For some reason all the HDR's im making are becoming really grainy... i used to do it fine, but for some reason no it always comes up, wether its combining two exposures to five....

Im using Photomatix for the Macbook...

Ive tried playing with a the picture settings but unless i dim the spot down with the static/grain its not going away..


Heres the two originals for the first HDR
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I can post originals for the second HDR if you need me to but im looking for suggestions, maybe a new HDR program? I have Adobe Lightroom 2 but havent used it much....


Thanks in advance.

 

First, HDR's are made of at least 3 exposures, one under, one over, and one right in the middle. Secondly, HDR's don't work well in complete darkness. Lastly, ISO has a drastic effect on HDR's, if you're using anything but 100/200 you'll get NOTHING, and if you accidentally have your camera set to auto-ISO, you're sunk.

 

judging by the two pictures you posted, some parts of the picture have no information. I would take series of pictures from each different exposures (more pictures the better, but at least 3) that each contain different information even through the darkest of the darks and through the brightest of the lights.

 

Shit my ISO was to high, and yeah the i can post the originals if it helps but damn...
DAMN!

And i know you generaly want to do 3 sets of pictures -1/0/+1

No suggestion for a better HDR Program that might decrease the noise

 

I've heard good things about Noise Ninja, but I've never used it myself.

HDR is very noise sensitive, so I don't know if NN will help for those photos and I'm not optimistic. If you want to try another HDR application, Dynamic Photo HDR is easy to use and has a free trial version available.

Good luck.

 

Yea i forgot to turn my ISO down from 250 cuz of the other night but i will have to get a redo, and i will try noise ninja, thanks for the suggestion

 

Noise Ninja ROX, but you're not saving those, sorry man. If you're not on full-frame, ISO is basically useless, it's one of the reasons I made the switch.

 

Im not familar with Full Frame, ill have to do some research...
but i def. wont be making a switch anytime soon- because i just got an underwater housing for my camera with two strobe - focus/video light, and a Dome for my fisheye and Port for my macro

 

You have all of that but never have heard of full frame????

In a friendly tone I offer you this advice. Lose the gimmick HDR take time to learn the true basics of photography.

 

FF isn't the issue here. It's noise. There are plenty of good crop bodies out there. If you screw a setting hard, it doesn't matter what camera you're using. Worry about using your equipment properly, not getting new equipment.