HDR software

[Spanrz (Brett)]

H, just had a gander at some of your HDR stuff..Most impressive is the Colosseum one.
The only thing that realy stands out for me, in a HDR (if done well), is Churches or architecture with rough/pitted stonish type walls.
It's the shadows with the colours that I love.

I'm off to the States again in 3 odd weeks. Going to have a field day with the new lens. Most probably a day or 2 in NYC, but most will be spent in way Upstate NY.
Yes there will be some HDR. Mainly centred on old buildings with rough textures.

I want to better my HDR of the Rochester High Falls that was shot with a point and shoot. Well, was all I could do with it last time. This time, big guns. It is challenging, because it has moving water. Dunno if it's a lost cause, but I'll be in the area and worth another go, with proper gear.

[Liz]

Originally Posted by Spanrz

H, just had a gander at some of your HDR stuff..Most impressive is the Colosseum one.
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Thats right the Colosseum was amazing!! I had it as my desktop pre heading to Europe/Italy 2 years ago.

Good luck in the States with new lens Brett, look forward to seeing some HDR images.

[shelltree (Shelley)]

Originally Posted by Octane

Everytime someone makes an HDR picture, a baby kitten dies.

Please, think of the kittens.

This has been a PSA by the anti-HDR alliance.



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Originally Posted by iceman

I like Photomatix - the new version is tonnes better than the previous.

Exposure Fusion is much better than Tone Mapping in most circumstances, especially in low light.

I agree. If you must, then exposure fusion is the way to go. It's what I use to use before I got my grad filters.

Having said that, natural is better I'd prefer to nail the shot right then and there and not have to tweak it too much afterwards. It really does diminish the natural quality of the shot, which is what I'm trying to capture. I will not, however, say that I never use exposure fusion or try for a very very natural/can't-even-tell-it's-hdr combination if I think it could be beneficial It's all about experimenting sometimes.