HDR attempt

[dragonfly]

got Photomatix now so had a play around to see what I could come up with on a couple of photo's - only liked one of the results!

Need to start getting out and taking at bracketed exposures

I did this tonight from just one image, not totally happy but good enough for 1st attempts, I need more practice with Elements too

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4269214599_632bfcf57d_b.jpg

[Happy Guy]

Very nice! I find I do stuff with ps elements, and when I want to do it again, I cant remember how I did it! Getting old is a pain!

[Deemac]

This looks great to me Dragonfly. Lovely rock detail and tones.

[North Light]

dragonfly,

Looks pretty good to me, I would happily hang that on my wall.

[Mystical Potato Head]

Nothing wrong with that at all.I've found that some shots just dont lend themselves to HDR no matter what you try and do to them so dont worry about getting a few failures,also beware rogue colours,it doesn't bother me but strange colours sometimes tend to appear, if like me you tend to work in VIVID mode,where you least expect them,probably why i love slightly over the top HDR.
There are quite a few video Photomatix tutorials on the web/youtube,some are very good,some not, so its a bit of a hit and miss as well.
Lots of practice is the answer.

[Kenn]

Would any of you be kind enough to explain to my OH how HDR works, he's been playing with a few photos, but it doesn't seem to be working.
He's inorg so please pm him.

[Bruce_H]

Looks like you got it right! I would say though that HDR can sometimes look like a cartoon, so don't be afraid to use more closely bracketed exposure sets to get a less extreme range.

Bruce H

[Bobinovich]

Keep it up Dragonfly - that's a cracker :D

[Rheghead]

Great photo. BTW what is HDR?

[Sporran]

Stunning and atmospheric, dragonfly. :cool:

Well done! :)

[dragonfly]

thanks everyone, I really like the foreground colours so fairly happy, it was just the sky that I couldn't get to how I wanted it (too pastel a top half compared to bottom half)

away to practice some more now :Razz

Lizz, here's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging) link to wikipedia explanation, hope it helps, I don't understand it either lol

[North Light]

HDR stands for "High Dynamic Range". The Dynamic Range of a Digital Camera or of Film is it's ability to record the lightest and darkest areas of a photograph.

This article gives a pretty good explanation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging

[kas]

Love it!!!!!!!!!!
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[Liz]

Wow Dragonfly you are getting really good at this!

Very impressed!:D

[golach]

Love it a wonderful view of the Glebe, well done

[nirofo]

Great shot Dragonfly, I like the effect on this particular photo, I don't usually like obvious HDR effects but this one works well.

nirofo.

[catherine nicol]

Love this effect, makes for a more dramatic shot. Would also be happy to frame and hang this one on my wall. Keep them coming.

[dragonfly]

here's the next one!! taken today around about Forsinard/Kinbrace area somewhere

View on Black (http://bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=4277196842%22%3Eview%20on%20black&size=large)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4277196842_3665082718_b.jpg

[Bobinovich]

Just wonderful - love it :D

[cuddlepop]

You are getting very good,that one's my favourite of yours so far.:D

[Rheghead]

I've not done HDR yet but I've just done a tutorial in a magazine on how to fake the HDR effect. This comes in handy if you can only get a single exposure from a subject that keeps moving etc or you can't be bothered with the hassle. From my own attempts the results are quite encouraging.

[The Oracle]

This website shows some wonderful examples of HDR Photography.

The page takes some time to load all of the excellent photos.

There are also tutorials, etc.

http://www.stuckincustoms.com//hdr-photography/

http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/