HDR test shot.

[pierce]

one of my first tests with HDR

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JS1yca5KB-0/SpDtkzaYXEI/AAAAAAAAh68/tTaccOnGRGw/s800/IMG_4441_2_3.jpg
Sunset view from top of Fremont Peak, San Juan Bautista, California, 2009-08-22

3 exposures in my Rebel XT (350D) with a 20mm f/2.8, at ISO 200

1st Exposure: 1/250 sec f/7.1
2nd Exposure: 1/400 sec f/10.0
3rd Exposure: 1/125 sec f/5.6

yes, its got that cartoony processed look. but I rather like it.

[thapamd]

Great job, Pierce! The tones are subtle and beautiful. Nice! :thumb

[Doug Solis]

this looks pretty darn good. It could benefit from some noise reduction but otherwise its looks natural.

Good job.

[Marcy]

unless you are depth of field stacking keep the F stop (usually f11 or 8) the same and change the exposure time +/- what ever you want (usually 1.5-2 stops) if you vary the dof f stops you can get some very strange focus issues -

[gvf]

Sorry, never heard of HDR - could someone explain what it is?

Very nice pix by the way, lovely!

[schmoo]

Sorry, never heard of HDR - could someone explain what it is?

Very nice pix by the way, lovely!

Using multiple exposures on the same shot to get a digitally blended version with higher dynamic range. There's a lot of discussion on this on here so if you're interested it's always worth a look! :thumb

[kdog]

That has the typical pasty flat look of an HDR with no post processing. Add a bit of a curve and local contrast enhancement, and you get this.

http://jmgphoto.smugmug.com/photos/631911229_AQydG-O.jpg

Now whether that's an improvement is of course in the eye of the beholder. :deal

Cheers,
-joel

[pierce]

wow, and I thought I amped up my first pass. heh.

[PappyRoot]

this looks pretty darn good. It could benefit from some noise reduction but otherwise its looks natural.

Good job.

Doug,
For a newb like myself could you explain noise reduction and were he would need it please? Thank you.

[PappyRoot]

one of my first tests with HDR

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JS1yca5KB-0/SpDtkzaYXEI/AAAAAAAAh68/tTaccOnGRGw/s800/IMG_4441_2_3.jpg
Sunset view from top of Fremont Peak, San Juan Bautista, California, 2009-08-22

3 exposures in my Rebel XT (350D) with a 20mm f/2.8, at ISO 200

1st Exposure: 1/250 sec f/7.1
2nd Exposure: 1/400 sec f/10.0
3rd Exposure: 1/125 sec f/5.6

yes, its got that cartoony processed look. but I rather like it.
I really like this Pierce. Great job :thumb

[kdog]

wow, and I thought I amped up my first pass. heh.
You're not too speedy answering replies to your posts, are you? :rofl

[AFBlue]

one of my first tests with HDR

3 exposures in my Rebel XT (350D) with a 20mm f/2.8, at ISO 200

1st Exposure: 1/250 sec f/7.1
2nd Exposure: 1/400 sec f/10.0
3rd Exposure: 1/125 sec f/5.6

yes, its got that cartoony processed look. but I rather like it.

The changing of exposure settings breaks the "rules" for HDR photography, but the final product here, I think, is very good. I like it better than the image showing more post-processing.

Jerry

[pierce]

You're not too speedy answering replies to your posts, are you? :rofl

heh, yeah, I know, I posted this 3 years ago.... and only just now checked back in and noticed there were a pile of replies.

whats really sad? while I've tried a few dozen other HDR pictures, none of have come out anywhere close to as cool as this one. I think it takes dark cloudy skies.

I took that original handheld, with the camera in auto-bracket mode, hold down the shutter and it took 0, +, - in a row on rapid fire.

[kdog]

Yeah, sometime it seems there's just no rhyme or reason on which shots make good HDRs.

Post some more of your work, Pierce. 26 posts in 8 years is just pitiful. :D

[dragandjordjevic]

It does look nice but it could do some post processing like kdog said (personaly I would leave the sky soft and do the foreground). You made a mistake I used to make as well with my first hdr attempts, you should use a constant aperture for all of your exposures. Since you are a canon user, I guess you should use canons native iso for less noise (iso100) but in this resolution it does look nice without much noise. So next time use constant iso and aperture and just let the shutter speed vary. Cheers!

[zoomer]

Add some contrast and a smidge of black point and it will be good. Not bad at all for a first pass....much better than a lot of the cartoony HDR that I usually see.

[Mathieu05]

This is very interesting. i was surprise with the varying aperture, but nonetheless the image is beautiful.

[hendie]

Great Pic, I admire how you use the HDR technique and still keep it looking natural.