scubadoc wrote:
I’ve noticed in the last 6 months to a year that the number of HDR images being posted on various social media and other photography sites, including Ugly Hedgehog, have dwindled. We no longer see over cooked landscapes that have a cartoonish quality. Maybe the novelty has worn off, but I think there is something else at play. Modern mirrorless cameras, whether Sony, Nikon, Canon and even M43 bodies have sensors that have such improved dynamic range that HDR processing is no longer needed. With LR Classic and its new masking capabilities, it is possible to selectively brighten, saturate, bring out the shadows, and even selectively modify colors that there does not seem to be a much of a role for HDR processing anymore. Obviously, this is my opinion based on my experience, but I’m interested in what others think.
I’ve noticed in the last 6 months to a year that t... (
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People (except for real estate photographers) finally realized that the results were so unnatural as to be cartoonish. That said, the HDR features of smartphones (at least iPhones) provide subtleties that are tolerable. It is hard to tell HDR was turned on, unless you have a frame that did not have HDR applied.
Those doing HDR, without a lot of experience, may find that subtlety is sometimes elusive.
Of course, if you record raw files and post-process, you can achieve many of the same highlight-and-shadow recovery benefits of HDR, without the fake scene look.