Posts Tagged “HDR”
I’ve had many people ask me, “What is HDR?” So I thought I would show an example of one of my finished images. I used 3 exposures, a normal exposure, an exposure underexposed by 2 stops, and an exposure overexposed by 2 stops. Then by using software, I like Photomatix, the images are merged into one….
After an over-night storm, I shot this pier near Sunny Isle, FL. I used Nik Efex Pro filter to add toning and cold effect.
I noticed how the sunrises right behind the TigerDirect logo. I thought it would make an interesting HDR image. What do you think? 3 shots taken at -2,0,+2.
Here is a sunrise image taken from North Miami, FL. HDR effect was added to give detail and a heavy grain look.
This was a sunrise shot taken on a cloudy morning in Athens, GA. This a 3 exposure, 2 stop HDR image. The exposures were long, 3-10 seconds, in order to blur the car headlights.
Sometimes you can go too far on a picture with HDR, this is one of them. I went too far just to see how much grain and detail I could get from this image. I like the colors but I think effect maybe too much. What do you think?
Here is another of the HDRs that I did of the new building construction. This is where HDR really shines. The walls were so dark and the window light was very strong. I was able to balance and even give the metal a “metal” look.
I wanted to share the uncropped version of yesterday’s pic. I cropped my shadow out. I thought it took away from the doorway. What do you think? Cropped? Uncropped? OR even cropped as a square without my shadow?
I was photographing a new school/church being built yesterday. There were a lot of great angle and textures. I really like this doorway. I added HDR effect to bring out detail in the brinks. It also added a glow down the hallway around the ceiling lights. Nice. 3 exposures, -2, 0, +2 stops.
Down at the local movie theater in Key West, FL., Marilyn stands over a heating grate having your dress blown up. She does this all the time. Why? She is a statue. I did a 3 exposure, 2 stop, HDR effect of this image. The effect was to add detail and texture.