My first shot at HDR
10-12-2008, 06:29 PM
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My first shot at HDR Let me know if you have any pointers... Done in CS2, first is original and second is HDR, composed of 5 images with diff exposure.
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10-12-2008, 06:48 PM
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Honestly, the original has a higher dynamic range than the "HDR" one. Try just using 3 pictures and make sure you are exposing the pictures correctly. One should be for the bright parts of the picture (like the sky), one for the midrange, and one for the dark parts (like the paint).
Edit: Also one or more of your pictures didn't line up, so thats probably why its really blurry
Edit: Also one or more of your pictures didn't line up, so thats probably why its really blurry
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10-12-2008, 09:34 PM
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Honestly, the best way to find out is to search the manual for 'bracketing.'
I don't have the time to check the online manual (if I could even find it) for you right now.
Although a quick search does APPEAR that it will.
I don't have the time to check the online manual (if I could even find it) for you right now.
Although a quick search does APPEAR that it will.
10-12-2008, 10:14 PM
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True HDR should bring out the details in both the highlights and the shadows. Something isn't right there, because yours really isn't doing either. How are you combining them? I think it is more involved than just layering them on top of each other, but I'm not sure what all is involved.
10-15-2008, 07:55 AM
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silverardo_13, that first pic is a really bad example of HDR. Look at all the over exposed area behind the car.
HDR is a tool to be used when there are two or more extreme lighting conditions. Say your inside a room and shooting a wall with windows in the background. Most the time you will either get a dark inside and details through the windows, or details in the inside and overexposed area in the windows...HDR allows you to gain detail in both the inside and the windows. Hope that makes sense. HDR is not crazy complicated...Just google it.
Making a extremely post processed photo can be achieved HDR or not (both can look equally good). HDR is a process to get a "high dynamic range."
HDR is a tool to be used when there are two or more extreme lighting conditions. Say your inside a room and shooting a wall with windows in the background. Most the time you will either get a dark inside and details through the windows, or details in the inside and overexposed area in the windows...HDR allows you to gain detail in both the inside and the windows. Hope that makes sense. HDR is not crazy complicated...Just google it.
Making a extremely post processed photo can be achieved HDR or not (both can look equally good). HDR is a process to get a "high dynamic range."
