dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

The Irish man and the dog do not know how to set their camera ... Oh, they have a tripod.

In the bar there are dark corners, a pub window, bright bar mirror, back lit couple who are lit with too much green beer.

HELP PLEASE: I have taken out door HDR shots, might just as well taken one normal exposure...so! But I have seen fantastic shots in rooms, abandon buildings, and such similar to the lighting in the fictitious bar. How do I determined the cameras setting. I have a camera (Canon SX50) that takes HDR +/-2 ev. Do I slip a ND filter and take again? Is that an an alternative? I am at a loss for what to do. I have read and researched... now I turn to UHH.
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Bloke Loc: Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

I too have done most of mine outdoors, but I have taken a few in churches. You don't need an ND filter. Just shoot them exactly as you would outdoors. Three shots, 0, -2, +2, then let the software do its work. Usually, one of the best things about indoor HDR is that you can see the details in the room, plus see what is outside the windows. Without it, the windows are normally completely blown out.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Thank you Bloke, yep, aware of the +/- 2, but I think that interior... like the bar... requires machinations giving broad range of exposure. Question is what trick can we use to get that broad range.

Bloke Loc: Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

If you want a broader range than that, you can always add extra shots, but you will probably have to do them manually. Most Canons that I have used will automatically take the 3 bracketed shots, but I think I have seen posts on here about some cameras which can be set to take 5 or 7. Both LR and PS will happily build an HDR from how ever many shots you want to send them.

Just set your chosen aperture and ISO, then take a whole bunch of shots 2 shutter-speeds apart. I do suspect, however, that there is probably a limit here. Even HDR cannot display the same range of brightnesses that the human eye can. If the room is really dark, for example, it may not be possible to expose for that and *still* get details from outside the window.

You probably already know this, but I just include it for any total newcomers. It is important to vary the exposure using the shutter speed. If you vary the aperture, the depth of field variations between shots will probably make the HDR processing impossible.

andrew.haysom Loc: Melbourne, Australia

Not familiar with the SX50 but from reading the review it seems you have exposure compensation up to plus or minus 3EV and 3-frame auto bracketing up to plus or minus 2EV. So, in an extreme lighting situation as you describe I wonder whether you could combine these to take three brackets as follows;

Exposure compensation set to -2EV, bracketing set to 3 x 1EV, so you'd get -3, -2, -1
Exposure compensation set to 0, bracketing set to 3 x 1EV, so you'd get -1, 0, +1
Exposure compensation set to +2EV, bracketing set to 3 x 1EV, so you'd get +1, +2, +3

Then select the -3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3 and process. That would get you the widest range possible on your camera.

Hopefully the exposure comp setting can be changed easily without moving the camera too much.

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

Andrews method works but you need a rock solid tripod that will not let camera move when you change settings.
To capture interiors like churches and dark bars you need at least 5 exposures and 7 will be better.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Thank you all, I will continue reading and asking and doing.

bdk Loc: Sanibel Fl.

What I do is go in the building and set the camera for a correct exposure for that room. Then I set camera for +2 -2 ev
and take the shot. thats how I start an then g from there changing exposures etc.