Harmon Covered Bridge, Indiana County, PA
Dec 28, 2013 19:37:50 #
Here is a demonstration of a good use of HDR.
You will see the original normal exposure and what HDR can do for you.
I don't believe you could get this type of photo with just one exposure.
Comment please!
Randy
You will see the original normal exposure and what HDR can do for you.
I don't believe you could get this type of photo with just one exposure.
Comment please!
Randy
Normal Exposure Shot
HDR Shot but I didn't over do it. You can see the bench at the end and all the detail on how the coverage bridge was built.
Dec 28, 2013 19:40:37 #
Dec 28, 2013 19:42:49 #
Yes, there is no doubt that HDR is a very good way of saving certain photos. I just don't like it when it is over cooked. You used restraint with your demonstration which is what made it effective. Good work.
Dec 28, 2013 19:45:29 #
Dec 28, 2013 19:47:37 #
I agree ebrunner "HDR is a very good way of saving certain photos." I also don't like the over cooked look. I do love that it can bring out more natural lights and displays more of what the natural eyes normally sees.
Dec 28, 2013 22:54:31 #
Well done...luv a good HDR. My wife is from Indiana PA...met her at the university there (IUP) back in '68.
Dec 29, 2013 06:14:09 #
Dec 29, 2013 07:26:17 #
rbourque2 wrote:
Here is a demonstration of a good use of HDR.
You will see the original normal exposure and what HDR can do for you.
I don't believe you could get this type of photo with just one exposure.
Comment please!
Randy
You will see the original normal exposure and what HDR can do for you.
I don't believe you could get this type of photo with just one exposure.
Comment please!
Randy
That's how HDR should be used imho. Well done.
Dec 29, 2013 09:31:04 #
Very nice work. I too don't like over done HDR. I prefer to keep it natural looking.
Dec 29, 2013 10:35:21 #
rbourque2 wrote:
I agree ebrunner "HDR is a very good way of saving certain photos." I also don't like the over cooked look. I do love that it can bring out more natural lights and displays more of what the natural eyes normally sees.
Thinking I will get some flack for posting this reply but here it goes. I don't look at HDR as saving a picture. I use it to make a picture. Our eyes can see a heck of a lot more range than our cameras can capture in one shot. HDR is a tool in the photographers arsenal. My favorite teacher, Rick Sammon, has coined the term EDR, extended dynamic range, as a means to help us get over the over cooked stigma that is associated with HDR.
When I am out photographing and I see a scene I want to capture, I run through the setting options I need to use to make the image. EDR is just one of a great number of choices a photographer has in their tool bag. Today's processing plug-ins such as Photomatix and NIK have evolved so that we have incredible control of the image. Some like the overcooked look and some just the amazing ability to process the image just as the human eye saw it.
The before and after images you posted are wonderful examples of using EDR to get the full dynamic range. Thanks for posting this.
Dec 29, 2013 13:49:56 #
Dec 29, 2013 13:51:39 #
Photog8 wrote:
Well done...luv a good HDR. My wife is from Indiana PA...met her at the university there (IUP) back in '68.
Wow, and I'm a transplant from Portland, Maine. Small world. Thank you for the comment.
Dec 29, 2013 13:54:19 #
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Dec 29, 2013 13:54:53 #
Dec 29, 2013 14:02:35 #
Jeep daddy, thank you. I've been holding on to that picture and just noticed the HDR forum and knew I had to show it. I hear so much on how so many don't like HDR and I believe that there are times when HDR can be so beneficial to telling the story.
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