clean it up in Photoshop.
3. Visit stuckincustoms.com, Trey Ratcliff is the best HDR photographer in the world. Throughout his site he gives tips on HDR, here is a link to a free HDR tutorial.
http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/
2 pics i took on our trip to the RBCM this past week
rbcmbear2 by chrisfenwick01, on Flickr
rcbmcougar2 by chrisfenwick01, on Flickr
rbcmbear2 by chrisfenwick01, on Flickr
rcbmcougar2 by chrisfenwick01, on Flickr
I don't do a massive amount of HDR but this series of shots needed something, and as I had used the tripod thought why not. My next camera will have an HDR option though as I have to do these all manual which is a pain.
The lamp under the bridge was bothering me. I could clone it out, but with the reflection in the water it would be difficult and look weird.
Comments always appreciated.
The lamp under the bridge was bothering me. I could clone it out, but with the reflection in the water it would be difficult and look weird.
Comments always appreciated.
So much detail is lost sharing this at 800px here and 2048px wide on flickr. The original is nearing 10K wide!
This is the result of me playing and learning about my recently acquired 24mm Samyang tilt-shift lens. This was shifted left and right to give me three frames to join as this pano. Each frame (left, centre and right) was made from three exposures. Unfortunately, I was in a bus shelter here and couldn't go any further back to get al of the buildings in frame.
I love that in the original I can read the signage in the basement car-park and clearly see the steps exiting to the central courtyard above. These are all nicely in focus too.
I'm loving this lens more and more!
Click through if you want to see it larger at 2048px wide.
Adelaide Brighton Pano by playswithlight, on Flickr
This is the result of me playing and learning about my recently acquired 24mm Samyang tilt-shift lens. This was shifted left and right to give me three frames to join as this pano. Each frame (left, centre and right) was made from three exposures. Unfortunately, I was in a bus shelter here and couldn't go any further back to get al of the buildings in frame.
I love that in the original I can read the signage in the basement car-park and clearly see the steps exiting to the central courtyard above. These are all nicely in focus too.
I'm loving this lens more and more!
Click through if you want to see it larger at 2048px wide.
Adelaide Brighton Pano by playswithlight, on Flickr
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I sometimes use multiple exposures, on the rare occasions I bother hauling a tripod out with me, but more often than not I'll use one JPEG and a little Photoshop magic. They are simply different methods to achieve the same goal.
My personal opinion is that if a photo has a higher dynamic range than the camera originally produced, then it is by definition HDR. Other opinions are also valid.
BrightonPavilion by Parkin Pig, on Flickr
The Grange jetty, on a lovely and humid Summers day, in South Australia.
This was captured by shifting a tilt-shift lens so it rose and fell, giving me three frames to merge in Photoshop. I took three exposures of each frame, one and a half stops apart.
In the original, I can zoom into the end of the jetty and everything is nice and sharp way out there! I tried getting a plane of focus along the entire jetty, but viewing through the viewfinder, I missed at the close end by a smidge and that plane goes down through the jetty just short of the bottom of the frame!
Grange Jetty by playswithlight, on Flickr
This was captured by shifting a tilt-shift lens so it rose and fell, giving me three frames to merge in Photoshop. I took three exposures of each frame, one and a half stops apart.
In the original, I can zoom into the end of the jetty and everything is nice and sharp way out there! I tried getting a plane of focus along the entire jetty, but viewing through the viewfinder, I missed at the close end by a smidge and that plane goes down through the jetty just short of the bottom of the frame!
Grange Jetty by playswithlight, on Flickr
As someone who did lots of dodging and burning back in the day of Kodachrome, I always found HDR related digital processes to be a most excellent adventure.
However, while I absolutely love the idea of getting every last piece of detail from shadows and highlights, I often see very 'artificial' looking HDR images that consistently pop up -- unnaturally deep blue skies and photos that have some areas that are very saturated and other parts that appears way less saturated colour and contrast respectively.
I think that at times doing the HDR process is just the start and further work should be done to return an image to a more natural looking product. Hopefully my comment doesn't offend anyone here as some of the images in this thread are very impressive.
However, while I absolutely love the idea of getting every last piece of detail from shadows and highlights, I often see very 'artificial' looking HDR images that consistently pop up -- unnaturally deep blue skies and photos that have some areas that are very saturated and other parts that appears way less saturated colour and contrast respectively.
I think that at times doing the HDR process is just the start and further work should be done to return an image to a more natural looking product. Hopefully my comment doesn't offend anyone here as some of the images in this thread are very impressive.
This is my favorite HDR. I really don't do too much of it anymore, but I liked this enough to get it printed and framed.
IMG_5882_3_4 by dmrowley, on Flickr
IMG_5882_3_4 by dmrowley, on Flickr
There is such beautiful detail in the building, it's a pity about the over-baked sky!
There is such beautiful detail in the building, it's a pity about the over-baked sky!
It was a bit of a trade off as I only used a single jpeg from my trusty Canon G9, so I decided to concentrate on the building and leave the sky as collateral damage.
Recently processed photo stack from a car show last year
EXIF Summary: Canon T2i... (1/50s, 1/200s, 1/800s) @ f/8.0 ISO100 10mm
EXIF Summary: Canon T2i... (1/50s, 1/200s, 1/800s) @ f/8.0 ISO100 10mm
The second photo is wonderfully edited. Excellent juxtaposition of shadow and light interplay. Also the subject itself.. big cats are always a treat to photograph.
Really nice stuff!
Could you provide a bit more detail about your process from shooting to using layer masks.
Finally a place for HDR work...
A lot of my images are HDR so here you go http://www.miltonphotography.com
A lot of my images are HDR so here you go http://www.miltonphotography.com
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