HDR attempt
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Cool Nashville HDR. 
Here's one I took in Singapore in March this year.
5 exposures / hand-held. I used continous high shutter at 5 (or was it 9?. Can't remember) frames per sec and exposure bracketing.
Singapore Cityscape
Here's one I took in Singapore in March this year.5 exposures / hand-held. I used continous high shutter at 5 (or was it 9?. Can't remember) frames per sec and exposure bracketing.
Singapore Cityscape
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From: USC
the problem with HDR is that it has that obvious "HDR-look" to it. halos are kind of a turn off for me. i think the only time when HDR can really be pulled off decently are in scenic landscapes. but it's better than having a completely dark subject, i suppose.
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From: never never land
Originally Posted by Muz,Jul 2 2007, 09:25 PM
By merging multiple exposures into one and then tone-mapping it.
Some people use 3 exposures, some use up to 7 or even 12. I most often use 5 myself.
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Generally use a tripod. Set camera to Manual or Aperture Priority and alter the shutter speed by 1 stop each shot or simply use your camera's exposure bracketing mode and continuous high speed shutter. The later method (combined with alignment function in most HDR software) will allow you to take quite reasonable hand-held HDRs if you're in good light.
You generally don't shoot people or moving objects this way for obvious reasons but if you really wanted to shoot a person (sitting for example) you might try using as low as 3 frames.
The original poster has done well in that he has no excessive haloing around objects. Haloing is often considered poor HDR by afficianados of the style. You will often see this around buildings, trees and other objects.
Some people use 3 exposures, some use up to 7 or even 12. I most often use 5 myself.
-2 EV
-1 EV
0 EV
+1 EV
+ 2 EV
Generally use a tripod. Set camera to Manual or Aperture Priority and alter the shutter speed by 1 stop each shot or simply use your camera's exposure bracketing mode and continuous high speed shutter. The later method (combined with alignment function in most HDR software) will allow you to take quite reasonable hand-held HDRs if you're in good light.
You generally don't shoot people or moving objects this way for obvious reasons but if you really wanted to shoot a person (sitting for example) you might try using as low as 3 frames.
The original poster has done well in that he has no excessive haloing around objects. Haloing is often considered poor HDR by afficianados of the style. You will often see this around buildings, trees and other objects.
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muz, how do u choose which parts of the each image to show? is it that you look for the parts of the pics that are around the same amount of light?
a very simplified walk through would be very appreciated.
a very simplified walk through would be very appreciated.
