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I have been working with high dynamic range (HDR) images today this is one of my first images.
HDR images are created from a number of different exposures which are blended together to create one image with a extended tonal range.
very good, i relly don't understand HDR will have to read up on it, but fromn the image above I would say it looks very good.
Rabbit
 | paparazzistyle pro 24/04/08 @ 14:51 |
Hi Rabbit,
The May issue of Digital Camera might be a good place to start. The option of a full dynamic range can never be a bad thing however less appears to be more in this case.
On looking at the image again I think even less saturation might help.
PS You will need a good tripod in order to ensure all the exposures are captured in register.
 | SeasideMan pro 24/04/08 @ 11:31 |
The HDR technique was originally developed in order to take accurate pictures of nuclear explosions in the early 1940s. For such an application as that they are useful, but aesthetically I don't like the look of them. They look fake, artificial and too smooth, and it's normally obvious that the images have been fiddled with. I see it as chocolate box photography.
Your pictures are already very good and I don't see the need for you to fiddle with them in this way.
Cheers, Tom.
| paparazzistyle pro 24/04/08 @ 14:40 |
Hi Tom,
I think you make a fair point the pix do look more like illustrations than photographs. I think this is partly due to the
increased saturation rather than the smooth tonal range, the B&W
versions look credible.
From a commercial point of view I think its a useful technique
to add to my current skills, it would appear that it needs to be used sparingly !
As for the nuclear connection that came as a "bombshell" !
| SeasideMan pro 24/04/08 @ 14:54 |
If there is a market for you selling them, then of course it makes sense. Maximizing your options is the smart thing to do.
Some people call HDR "fauxtography", but that is a little unfair. It's just another technique for tweaking pictures.
I don't think they're available yet, but cameras are being developed that will do HDR automatically. Just point and click and they'll take 3 pictures at once, each on a different stop, and merge them automatically.
Technology moves very quickly these days.
Cheers, Tom.
| paparazzistyle pro 24/04/08 @ 17:52 |
I agree that it can look a bit OTT!
The camera I use allows me to capture a 5 frame bracket so it makes sense that cameras with HDR are not far off.
I think that the gaudy early images will soon die off as did
coloured graduated filters and the real advantages of the technique will be exploited to make the most of harsh lighting
conditions and night photography.
The best pictures are the ones with invisible technique.
| SeasideMan pro 24/04/08 @ 18:00 |
I absolutely agree that the best pictures are the ones with invisible technique. I also agree that gaudy HDR effects will probably become more rare too. Every time a new technique comes along, it gets used well and used poorly but generally overused until things settle down again and it only gets used at the right time. CGI in films is like this at present: overused because it's there rather than used because it is the right technique.
Cheers, Tom.
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