BobD Loc: New Bern, NC

Bob D. here. Been through most camera brands over the 60+ years I've been taking photos. Nikon has been the single biggest brand I've used most frequently, but am currently shooting with a Panasonic DMC-FZ150 and love it. Image quality much improved over its predecessor, the FZ100. Love the megazoom capabilities in one lens, combined with all the various controls I was used to on my Nikon DSLR, e.g., iA, P, A, S, M modes, etc. I am a "semi-pro" photographer, specializing in architectural photography (real estate shoots for agents), along with portrait and new photography. At 73, I'm still learning this craft with the help of forums like this and others. Below are a couple of my favorite photos I've taken recently.

Available light, hand held


Sunrise on Hatteras Island, enhanced using Dynamic Photo HDR

Country's Mama Loc: Michigan

Welcome. Very nice shots.

BobD Loc: New Bern, NC

Thanks! I was born and raised in Michigan, by the way... in Flint. It was a nice town when I was growing up, before Japan started making cars! ; )

cabbagemama Loc: AZ

Help! New here today. What is HDR?

dspoon2 Loc: Rockwall TX

Welcome!!!

BobD Loc: New Bern, NC

HDR is short for High Dynamic Range. It's a software program that "averages" or combines two or three images of the same subject taken at the same time using differing settings to create a single, enhanced image. At least that's my understanding on what it does. It also can do a nice job on a single photo. In the photo below the foreground was so dark no detail appeared, but after running it through an HDR process it lightened the foreground without washing out the sky. Cool, huh? There are various versions of HDR software on the market. I happen to use Dynamic Photo HDR5, but Google them and see what you find.

Hatteras sunrise, untouched


Same photo after processing with HDR

cabbagemama Loc: AZ

Thanks for the info. I use PS Elements to doctor my photos. I still don't know how to use all of it.