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HDR.........Benefits ? Page 1, 2  Next          Uncle AJ's Rolex, Wrist Watch & Nature Forum Forum Index -> Photography in general View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Tools Keeper of lost marbles Status: Larry Favourite Watch: GMT Joined: 30 Aug 2007 Posts: 2567 Location: The Desert Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 3:56 am    Post subject: HDR.........Benefits ? The major drawback I have seen with digital has been the dynamic range.. Light areas are easily blown out when trying to get detail in the shadows, and conversly, dark areas are black when exposing for the sky.... I can see benefits when combining exposures...but I don't like the over-driven, "fake" look of many HDR treatments.. I'm tempted..........but is the result worth the post processing efforts...  ?? _________________ ............... Back to top uncle aj Keeper of lost marbles Status: Adrian Favourite Watch: TT GMT Ceramic Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 5015 Location: Work, Saudi Arabia..Home Bolton, England Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 6:45 am    Post subject: I like HDR when it's done well.  I agree about the overblown look of some examples but you can finely tune it to suit.  I'd try it you will like it I'm sure.   _________________ I'd feel lost without my GPS Uncle AJ's, an equal opportunity dictatorship. It wasn't a dress!! Back to top Gedanken Moderator Status: James Joined: 11 Aug 2009 Posts: 240 Location: The wrong side of the bed Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:21 pm    Post subject: I've been vaguely aware of HDR, and one of these days I'll give it a go, but in the meantime, I've just been using the hgihlight/shadow function on Photoshop.  It seems to work pretty well. _________________ Different packaging, same classic taste! Back to top uncle aj Keeper of lost marbles Status: Adrian Favourite Watch: TT GMT Ceramic Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 5015 Location: Work, Saudi Arabia..Home Bolton, England Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:56 pm    Post subject: Gedanken wrote: I've been vaguely aware of HDR, and one of these days I'll give it a go, but in the meantime, I've just been using the hgihlight/shadow function on Photoshop.  It seems to work pretty well. I played with that picture you once posted of the Albert Hall from your UK visit.  It came out really good in HDR but I think the picture is back on my Saudi computer. _________________ I'd feel lost without my GPS Uncle AJ's, an equal opportunity dictatorship. It wasn't a dress!! Back to top KJacques Experienced Status: Kevin Joined: 28 Aug 2009 Posts: 66 Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:52 pm    Post subject: I saw some HDR pics that were of some very atmospheric landscapes. I used to use Cokin filters to try and replicate that effect. Does anyone have any they've done to post? I normally use the settings on my D300 that seem to work fairly well in smoothing out a contrasty exposure. But I'd love to see some examples here of true HDR pics. Back to top Gedanken Moderator Status: James Joined: 11 Aug 2009 Posts: 240 Location: The wrong side of the bed Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:24 am    Post subject: Don't know if I got this right but here goes.  I took three shots at 1EV bracketing: Using Photoshop layers I overlaid the first two photos on ther third and got this: _________________ Different packaging, same classic taste! Back to top uncle aj Keeper of lost marbles Status: Adrian Favourite Watch: TT GMT Ceramic Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 5015 Location: Work, Saudi Arabia..Home Bolton, England Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:18 am    Post subject: This is another of James's pictures.  When I first saw it, I thought what a great candidate for HDR.  I don't have the original and thought I'd binned this one but found it again this morning.  It was done by making three images from the original and altering the exposures. _________________ I'd feel lost without my GPS Uncle AJ's, an equal opportunity dictatorship. It wasn't a dress!! Back to top Tools Keeper of lost marbles Status: Larry Favourite Watch: GMT Joined: 30 Aug 2007 Posts: 2567 Location: The Desert Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:20 pm    Post subject: I have still not invested in one of the various HDR software programs.. I think that it is an interesting technique... But, it is time consuming and I still like to take photographs more than I like processing them...... _________________ ............... Back to top vh_bu98 Experienced Status: Vu Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 54 Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:55 pm    Post subject: I think HDR is cool looking and have considered creating some, but a part of me says it goes against my belief that photography should be capturing the moment and not creating something that wasn't really there. Back to top uncle aj Keeper of lost marbles Status: Adrian Favourite Watch: TT GMT Ceramic Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 5015 Location: Work, Saudi Arabia..Home Bolton, England Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:01 pm    Post subject: vh_bu98 wrote: I think HDR is cool looking and have considered creating some, but a part of me says it goes against my belief that photography should be capturing the moment and not creating something that wasn't really there. I look at Photoshop as the modern darkroom.  In the darkrooms of old there was plenty of dodging and shading going on.  Some of the pictures produced in the old days did not represent what the camera saw. I recently went to an evening at the local camera club called "Digital dos and don'ts." As soon as the lecturer started he said "Do everything and there aren't any don'ts."   It was a great demonstration and I'm eager to try some of his ideas out.   _________________ I'd feel lost without my GPS Uncle AJ's, an equal opportunity dictatorship. It wasn't a dress!! Back to top vh_bu98 Experienced Status: Vu Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 54 Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:42 pm    Post subject: uncle aj wrote: I look at Photoshop as the modern darkroom.  In the darkrooms of old there was plenty of dodging and shading going on.  Some of the pictures produced in the old days did not represent what the camera saw. I recently went to an evening at the local camera club called "Digital dos and don'ts." As soon as the lecturer started he said "Do everything and there aren't any don'ts."   It was a great demonstration and I'm eager to try some of his ideas out.   I have NX2 and that is pretty much all I use to edit my photos. I will correct the white balance, adjust the eval a little, maybe some cropping and slight color adjustment. I do have a copy of CS2, but I haven't used it in years not since my web design/development days. Back to top uncle aj Keeper of lost marbles Status: Adrian Favourite Watch: TT GMT Ceramic Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 5015 Location: Work, Saudi Arabia..Home Bolton, England Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:48 pm    Post subject: vh_bu98 wrote: uncle aj wrote: I look at Photoshop as the modern darkroom.  In the darkrooms of old there was plenty of dodging and shading going on.  Some of the pictures produced in the old days did not represent what the camera saw. I recently went to an evening at the local camera club called "Digital dos and don'ts." As soon as the lecturer started he said "Do everything and there aren't any don'ts."   It was a great demonstration and I'm eager to try some of his ideas out.   I have NX2 and that is pretty much all I use to edit my photos. I will correct the white balance, adjust the eval a little, maybe some cropping and slight color adjustment. I do have a copy of CS2, but I haven't used it in years not since my web design/development days. I use NX2 and CS4, both are great programmes but you can do so much more with CS4.   _________________ I'd feel lost without my GPS Uncle AJ's, an equal opportunity dictatorship. It wasn't a dress!! Back to top KJacques Experienced Status: Kevin Joined: 28 Aug 2009 Posts: 66 Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:39 pm    Post subject: Okay, I agree with Larry that I prefer taking pictures to processing them. But WoW! those examples from James and A.J. are absolutely stunning. They have just magical looking lighting. Thanks so much for posting them. I am going to have to pull out the tripod and try that technique sometime. What a pain in the @ss, but honestly, they are beautiful.   Back to top vh_bu98 Experienced Status: Vu Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 54 Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:57 pm    Post subject: Dang you guys...I started playing with creating HDRs today and I may be hooked. This is one of my first tests. What do you think? Cambell River, BC - View from our room at Painter's Lodge Back to top uncle aj Keeper of lost marbles Status: Adrian Favourite Watch: TT GMT Ceramic Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 5015 Location: Work, Saudi Arabia..Home Bolton, England Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:58 am    Post subject: Nice one Vu, great first attempt.   _________________ I'd feel lost without my GPS Uncle AJ's, an equal opportunity dictatorship. It wasn't a dress!! 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