HDR Images

mikeB · Post by **mikeB** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:50 am

Check this out. There will probably be many more as others post theirs.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read. ... e=29995756

rsieminski · Post by **rsieminski** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:29 am

JoeS · Post by **JoeS** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:42 am

Nice.......

mudfish · Post by **mudfish** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:47 am

Heavy!

J.P. FROG · Post by **J.P. FROG** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:27 pm

Richard: Very nice HDR shots. What camera do you use? I'm very interested in HDR and have only dabbled with it a little. I use the Olympus E3.

Mike: Good topic. Have you tried your hand at HDR photography? Would like to see some, if so.

I'm as interested in going on a photo shoot with anyone interested as much as fishing together. Anytime anyone is interested, send me a PM. Unfortunately, I work weekends now so a Thursday or Friday would be best.

J.P. FROG · Post by **J.P. FROG** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:38 pm

These are some HDR shots I posted on a different thread. They aren't "pushed" as heavily as a lot of HDR photos but neverless, a combination of 2 to 5 photos were used to span the dynamic range needed to cover the shadow and highlight exposure and still register detail.

GO-Fish · Post by **GO-Fish** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:41 am

Nice photos, I'd love to figure out how to made the HDR images like this. I don't think I can do the Over/Under exposure with my Nikon D40x without manually adjusting the exposure on separate photos.

I especially like these, nicely done.

J.P. FROG wrote:

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Firetrucks make great subjects, especially the old ones.

J.P. FROG · Post by **J.P. FROG** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:55 am

GO-Fish wrote: I don't think I can do the Over/Under exposure with my Nikon D40x without manually adjusting the exposure on separate photos.

I think you are right. You have the range on your AE Compensation but do not have AE Bracketing.

mikeB · Post by **mikeB** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:14 am

I'm hoping Santa will bring Photomatix to my house, if not, maybe after the new year I'll pick it up. Info here -

http://www.hdrsoft.com/

mudfish · Post by **mudfish** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 9:14 am

mikeB wrote:I'm hoping Santa will bring Photomatix to my house, if not, maybe after the new year I'll pick it up. Info here -

http://www.hdrsoft.com/

1 word...
"Torrents"

rsieminski · Post by **rsieminski** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 4:48 pm

I use a Canon 40D. Those are really nice looking realistic images. I especially like the reflections.

Timed exposures at night:

And old stuff. Anything with texture comes out well too:

Or lights in near darkness. This was my 1st one:

Chadryan · Post by **Chadryan** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:03 pm

mikeB wrote:I'm hoping Santa will bring Photomatix to my house, if not, maybe after the new year I'll pick it up. Info here -

http://www.hdrsoft.com/

Photoshop CS2 (and CS3 I'm sure...) has an HDR merge feature also.

J.P. FROG · Post by **J.P. FROG** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:31 pm

mikeB wrote:I'm hoping Santa will bring Photomatix to my house, if not, maybe after the new year I'll pick it up. Info here -

http://www.hdrsoft.com/

Mike, Photomatix is a great software for HDR processing. That's what I bought. You might also want to buy the "Complete Guide to High Dynamic Rance Digital Photography" by Ferrell McCollough. Amazon.com's link here:
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-Dy ... 140&sr=8-1 Great book. It's what got me interested in HDR. The book break's down the pros and cons of different popular HDR software.

rsieminski · Post by **rsieminski** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 8:49 am

Mr Frog,
I saw that book at Amazon, and it looked interesting, but I was not sure if it would be too elementary. Is it for the person who has never seen, or done HDR?

J.P. FROG · Post by **J.P. FROG** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 1:12 pm

rsieminski wrote:Mr Frog,
I saw that book at Amazon, and it looked interesting, but I was not sure if it would be too elementary. Is it for the person who has never seen, or done HDR?

Pretty much so. It gives the basics on theory and how to create HDR photos and gives lots of sample images.

I bought mine at B. Dalton bookstore locally. You could pop in to your local bookstore and check it out before buying.