photo sharing: HDR

[Gdad]

 

[tinksdad]

Not bad at all!! And a "perfect" place to try it at too!! Well done!

 

[mabas9395]

You can't post something that good and not explain how you did it. I'm familiar with the HDR process, just wanting to know how YOU did it.

 

[Charade]

Nice shot! Have you tried correcting the wide angle disortion?

 

[Gdad]

Not bad at all!! And a "perfect" place to try it at too!! Well done!

Thans.

 

[Gdad]

You can't post something that good and not explain how you did it. I'm familiar with the HDR process, just wanting to know how YOU did it.

I did it in Photoshop - I had taken two identical shots with the camera on the tripod - one being fairly underexposed. I merged them together using the HDR in CS2. It kind of came out with that sort of cartoony look HDR sometimes has (IMHO) so I played with the levels to make it look more natural. Not sure if I undid some of the effect there but I liked the end result. Thanks.

 

[Gdad]

Nice shot! Have you tried correcting the wide angle disortion?

Yes- I actually did that on the regular shot I posted on the AKL thread a few days ago. These were right out of the camera so to speak so I just left them as is. Sometimes that type of distortion bugs me and sometimes I think it lookes okay.

 

[tinksdad]

I did it in Photoshop - I had taken two identical shots with the camera on the tripod - one being fairly underexposed. I merged them together using the HDR in CS2. It kind of came out with that sort of cartoony look HDR sometimes has (IMHO) so I played with the levels to make it look more natural. Not sure if I undid some of the effect there but I liked the end result. Thanks.

There's a guy over on Fred Miranda Photo site that has posted a tutorial on HDR. He suggest using at least 6 exposures about 1 stop apart for best results. Interesting reading.

 

[KrazyPete]

Some great photos.

Orlando, Florida - a photoset on Flickr

 

[tinksdad]

Those are nice!! I like HDR when it doesn't look fake.

 

[deletedpenguin]

Excellent HDR work. Were these yours?

 

[KrazyPete]

Excellent HDR work. Were these yours?

No... I saw it on Digg this morning.

 

[deletedpenguin]

Ah cool. Yeah, I especially like the 1st.

 

[Buzz Litebeer]

What is HDR? As one photoenthusiast put it, "HDR is short for High Dynamic Range. It is a software technique of taking either one image or a series of images, combining them, and adjusting the contrast ratios to do things that are virtually impossible with a single aperture and shutter speed."

Here are some jaw-dropping examples:

Cinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom, Day

Mickey's Sorcerer's Hat, The Disney-MGM Studios, Night

Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, The Disney-MGM Studios, Night

No, none of these images are mine (I WISH!). They were posted to Flickr by a user named "Stuck In Customs". You can see the photos here and read a tutorial on producing your own HDR photos here.

 

[deletedpenguin]

Thanks for sharing, great photos, but...

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1426603

He beat you to it.

 

[fitzperry]

These are absolutely stunning. HDR is on my rather long list of techniques to learn. I've seen some really amazing images.

 

[cazzie]

I have this on my Ulead package but have never bothered with it so I have just given it ago.

Original photo

after using the HDR

I did have to sharpen it but it's not too bad. Will have a play later with my night time shots.

 

[cazzie]

It certainly brings out the colour and light.

 

[fitzperry]

I have this on my Ulead package but have never bothered with it so I have just given it ago.

Original photo

after using the HDR

I did have to sharpen it but it's not too bad. Will have a play later with my night time shots.

Nice. How exactly did you do this?

 

[cazzie]

Nice. How exactly did you do this?

I am not sure of the workings of it but I clicked on photo and then selected High Dynamic Range and selected my camera curve, and then it automatically did it. You can also adjust midtones etc but I don't really understand those so I leave them alone.

It's great for photos in shadow. I have been playing with some of my night shots and it's amazing.