Photo Sharing; HDR

[havoc315]

I'm still learning my Sony a57 and it has built in HDR. I know a majority of you do your own HDR in post process. How does in-camera HDR differ from post processing?

The in camera HDR is a simple and effective way to increase your dynamic range significantly. That is, really bring out shadows while also protecting highlights.
Typically, you get a "realistic" picture with increase dynamic range.

When doing it yourself in post-processing, you really can go about it in many different styles. Also in post-processing, you include tone mapping while doing the HDR merging... creating the hyper-stylized pictures that you see. The pictures often look more like paintings.

So when doing it yourself in post, there are many different ways to process the outcome. When the camera does it, it gives you a pretty simple form of increased dynamic range.

 

[BBQMonster]

For some reason Blizzard Beach looks even better when it is 111 outside.
BBQMonster

Blizzard Beach 1 by BBQMonster, on Flickr


Blizzard Beach Summit Plummet by BBQMonster, on Flickr

 

[p17blo]

Magic Mickey Pool Night by P17blo, on Flickr

 

[Daisy14'sDH]

 

[BBQMonster]

One more from the Blizzard Beach set.
BBQMonster

Summit Plummet @ Disney's Blizzard Beach by BBQMonster, on Flickr

 

[photo_chick]

Looking at some of the great Disney photography on this site. Too many of these threads are getting buried.

Anyone have some new HDR to share?

 

[OKW Lover]

Anyone have some new HDR to share?

Now that you mention it, here is Peggy's Cove, NS:

 

[MICKEY88]

What do you use for processing your images? They are incredibly sharp, but entirely noise free

I would think the noise free part comes more from getting a good noise free image in camera, rather than post processing

 

[jque]

First attempt at HDR

DSC_0586_7_8_tonemapped by jque3385, on Flickr

Second

DSC_0570_1_2_tonemapped by jque3385, on Flickr

Third

DSC_0009 (4)And8more_tonemapped by jque3385, on Flickr

Fouth

DSC_1347_8_9_tonemapped by jque3385, on Flickr

 

[rdunative]

 

[BBQMonster]

Here is one from our trip back in May.

Tori Gate Sunset @ Epcot by BBQMonster, on Flickr

 

[MedicBill]

 

[Cafeen]

I just reorganized my Smugmug collections (well, in truth, I still have to publish about 4 of them...but the HDR one is up ), and since I've been bored lately...

I really like the way the Black and White HDR turned out. It gives it a different feel from both comic-book style as well as the more natural/subtle color stuff.






This may not qualify as real HDR, since it's exposure fusion and not tone mapping, but it's an image I really love and it uses the same software/methodology, so it's going up here .

 

[Cafeen]

Back button strikes again...

 

[havoc315]

Bentley HDR.jpg by Havoc315, on Flickr

 

[kdanjou]

Here is one from our trip back in May.


Are those zebra mollusks aroun the base of those columns? It's an odd question I know.

 

[bsjs0708]

woah..everyone should be sooo proud of their photos. These pictures are taken by some amazingly talented people!!!!!t

 

[boBQuincy]

 

[Daisy14'sDH]

 

[Daisy14'sDH]