Here is a sloppy (I did this on purpose) example of built in to the camera HDR photography and how it enhances the Photo. I took this with my Sony a580. One with normal settings. The other in HDR mode. In HDR mode it takes 3 shots. One in low contrast. One in high contrast. One in normal contrast. It then stitches them all together into one photo. This is all done in less than a second. Since I shot this in manual mode, I set the ISO at 100. No camera shake here! This is a great feature with high contrast landscape photography.
I just thought that I would share these with everyone.
Like the true meaning of Christmas, this is the true meaning of HDR.
By the way, I am using one of these photos for this week's contest about hope. Lol.
No HDR
HDR engaged
KC, I like the first photo because the colors are saturated. They seem to lose that in the second photo. You certainly can see all the detail in the shadows on the HDR photo. Does your camera allow you to manipulate the other layers? This is new to me. I would want to keep the saturation of colors and add detail.
nikron7 wrote:
KC, I like the first photo because the colors are saturated. They seem to lose that in the second photo. You certainly can see all the detail in the shadows on the HDR photo. Does your camera allow you to manipulate the other layers? This is new to me. I would want to keep the saturation of colors and add detail.
You asked a good question. No, it does not layer like what you are thinking. It is basically bracketing 3 photos and then merging them similar to stacking in post editing. only no manipulating. It is compensating for contrast hence the shallow colors. However, you just gave me a thought. I am able ,through custom white balance, to adjust the color filters. I wonder if I can over saturate ahead of time and then shoot the photo? Interesting.
I think the results are pretty good. Naturally, if a person prefers more saturation (or anything else), doing HDR with your own bracketed exposures would be the way to go. But this in-camera example is pretty nice.
les_stockton wrote:
I think the results are pretty good. Naturally, if a person prefers more saturation (or anything else), doing HDR with your own bracketed exposures would be the way to go. But this in-camera example is pretty nice.
Thanks. I just thought it to be a good example. It comes in handy when looking into old barns for example. Obviously, a flash is of no use with this setting.
If you want to reply, then
register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.