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Jul 25, 2013 16:23:59   #
SoHillGuy Loc: Washington
 
There are lots of love for Photomatix, but I find Digital Photo Professional which is a free down load is an alright addition to my software.

Photomatix required a lot of PS post processing.

Digital Photo Professional required none. O.K. maybe it could but straight out it was satisfactory.

0 - Normal Exposure
0 - Normal Exposure...

Photomatix
Photomatix...

Digital Photo Professional
Digital Photo Professional...

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Jul 25, 2013 16:46:40   #
Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA
 
I am impressed with your Digital Photo Professional example.
I would love to give it a try. Unfortunately for me, it works only with Canon raw format:
http://consumer.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/professional/professional_cameras/eos_digital_slr_cameras/eos_5d_mark_iii#DriversAndSoftware

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Jul 25, 2013 17:49:53   #
SoHillGuy Loc: Washington
 
Nikonian72 wrote:
I am impressed with your Digital Photo Professional example.
I would love to give it a try. Unfortunately for me, it works only with Canon raw format:
http://consumer.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/professional/professional_cameras/eos_digital_slr_cameras/eos_5d_mark_iii#DriversAndSoftware


I have been shooting in jpg with a Canon 30D, no live screen, and it has been HDRing them.

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Jul 25, 2013 18:47:34   #
Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA
 
SoHillGuy wrote:
I have been shooting in jpg with a Canon 30D, no live screen, and it has been HDRing them.
How many original images? What EV difference?

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Jul 25, 2013 20:22:22   #
SoHillGuy Loc: Washington
 
Nikonian72 wrote:
How many original images? What EV difference?


Camera set for series of three shots, +2/-2
1/50th, 1/200th, 1/800th @ f8. Lens 18/55mm @21mm; IS0 100
Metering mode Evaluative
Auto Bracket.
Auto Focus, I forgot to do a manual setting.
Tripod mounted, I forgot to turn off IS.
Well I guess that means it could have been better, I wonder if next time I will remember. I would tie string around my fingers, but I'd probably forget that too.

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Jul 25, 2013 20:30:04   #
Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA
 
JPG images are raw images already tweaked (processes) by camera's software.
My one recommendation is to shoot simultaneous raw + high rez JPG. View the JPG images, but HDR process the raw format.

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Jul 25, 2013 20:42:05   #
SoHillGuy Loc: Washington
 
Nikonian72 wrote:
JPG images are raw images already tweaked (processes) by camera's software.
My one recommendation is to shoot simultaneous raw + high rez JPG. View the JPG images, but HDR process the raw format.


I have done that in the past, but file sizes grow rapidly, and some software's don't view the raw file pictures. I have not seen that much improvement in my finished products, and because of that I just like to keep working sliders to a minimum. You probably have expertise in the use of raw files capabilities. I once read an article by a professional that was just in favor of shooting jpg's, Heck I don't remember why. Maybe I'll do a jpg vs raw google search and see if I find it, or others.

So Raw has some advantages, however so does jpeg. Referring to: http://digital-photography-school.com/raw-vs-jpeg

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Jul 26, 2013 09:42:56   #
ncshutterbug
 
Very good treatment So Hi!

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Jul 26, 2013 11:11:31   #
SoHillGuy Loc: Washington
 
Thank you.

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Jul 26, 2013 11:29:11   #
Armadillo Loc: Ventura, CA
 
SoHillGuy wrote:
Camera set for series of three shots, +2/-2
1/50th, 1/200th, 1/800th @ f8. Lens 18/55mm @21mm; IS0 100
Metering mode Evaluative
Auto Bracket.
Auto Focus, I forgot to do a manual setting.
Tripod mounted, I forgot to turn off IS.
Well I guess that means it could have been better, I wonder if next time I will remember. I would tie string around my fingers, but I'd probably forget that too.


Gayloard,

1/50th, 1/200th, 1/800th @ f8. Lens 18/55mm @21mm; IS0 100 [These are OK.]

Metering mode Evaluative [These are OK, but you might try Center Point metering.]

Auto Bracket. [OK]

Auto Focus, I forgot to do a manual setting. [OK, when you set Aperture Priority, after the initial focus and capture the focus would not change.]

Tripod mounted, I forgot to turn off IS. [Good. IS is debatable for a tripod. I turn mine off just to be safe.]

Your HDR final products are impressive, a good evaluation. You might want to look at the skyline (hilltops to sky, and the roof line of the Caboose; there is a slight bit of luminance fringing caused by over cooking the final product. (A little less Local Tone Mapping during the HDR PP.) Overall the HDR looks good, you enhanced the sky and details, and filled in the shadows with details.

Michael G

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Jul 26, 2013 12:27:17   #
SoHillGuy Loc: Washington
 
Armadillo wrote:
Gayloard,

1/50th, 1/200th, 1/800th @ f8. Lens 18/55mm @21mm; IS0 100 [These are OK.]

Metering mode Evaluative [These are OK, but you might try Center Point metering.]

Auto Bracket. [OK]

Auto Focus, I forgot to do a manual setting. [OK, when you set Aperture Priority, after the initial focus and capture the focus would not change.]

Tripod mounted, I forgot to turn off IS. [Good. IS is debatable for a tripod. I turn mine off just to be safe.]

Your HDR final products are impressive, a good evaluation. You might want to look at the skyline (hilltops to sky, and the roof line of the Caboose; there is a slight bit of luminance fringing caused by over cooking the final product. (A little less Local Tone Mapping during the HDR PP.) Overall the HDR looks good, you enhanced the sky and details, and filled in the shadows with details.

Michael G
Gayloard, br br 1/50th, 1/200th, 1/800th @ f8. Le... (show quote)


Center point focusing was use.
I did all I could with the sliders to eliminate the luminance fringing (halo), and even tried brushing some it out. But it will most always be present in HDR not only by over cooking, but by CA also.

Thanks for your input.

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Jul 26, 2013 13:24:18   #
Armadillo Loc: Ventura, CA
 
SoHillGuy wrote:
Center point focusing was use.
I did all I could with the sliders to eliminate the luminance fringing (halo), and even tried brushing some it out. But it will most always be present in HDR not only by over cooking, but by CA also.

Thanks for your input.


The most likely cause of the halo is excessive application of Local Tone Mapping during the HDR processing steps.

If your current applications for HDR processing do not have a manual setting for Local Tone Mapping you might want to consider a program that will allow manual setting of this control.

HDR processing of a scene is useful for many different effects, and creative goals. The most powerful and popular is in creating a photographic image that resembles what the Human Eye perceived at the moment of exposure.

Michael G

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Jul 27, 2013 12:31:13   #
Jambulee Loc: San Antonio del Mar,Tijuana,Mex
 
SoHillGuy wrote:
There are lots of love for Photomatix, but I find Digital Photo Professional which is a free down load is an alright addition to my software.

Photomatix required a lot of PS post processing.

Digital Photo Professional required none. O.K. maybe it could but straight out it was satisfactory.


Thanks for the recommendation. I didn't know it was out there i will check it out. I still like the Photomatix personally I would still do some PP in other apps on both images.

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Jul 31, 2013 08:42:15   #
Chinaman Loc: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
 
Looks like DPP does the job reasonably well. Does it give as much control as Photomatix? If it doesn't, I won't waste time downloading a newer version as I only use it to convert RAW to jpg now and again. I normally stick the card into a reader and transfer files to a folder on my computer.

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Jul 31, 2013 11:05:01   #
SoHillGuy Loc: Washington
 
Chinaman wrote:
Looks like DPP does the job reasonably well. Does it give as much control as Photomatix? If it doesn't, I won't waste time downloading a newer version as I only use it to convert RAW to jpg now and again. I normally stick the card into a reader and transfer files to a folder on my computer.


No it doesn't.

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