a HDR picture
5th Gear
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 6,678
From: Colchester, VT
i can do without the 'flappy paddle' shifters, but those GD HDR pics are badass. MAN I WISH I HAD A REAL CAMERA. (Read: Digital SLR)
I'm gonna attempt to make an HDR pic with jpg images, even that has got to be better than a standard pic.
I'm gonna attempt to make an HDR pic with jpg images, even that has got to be better than a standard pic.
1st Gear
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 6
I really wouldnt say thats HDR photography. Thats just heavily over-processed. True HDR photography is taking 3 exposures of one image and merging them to get a "High Dynamic Range" in the photograph. Basically a well balanced range of highlights, shadows, and mid-tones.
The 3 exposures are a normal exposure plus an over exposure and under exposure. Depending on the degree to which you want to range you would go +/- 1 to 3 stops.
Alot of people try to get an HDR effect by layering filters on a single image. Thats ok if you want to get really creative and go for a Dave Hill style effect or something in that direction. And Dave Hill's work looks absolutely amazing. Its almost a surreal drawn or painted kinda look.
This is a very good HDR shot I found on Flickr
The 3 exposures are a normal exposure plus an over exposure and under exposure. Depending on the degree to which you want to range you would go +/- 1 to 3 stops.
Alot of people try to get an HDR effect by layering filters on a single image. Thats ok if you want to get really creative and go for a Dave Hill style effect or something in that direction. And Dave Hill's work looks absolutely amazing. Its almost a surreal drawn or painted kinda look.
This is a very good HDR shot I found on Flickr
