Thread: HDR Photography.

Originally Posted by Unfiltered

Do we want to merge it or just stickie it below that main DSLR thread? Just a thought.

personally i like not having to dig through a 100 page thread just to find some of the info found in this thread.

just saying.

Originally Posted by rinkrat

Good God, that is just a fantastic photo.

I miss photography.

Thanks!

That was hand held and braketed which is very unprofessional. Luckily it worked anyways. Always use a tripod for bracketing and HDR.

Originally Posted by ianmonsta

personally i like not having to dig through a 100 page thread just to find some of the info found in this thread.

just saying.

I second that. Thus my starting of the thread.



Here's my first attempt at HDR. As a reference, the first image is the middle exposure in the bracket. (-2, 0, +2 if my memory serves.)




This is the culmination of my HDR attempt using Photoshop CS2 only, Merge to HDR, and some tweaking until it didn't look crappy.



I'm not stoked about the loss of definition in the two mountain ranges in the BG, nor the ultra-black foreground foliage. There's also a bit of movement in one or all of the exposures as I don't have the IR remote or a cable release.

Either way, I'm curious to see if you guys think the HDR shot is too processed, not processed enough, or what.

Originally Posted by Blurker

I second that. Thus my starting of the thread.



Here's my first attempt at HDR. As a reference, the first image is the middle exposure in the bracket. (-2, 0, +2 if my memory serves.)




This is the culmination of my HDR attempt using Photoshop CS2 only, Merge to HDR, and some tweaking until it didn't look crappy.



I'm not stoked about the loss of definition in the two mountain ranges in the BG, nor the ultra-black foreground foliage. There's also a bit of movement in one or all of the exposures as I don't have the IR remote or a cable release.

Either way, I'm curious to see if you guys think the HDR shot is too processed, not processed enough, or what.

i agree the mountains should be more defined, i think that would really make the image, but i think the foreground and sky look great.

i plan on trying my hand at HDR tomorrow evening at sunset since my office is on the beach in hermosa but i dunno if i can stick around work long enough to catch sunset, i have a great (hopefully) shot in mind. as a recreation of this

Originally Posted by ianmonsta

personally i like not having to dig through a 100 page thread just to find some of the info found in this thread.

just saying.

And I agree, which is why I suggested the stickie idea.

My way over processed HDR:

Originally Posted by ValleyFan

My way over processed HDR:

very cool where is that?

Originally Posted by ianmonsta

very cool where is that?

That is Big Bear. It is pretty heavy handed, it was just trying to see how far you can push it.