That's just the kind of image which is difficult to make with a single shot without blocking the shadows and or burning the highlights...
I've updated today my old tips for using HDR photography in landscapes. You can have a look here.
Tuesday 14 April 2009
HDR at the river and an update on my tips for HDR landscapes
That's just the kind of image which is difficult to make with a single shot without blocking the shadows and or burning the highlights...
I've updated today my old tips for using HDR photography in landscapes. You can have a look here.
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Excellent tutorial, Patrick. And very well written.
I have found that if I cannot, or simply do not, bracket my exposure, I can still do a reasonably good job of blending... by processing the RAW file multiple times at different exposure values and working from there. It's not ideal, but certainly better than nothing. Also, I personally am more comfortable with PhotoMatix's exposure blending mode rather than the tone mapping.. I find it easier to get a natural look. It just does what I used to do manually, but saves time.
You have a great touch with the tone mapping that I don't often see.. often the result is very heavy-handed for my taste, but your's are not. At some point I guess I should make a serious effort to try and master that.
Thank's Mark, you're too nice :)
Blending "multiple exposures" of the same raw file is really not a bad solution. I sometimes do that with photomatix bust most often i prefer the manual way.
Blending and tonemapping are really 2 different things. If you apply a too strong tone mapping to a single exposure in which the shadows were not enough exposed these shadows risk to have a dirty look in the resulting file.
Exposure blending doesn't enhance the details in the same way and so eventual defaults are also more discrets.
I try not to make a obsession of all this technical stuff and just try to produce enjoyable and printable images.
PS : i love you old trees in black and white.
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