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  1. skankmofo skankmofo is offline

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    May 2nd, 2011 (5/2/2011 9:39pm)

    Photography has been a hobby of mine for awhile and recently got into making HDR pictures. Anyone else play around with these?

    Basically you take at least two and usually 3 or more different exposures of the same picture then combine them with some software. I've been using Oloneo PhotoEngine. It definitely makes normal photography more exciting, and can be used to simply enhance the details in a normal picture like this one:



    into this (notice the effect on the ceiling under the pavilion):



    Or do some really cool stuff like these:







    Check out my gallery of my favorite before and after pics if you're interested: http://www.joshcohen.com/gallery/HDR/
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    May 2nd, 2011 (5/2/2011 9:41pm) in reply to skankmofo

    I love HDR images, never tried to make them but they always look really cool.

    Btw, sorry for being retarded but what is the difference between turning the saturation really high on a normal photo vs HDR image?
    Edited By: Hateflops May 2nd, 2011 at 09:42 PM
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    May 2nd, 2011 (5/2/2011 10:20pm) in reply to Hateflops

     
    Originally Posted by Hateflops View Post

    I love HDR images, never tried to make them but they always look really cool.

    Btw, sorry for being retarded but what is the difference between turning the saturation really high on a normal photo vs HDR image?

    It can sometimes have a similar effect to some normal photomanipulation in photoshop (saturation/hue/contrast/levels), but the the main thing it does is pull out details from the under/overexposed parts of the picture.

    For instance, in that first example, if there's a strong shadow like under the pavilion, the details from the overexposed picture in that spot will show up clearly.

    Similarly, when there's a strong light, like when you focus on a building and the clouds in the sky get washed out, it will pull the cloud details out of the underexposed, darker picture.

    In all the pictures, you can still see the shadows and dark/light spots, but you can also see all the details in them. You get the crazier effects like in the last pictures by tonemapping, and i'm not too sure how it all works, but there are dozens of settings you can play with that manipulate the layers of the image.
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    May 3rd, 2011 (5/3/2011 1:02am) in reply to skankmofo

    HDRs don't have to be overcooked/oversaturated. You can either choose to do so for effect, or you can choose to keep it natural and just use the fact that HDR enables you to catch contrast that the camera sensor couldn't normally capture. Our eyes can see magnitudes more contrast than the most advanced camera sensors, so that is the primary advantage of HDR. Here's some of mine.


    Tricycle HDR by ClemsonPablo, on Flickr

    Just used HDR to ensure I caught all the rust and colors


    Montezuma Ficus Tree HDR by ClemsonPablo, on Flickr

    a pic tht otherwise wouldn't have turned out


    Atlanta Sunset HDR by ClemsonPablo, on Flickr

    being able to catch both a cool sky and a darker ground


    "In God We Trust" by ClemsonPablo, on Flickr

    completely overcooked for effect

    http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=66377944@N00&q=hdr some of my other HDRs and you can get to my other pics
    Edited By: iatetheredcrayon May 3rd, 2011 at 01:03 AM
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    May 3rd, 2011 (5/3/2011 3:36am) in reply to iatetheredcrayon

    cool stuff
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    May 3rd, 2011 (5/3/2011 4:18am) in reply to Camz

    Pablo wins.
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    May 3rd, 2011 (5/3/2011 4:32am) in reply to DonkDon

    Looks like the world on magic mushrooms.
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    May 3rd, 2011 (5/3/2011 4:42am) in reply to perusing4STRANGE

    didn't byut do like a 4 or 5 exposure sunset a while back?
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    May 3rd, 2011 (5/3/2011 6:21am) in reply to cdmalgee

    awesome photos!

    never knew that's how these were created.. not often I can say I learned something new from ot. sweet thread
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    May 3rd, 2011 (5/3/2011 2:55pm) in reply to iatetheredcrayon

     
    Originally Posted by iatetheredcrayon View Post

    http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=66377944@N00&q=hdr some of my other HDRs and you can get to my other pics

    Great shots, that tree shot is awesome. I need to start using a tripod to take better ones, but i've been too lazy to carry one around. What software are you using?
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    May 3rd, 2011 (5/3/2011 5:13pm) in reply to skankmofo

     
    Originally Posted by skankmofo View Post

    Great shots, that tree shot is awesome. I need to start using a tripod to take better ones, but i've been too lazy to carry one around. What software are you using?


    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search...tialSearch=yes

    If you don't want to carry around a real tripod, Gorillapods are great, especially for traveling. A lot of those HDRs were taken off of mine. I use Photomatix to do the meshup, and sometimes will do some additional touchup in Photoshop for noise/sharpness.
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    May 3rd, 2011 (5/3/2011 5:33pm) in reply to iatetheredcrayon

    this article came from a great site for anyone interested in photography;

    http://www.digital-photography-schoo...out-photomatix
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    May 3rd, 2011 (5/3/2011 7:15pm) in reply to gotwood

     
    Originally Posted by gotwood View Post

    this article came from a great site for anyone interested in photography;

    http://www.digital-photography-schoo...out-photomatix

    That's cool, but way more involved. He made it sound easy, but getting it to come out and look smooth isn't just a quick task. Still something cool to think about tho.
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    May 3rd, 2011 (5/3/2011 11:01pm) in reply to iatetheredcrayon

    I do tons of HDR photography. Been doing it for about 3 years. Agree with red crayon's thoughts that it doesn't have to be overdone. OP your pictures are definitely pushing what I consider way over-contrasted for my tastes. But, photography is art, and so to each his own.

    I like to "over do" pictures every one in a while just for fun. I also like to do some nearly B/W HDR's. Try it out. The light/dark contrast is very stark.

    I'm in Bonn Germany right now so I don't have easy access to all of my work, but I just took this photo this afternoon.



    Haven't had a chance to run it through photoshop and noise reduction yet, but it's promising and a fun subject :)

    The statues of Saints Cassius and Florentius's heads lie in front of the building. They were ordered beheaded by the Roman emperor, probably for believing in an ever so slightly different sky person than he did.
    Edited By: Rocket Surgeon May 3rd, 2011 at 11:05 PM
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