first attempt at HDR
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Superb. 
As mentioned, it does look a bit odd having such a wide dynamic range, but that's probably because this is a relatively new (?) and (as yet) uncommon technique.
I'll be having a go this weekend, no doubt about it. Just wondering if it works as well just using a single RAW file and adjusting contrast.
As mentioned, it does look a bit odd having such a wide dynamic range, but that's probably because this is a relatively new (?) and (as yet) uncommon technique.
I'll be having a go this weekend, no doubt about it. Just wondering if it works as well just using a single RAW file and adjusting contrast.
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AdWright said:
You can get a similar, but not as-good effect by doing this.
IIRC a "normal" shot is roughly 6 stops of light - no matter how much you fiddle it. By bracketing (of more than +/- 1EV) you increase that number (across all three images)
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Tickle me Elmo and call me Cindy, thats rather impressive. Gotta give this a go.
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Wowzer, that is impressive.
Fingers crossed for my bonus this year, then I might be able to get a DSLR at last and go back to having 'phun with photos'!
Fingers crossed for my bonus this year, then I might be able to get a DSLR at last and go back to having 'phun with photos'!
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hoodmeister said:
Doh!, of course it is. It's normal exposure +1 at the top and -1 at the bottom to give an extra 2.
Thng is that the final image appears to have far more dynamic range than that, but it can't really.... what looks like has happened is that the range has been compressed into a narrower band. In effect we get a normalised image so that everything lies closer to the mid point, and it kind of fools us to think of it as being HDR.
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Ummm...I really need to learn how to use the AEB controls on my 300D.
Wowzer!
Wowzer!
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lovely results, there is a chap on TPF who uses this method to very good effect, some stunning stuff comes out of it too!
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Having played with both the CS2 and Photomatix HDR tools, the CS-2 seems to gibe a result closer to he "natural" state we would see, but the Photomatix tool gives much moodier, dramatic and IMHO much nicer results.......
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Take one good, properly exposed pic, one pic at 1 stop less and 1 at one stop more (therefore under and over exposing).
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really like the last one, fantastic
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Mattius said:
They can be the same shutter speed, as i have tried this as well and using a single raw image, changing exposure in CS2 to -1 and +1 from the original exposure and still gives amazing results.
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