HDR, tis pretty cool

[Anubis]

randomally go round to messing with this, its pretty nifty but can eaisily get overdone,

random test pic i was messing with

original
http://www.rootminus1.com/stuff/DSC_1843.jpg

HDR processed
http://www.rootminus1.com/stuff/DSC_1843_2_3.jpg

EDIT: done with Photomatrix
http://www.hdrsoft.com/

 

[blurredvision]

How many pictures and what difference in exposure did you dial in for the end result? I like your example a lot.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

HDR IS cool, but unless you're specifically going for a surreal effect, sometimes it's too easy to create a photo that looks too fake. Lots of people tend to overdo the HDR, such as myself

Got some shots ready to be put through Photomatix. Can't wait to do them when I get home

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: blurredvision
How many pictures and what difference in exposure did you dial in for the end result? I like your example a lot.

thats 1 photo, i simply opened the raw in ACR 3 times and did a +/- 2 EV adjustment so i had a -2, 0 and +2 and then used those 3 in photomatrix

and FBB i agree it can eaisily get overdone but for some things its pretty damn cool

 

[GTaudiophile]

I like what the software can do, looking at the samples on their web site.

But I imagine it helps to carry a tripod to get three fairly identical shots.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I like what the software can do, looking at the samples on their web site.

But I imagine it helps to carry a tripod to get three fairly identical shots.

yea that helps, however there is an "auto align" option when processing images

on a well lit day doing a +/- 2EV bracket wouldent be hard by hand

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: Anubis
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: blurredvision
How many pictures and what difference in exposure did you dial in for the end result? I like your example a lot.</end quote></div>

thats 1 photo, i simply opened the raw in ACR 3 times and did a +/- 2 EV adjustment so i had a -2, 0 and +2 and then used those 3 in photomatrix

and FBB i agree it can eaisily get overdone but for some things its pretty damn cool

Damn. I've tried that method on my own and have never gotten satisfactory results. I think it may just be poor choice of the photo I've chosen, though.

 

[troytime]

i've tried a few time with the exposure bracketing on my camera, but i never got around to processing them :/