HDR Pictures

[snq]

Anyone here into playing with HDRI?

Here's some of my "work" ;) Clicky for bigger

http://gallery.volvo240.org/images/1/misc_pictures/playing_with_hdr/s60.jpg (http://gallery.volvo240.org/images/misc_pictures/playing_with_hdr/s60.jpg)
Original:
http://gallery.volvo240.org/images/1/misc_pictures/playing_with_hdr/s60_original.jpg (http://gallery.volvo240.org/images/misc_pictures/playing_with_hdr/s60_original.jpg)

Nordkapp, the most northern part of Europe
http://gallery.volvo240.org/images/1/misc_pictures/playing_with_hdr/nordkap.jpg (http://gallery.volvo240.org/images/misc_pictures/playing_with_hdr/nordkap.jpg)

Frozen Volvo
http://gallery.volvo240.org/images/1/misc_pictures/playing_with_hdr/frozen_volvo.jpg (http://gallery.volvo240.org/images/misc_pictures/playing_with_hdr/frozen_volvo.jpg)

Stream
http://gallery.volvo240.org/images/1/misc_pictures/playing_with_hdr/stream.jpg (http://gallery.volvo240.org/images/misc_pictures/playing_with_hdr/stream.jpg)

[Vapor]

I like the look A LOT....:clap:

How'd you do it? Multiple images with varying exposures or just clever photoshop work?

[Omastar]

I have to say the one of Nordkapp is my favorite. Nicely done. :)

[snq]

I like the look A LOT....:clap:

How'd you do it? Multiple images with varying exposures or just clever photoshop work?
A bit of both :)

There's some good guides around, I think this one was the most useful: http://www.vanilladays.com/hdr-guide/

Basically you need some software (photomatix and/or photoshop cs2) and a decent camera where you can manually adjust the exposure. A tripod comes in handy as well.

It takes a while to get into, and not everything is suitable for HDR, but once you get a hang of it it's pretty easy to get decent looking images :)

[Vapor]

Sweet...I've got all of that already, so I'll see if I can give it a go now....have a good image already too I reckon....

Thanks :toast:

[Cooper]

Really nice art works here :clap:

[thunderstruck!]

Basically you need some software (photomatix and/or photoshop cs2) and a decent camera where you can manually adjust the exposure. A tripod comes in handy as well.

Heh, a tripod is a must. Very nice pics!

[Bootup05]

Great work there:clap:

[J-Mag]

I wish my world looked like that all the time... I guess there's always Lysergic Acid.

I remember stumbling across some city-scapes of Tokyo in HDR a while back:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/altus/322152193/

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/5245/322152193f1ab23b927bnd2.jpg (http://img108.imageshack.us/my.php?image=322152193f1ab23b927bnd2.jpg)

[snq]

Heh, a tripod is a must. Very nice pics!
Thanks :) I took a couple of pics without a tripod (leaning the cam against something else) and photomatix does a pretty good job aligning them. But for best quality a tripod is a must, yes :)

[snq]

I wish my world looked like that all the time... I guess there's always Lysergic Acid.

I remember stumbling across some city-scapes of Tokyo in HDR a while back:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/altus/322152193/

Nice! I wish we had stuff like that over here, but I live in the woods and have been surrounded by snow for the past 5 months, which doesnt make for very goods HDR pics. Summer is on its way now tho, so hopefully I'll get some nice pics soon :)

[Fr3ak]

Wow nice pics.
I am a uber noob when it comes to image processing and stuff like that.. :(

[J-Mag]

Nice! I wish we had stuff like that over here, but I live in the woods and have been surrounded by snow for the past 5 months, which doesnt make for very goods HDR pics. Summer is on its way now tho, so hopefully I'll get some nice pics soon :)

Yeah there are a ton of HDR pics up on flickr, some have really high res versions too like the HDR tokyo pics, but lots dont :(

Fire + HMMV in HDR?

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/6594/hdrlb3.jpg (http://img63.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hdrlb3.jpg)

[MaxxxRacer]

how do you make it HDR??

[splat00n]

wow these is so cool, i want to make my face hdr now lol....very nice work.

[dinos22]

how do you make it HDR??

i was wondering the same thing

is this a software post processing tool or inbuilt camera feature

[Reznik Akime]

I think im in love with HDR pics. Good Christ, they look awesome. Here soon I may make a few of my own..

[m0da]

that tokyo pic...
amazing

[Soulburner]

i was wondering the same thing

is this a software post processing tool or inbuilt camera feature
Both...it is multiple images at different exposures combined into one. You get pics that are normally not possible with a single shot.

[Cooper]

Well it`s possible to make HDR from single pic. You`ll need to make couple of copies with different exposure in apps like photoshop and than combine them into single image using different blending modes in photoshop or in photomatix

[thunderstruck!]

Basically, if the dynamic range of the scene is larger than the dynamic range of the camera, you need to use HDR to get a good image. Maxxx, I'm sure you've taken a pic where the sky is washed out or appears brighter than it actually is. Just go out and take a picture of the sunset, or at night and you'll see what I mean. This is where HDR helps in capturing the image. For example, that Tokyo shot would've been impossible to get without taking multiple shots.

[Ashraf]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging :clap:

[Vapor]

Yup....a good, quick way to play with HDRI is take a lightbulb, turn it on, take a pic and try to capture the writing on the lightbulb and also the background fully lit up :) You'll need a few different exposures to get that one to work, but it's what I've been playing with recently and seems like a good way to learn (took a few tries to get the WB of the background to workout).

[Magnj]

Well it`s possible to make HDR from single pic. You`ll need to make couple of copies with different exposure in apps like photoshop and than combine them into single image using different blending modes in photoshop or in photomatix

Which is rather easy if you shoot in RAW and have a RAW processor.

[Cooper]

RAW ?
Excuse me - i really don`t know what is it :)

[Magnj]

Well when you take a picture on many cameras it will be compressed in-camera to JPEG format...a lossy compression format. RAW has no loss and also does not specify white balance or exposure compensation so that in a RAW editor those thins can be changed.

[MercuryFree]

Those are some damn awesome pics, well done! Definitely something I've been looking to have a try at when I get my new camera :)

[Soulburner]

Basically, if the dynamic range of the scene is larger than the dynamic range of the camera, you need to use HDR to get a good image. Maxxx, I'm sure you've taken a pic where the sky is washed out or appears brighter than it actually is. Just go out and take a picture of the sunset, or at night and you'll see what I mean.
Or you could get a polarizer for your lens.

[Growly]

Mannnn, threads like this just make me curse my lack of any half-decent camera. Nice work - no, really, wow.

[trance565]

soo, if i were to take my camera, put it on a tripod, take a picture, at one setting, put it at a brighter setting, take the same picture, then put it at a dark setting, take the picture again, and then over lap them all, i get HDR?

[Vapor]

soo, if i were to take my camera, put it on a tripod, take a picture, at one setting, put it at a brighter setting, take the same picture, then put it at a dark setting, take the picture again, and then over lap them all, i get HDR?With the right software and the right original exposures, yup :)

[Magnj]

Yea, many point and shoots have basic exposure options or at the very least exposure compensation

[trance565]

yeah, i think i might go get photoshop, and play with my mom's camera, it's a pretty nice one, and i can change the exposure time/ratings, last i checked anyways

edit: btw, how would i go about overlapping in photoshop? just drag and drop?

[Magnj]

Overlapping? If you want to do HDR there is an automated function in Photoshop for that as well as many programs like Photomatix which do this even better. On that note, her is my first shot at HDR...not too unrealistic...just an enhancement. although in hindsight it may be underexposed.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/223/444114439_ec44884b6a.jpg

[Aerou]

Or you could get a polarizer for your lens.


technically and practically untrue,
neutral gray darkening filters are used for this, but they have a fixed gradient and you dont get an hdr still

and photomatix is great for hdr work

[Aerou]

just to add some

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9332/pict737012copyfs9.jpg

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9332/pict737012copyfs9.jpg

[jimmsch]

I can't find any HDR automated function is Photoshop. I have Photoshop CS2 v9.0. Can someone post a screenie? Also what is this Photomatix? Where can I get it?

[Magnj]

For Photoshop CS2 I know it is under File->Automate->HDR...I'd have to assume it is the same on CS3. Photomatix is a program available on the web, they have trial versions and you can purchase a key.

[Vapor]

It's the same in CS3.

[Soulburner]

technically and practically untrue,
neutral gray darkening filters are used for this, but they have a fixed gradient and you dont get an hdr still

and photomatix is great for hdr work
I was referring to the sky being "blown out". A polarizer WILL fix that problem.

[MaxxxRacer]

interesting. I will have to try it sometime..

They are on CS3 already.. I cant keep up.

[Soulburner]

CS3 is still beta, and at this time you can only pre-order. Photoshop 9 (CS2) is an awesome program though.

[MaxxxRacer]

CS3 is still beta, and at this time you can only pre-order. Photoshop 9 (CS2) is an awesome program though.

Indeed it is

[rapty]

Raw is the best thing since Sex for a Photographer, I don't know how many times that Format has saved my ass with Pictures related to my Job

Gives you the Options of fiddling with the Exposure after takeing a Pic which can potentially save buggered Pics

What sort of Cameras do you guys use??

[falqon]

Anyone here into playing with HDRI?

Here's some of my "work" ;) Clicky for bigger


How are you taking pictures of waves? Same thing with the tokyo one, by the time you take the 3 or so pictures the moving objects should be in different places making this blurry?

[Soulburner]

Raw is the best thing since Sex for a Photographer, I don't know how many times that Format has saved my ass with Pictures related to my Job

Gives you the Options of fiddling with the Exposure after takeing a Pic which can potentially save buggered Pics

What sort of Cameras do you guys use??
You can do the same thing with a JPEG.

My camera is in my sig.

[WesM63]

Maybe i'll give this HDRI thing a shot over the weekend.

Using Canon Digital Rebel here :) 50mm F/1.8, Sigma 28-105mm and the kit lens (18-55mm)

[rapty]

What Plugin Program can you do the same with Jpegs, I think you'll find RAW is the better file to use alot larger File Sizes

I have 1 Eos One Mark 1, 2 Mark 2's & a Mark 2 DS and about £40,000 in lenses

[Soulburner]

You can adjust exposure in CS2, are we talking about the same thing?

[rapty]

I use Photomechanic and then go into CS2, I would shoot Raw depending on the Size of the HD used be able to get alot better Image Quality

[mukmaster]

WOW those Images are freaking amasing.
I wish so dearly to get a digi cam soon

[Soulburner]

My camera can't shoot RAW...I need to find a back to back comparison to see how big the difference is.

It can do "superfine" though which keeps compression to a minimum, which is what I use. I'll decide on the final product at the end, but I want all pics to start looking the best they can.

[jimmsch]

I have been playing with this for a few days now. I am quite impressed with photomatix. This type of photo processsing surely produces some beautiful pics. I find that usinf photomatix to merge the three photos into one HDR and then uding photoshop cs3 to do the fine tuning works best for me. But I am just starting to learn this. Thanks to you guys for teaching me about it. I will post some pics once I get a better grip on the whole thing and I have some good ones.

[splat00n]

I tryed doing these with my camera but it sucked, probably didn't even do it right. I believe you need a tripod and take three pics of the same spot with different lighting right?

[Holst]

I have the trial version of photoshop CS but there is no option for HDR under merge..

Can I download this as a plugin?

[jimmsch]

I tryed doing these with my camera but it sucked, probably didn't even do it right. I believe you need a tripod and take three pics of the same spot with different lighting right?

If you are lucky your camera will have a function to take three pics with one click all at different exposures. It is called "bracketing" check here (http://www.cre-aid.nl/2006/06/13/hdr-high-dynamic-range-workshop/) for more info on that. Also check here (http://www.vanilladays.com/hdr-guide/#generating) for general info on HDR. There are more links at the bottom of this page before the user comments. A tripod is almost mandatory.

[jimmsch]

OK here are some before and after pics. I used the bracketing features on my camera to snap three pics in different exposures. The camera was set to snap the pics at default exposure and +/-2. The before pic is the default one. Then I used photomatix to generate the HDR. I used photomatix for some tone mapping and fine tuned it in photoshop.
Before:
http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/3342/img0010ik4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

After:
http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/1551/aftermc0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I didn't do any painting, just the tone mapping in photomatix and then some brightness/contrast adjustments and color saturation adjustments in PS.

I think this HDR stuff is an awesome tool!

[snq]

Very nice jimmsch!

[Soulburner]

Wow that is an awesome picture. Rather discouraging, as I tried my first HDR last night with extremely bad results. I used Photoshop > Merge to HDR. I didn't have the best pics to try though so I will mess with it more when I do.

[Nephilim]

You can do the same thing with a JPEG.

My camera is in my sig.

No you cannot. Not in the sense that he was inferring.

Let me see if I can explain, JPEG is compressed and as such any non-visible variations between pixels is disregarded.

RAW is not compressed and is essentially a mathematical representation of what light each and every pixel received, devoid of any processing.

What that means is, for example, areas that are solid white and overexposed can often be "reclaimed" using a RAW processor, since the pixels received slightly differing light it was just not possible to show it and maintain a reasonable contrast in the shot.

Your camera is incapable of RAW and as such you probably will miss out on a lot. The only pro-sumer I've used with RAW is the Panasonic FZ8 but that's an inferior camera aside from that one neat feature.

Here (http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/RAW-file-format.htm) is a nice interactive RAW advantages and explanation page.

[Soulburner]

Actually, there is a RAW hack for this camera via modified firmware ;)

[Magnj]

You can adjust exposure in CS2, are we talking about the same thing?

Yes and no, you can correct color and brightness to some extent. But JPEG writes the exposure settings to the shot and can not be changed. So if your shot is too warm you CAN fix it but not nearly as well as in RAW where with a program like Adobe Lightroom, you can switch from what it was shot in to say Tungsten.

[eddieate]

This is my first attempt, only using 2 images.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/EddieAte/CrownHeightsHDR.jpg
Ed.

[Soulburner]

Lucky...nice view.

[Magnj]

Here's my latest...using Photomatix and one single RAW file converted to 4 Jpegs. The crop is bad but this was just to see if I could actually get a reflection off the car or not.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/219/512855429_bf8c053f1d.jpg

[Nephilim]

The alternative (and traditional) way of creating this sort of effect is with graduated neutral density (http://www.singh-ray.com/grndgrads.html) filters.

However that technique is most useful when there is a defined horizon. If you're a landscape photographer that's 9 times out of 10.

Marc Adamus (http://photo.net/photodb/member-photos?include=all&photo_id=4065475) is a professional photographer who uses graduated ND filters to great effect, so each of his shots usually required one exposure only (and are much sharper because of it).

[Brettbeck]

My dad took some nice photos the other day when he drove up to Scotland.

He did some bracketing with 9 or 12 shots and created some HDR pictures... they looked quite nice, but the scenery wasn't that amazing lol :p:. I don't think I could upload them because the images are all in excess of about 40Mb. He took all the shots in RAW format too which increases the file size.

[mukmaster]

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/379/cloudr2640x480mo3.jpg
THat was my firstie

[ColonelCain]

I think im in love with HDR pics. Good Christ, they look awesome. Here soon I may make a few of my own..

Same here. I have loved HDR pics ever since I saw that HDR Tokyo pic. Very nice work guys. :up:

[Sparky]

I'm going to have to try this now. My Canon 350D can shoot in RAW and has the bracketing, and I have a tripod (was broken, got for free, and I built a new hinge for it :p:). Gonna have to find something good to shoot.... :D

[Dr.LED]

How do you like these?

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/6686/imgp1962hdr1rsz800oc4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/5075/imgp2101hdreditrszjc8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/6232/imgp2885hdreditrsz2nl7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[itznfb]

^^^ awesome

[lowfat]

An HDR a friend of mine did.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b110/tulcakelume/agftadgsdgdg1.jpg

[Grinch]

How do you like these?

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/6686/imgp1962hdr1rsz800oc4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/5075/imgp2101hdreditrszjc8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/6232/imgp2885hdreditrsz2nl7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

awesome pics!:up:
:welcome: to xtremesystems

[RAW-Raptor22]

Fantastic we need more photo gurus on the boards. Welcome. I wish I new anything about photography...

[Dr.LED]

@DerekFSE - I get the same error in PS but with Photomatix it's working fine. Anyway I suggest you to use Photomatix, you have a better control of the resulting image.

[Dr.LED]

Photomatix seems to sharpen the image way to much most of the time.
For me it doesn't look so sharp. I need to apply USM filter from CS2 everytime. :)

[Lestat]

Photomatix seems to sharpen the image way to much most of the time.

actually, if you follow the instructions they are rather soft. and can be made softer.

you can also open it with photoshop and apply anistopic filtering to realllly soften it up.

you dont want HDR too soft, you want it to look as naturally sharp as possible.

here is a before and after shot with my first time HDR using photomatix.
is crap as far as i am concerned but its the first time i attempted HDR, and im also using the 3 jpeg image trick.

BEFORE

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/4868/p1020641ft0.jpg

AFTER

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/20/p1020641britedarktonemadm0.jpg

[Unrealer]

The first attempt with a Sony CyberShot DSC-P92

+1
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/5809/72029429ju3.jpg

0
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/2612/90011252bb3.jpg

-1
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/823/55385655al0.jpg


HDR:

http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/2913/hdrxd5mediumdx7.jpg

[RAW-Raptor22]

The first attempt with a Sony CyberShot DSC-P92

+1
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/5809/72029429ju3.jpg

0
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/2612/90011252bb3.jpg

-1
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/823/55385655al0.jpg


HDR:

http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/2913/hdrxd5mediumdx7.jpg

Nice work! :up:

That is freaking awesome! Keep making kewl pics, you are good. :D

[Unrealer]

That is freaking awesome! Keep making kewl pics, you are good. :D

Thanks m8 :)

Another try:

HDR:

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/2470/santutxuhz6.jpg

FAKE HDR(using 1 photo):

http://img485.imageshack.us/img485/386/untitledhdr00mediumpb5.jpg

[RAW-Raptor22]

Thanks m8 :)

Another try:

HDR:

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/2470/santutxuhz6.jpg

FAKE HDR(using 1 photo):

http://img485.imageshack.us/img485/386/untitledhdr00mediumpb5.jpg

Dude, those are nice, keep it up. I'm 13 and too poor for a camera. :(

[itznfb]

i can't seem to figure this out :(
mine keep turning out ridiculously bright and washed out

[Magnj]

itznfb;2382768']i can't seem to figure this out :(
mine keep turning out ridiculously bright and washed out

give us some more info, are you using JPEGs, what software and post some examples?

[itznfb]

give us some more info, are you using JPEGs, what software and post some examples?

i used jpegs, i tried photomatix, and photoshop cs3. i'll add some examples later. but with both apps i just tried their default HDR settings, i tried tweaking a little, but it made no difference.

[Magnj]

Jpeg are hard to work with regardless of what other will tell you. I always do HDR with RAW or 3 exposures.

HDR is cool but it can't save a poorly exposed photo and is often considered gimicky in photography circles.

[Soulburner]

I don't agree that its gimmicky. You can take some photos that by nature are not possible to properly expose, and get results that you can't even get with your own eye in real life.

For example, you have a landscape with a bright sky but your foreground is in the shade. You expose your shot for the landscape. Your sky will be blown out without a polarizer. Expose for the sky, and your landscape will be underexposed.

Taking this into consideration, you take three shots. One underexposed (-2), one normal (0), and one overexposed (+2). You get on the computer and take the properly exposed sky from the -2 shot, the properly exposed landscape from the +2 shot, and whatever you want in between. You end up with a great, fully exposed picture with next to nothing under or over.

[Magnj]

For example, you have a landscape with a bright sky but your foreground is in the shade. You expose your shot for the landscape. Your sky will be blown out without a polarizer. Expose for the sky, and your landscape will be underexposed.

Not exactly, graduated filters have been doing this for years before photographers were using photomatix and adobe photoshop.

And I'm not saying it IS gimicky I'm just saying that in enthusiast and professional discussion groups they are rarely posted and are generally considered gimicky.

[SamHughe]

Here's one of my first tries. I like the way trees look on the background.

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7467/truckbw3gu2.th.jpg (http://img96.imageshack.us/my.php?image=truckbw3gu2.jpg)

[RAW-Raptor22]

That looks really awesome, nice man.

[Xtasy]

@unrealer

can you give me your 2 pictures with 1280x1024 size? :D

[EvlUndrWareNome]

I cant wait to try this when my rebel xt gets here :D

I am sooo looking forward to this :)

[Soulburner]

Here is a good article on HDR.

http://www.epaperpress.com/psphoto/basHdr.html

[Unrealer]

@unrealer

can you give me your 2 pictures with 1280x1024 size? :D


http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2355/santutxuei8.th.jpg (http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=santutxuei8.jpg)
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/2701/untitledhdr00et4.th.jpg (http://img515.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitledhdr00et4.jpg)

[r3g]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1308/1279975414_986f14f691.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1374/1206473667_9f7ddc720c.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1087/1165038243_974dc0c9ce.jpg

[Magnj]

r3g, 2+3 are nice!

[RAW-Raptor22]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1308/1279975414_986f14f691.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1374/1206473667_9f7ddc720c.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1087/1165038243_974dc0c9ce.jpg

Those pics are really nice man. :up:

Keep it up, those were fantastic.

[SamHughe]

r3g all of'em are good, the last one is awesome!

[Unrealer]

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9867/dsc0416012kg0.png

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/1981/dsc04173and12moresy1.jpg

http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/4272/dsc0418678lp2.jpg

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/9517/dsc0419234ue4.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/3268/dsc04198199200ot6.jpg

[dengyong]

Whats that growing in pic 2 :devil:

[EvlUndrWareNome]

Here is my first day out with my new for me Digital Rebel:

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l75/ryandamartini/hdrtest.jpg

Im proud of it :)

[Unrealer]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/d.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/c.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/a.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/b.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/e.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/f.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/h.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/i.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/g.jpg

[Soulburner]

Which method do you guys use in Photomatix Pro?

1. Details Enhancer
2. Tone Compressor

[EvlUndrWareNome]

Which method do you guys use in Photomatix Pro?

1. Details Enhancer
2. Tone Compressor

I use photomatix pro.

[Soulburner]

Right but...that wasn't the question?

Here is my first try at HDR.

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k245/BlackHawk2k6/Wyoming/IMG_1776_HDR.jpg

Originals:
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k245/BlackHawk2k6/Wyoming/IMG_1775.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k245/BlackHawk2k6/Wyoming/IMG_1774.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k245/BlackHawk2k6/Wyoming/IMG_1776.jpg

Really makes you look at things differently. Normal pictures look so bland now.

[Unrealer]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/mik2.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/mik1.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/mik.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/DSC04546_4_5_tonemapped_2.jpg

[Dr.LED]

How do you like this one? You can call it "Mordor". :)

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3725/imgp2477hdreditrszbk1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[EvlUndrWareNome]

@ Soul Burner,

Sorry missed the second part :p I use the " Tone" adjustments.

[perkam]

Unrealer me needs your HDR pics in high res pls :D

Pekram

[Soulburner]

I should add that I edited mine to still look realistic. I'll have some more later with that "unreal" look.

[Magnj]

come on guys, just cause you can doesn't mean youshould. Some pics are not worth saving.

Dr.LED thats a great shot

[Unrealer]

Unrealer me needs your HDR pics in high res pls :D

Pekram


all pics?

[Unrealer]

More:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/hdrcasilla-1.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/hdrcasilla.jpg




another version
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/DSC04461_2_3.jpg

[Cooper]

Nice job Unrealer, but imho last pictures are just overexposed and do not provide what the HDR is really about. Try to increase the exposure of dark images and do not include te very bright ones. :)

[r3g]

Green makes me dizzle -_____-


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1154/1409240939_7c8029ad37_o.jpg

[RAW-Raptor22]

Green makes me dizzle -_____-


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1154/1409240939_7c8029ad37_o.jpg

That water is b!tchin'... :up:

Fantastic pic!

Raptor

[Unrealer]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/B-1.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/A-1.jpg

[deepsilver]

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/8251/6800ultrahdrml8.jpg

:up:

[[XC] Lead Head]

http://i21.tinypic.com/wt8wf7.jpg

Power Shot S3

Exposure times were 1/60, 1/200 and 1/320 I believe
Aperture was set to 5.0 iirc.

[Unrealer]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/b-2.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/1.jpg

[DeadlyFire]

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/1981/dsc04173and12moresy1.jpg



http://images6.theimagehosting.com/weed1.th.gif :p:

[Unrealer]

:p:

^^

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/3305/dsc0421678pr4.jpg

[Unrealer]

Another one from class:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/DSC04858_59_60.jpg

[RAW-Raptor22]

Another one from class:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/DSC04858_59_60.jpg

IMHO.... the monitors ruin the pic.... :shrug:

[rra]

Some great results there i know its a pain but can you include some of your adjustments or techniques pleease, so we can learn lol.:)

[Unrealer]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR2.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR1.jpg

@ rra

Search HDR tutorials @ devianart :P

[Moneyless]

Wow, all of these pics are really nice...

Too bad my stupid POS of a camera can't take pics for s***. :(
(Kodak Easyshare C643... pos)

[Soulburner]

Unrealer, you have some good pics but I don't see anything that looks like HDR in those last two. All I see are two pics of the same place taken at two different times (hence the clouds, the sun and the color).

[Mad_Man]

my first attempt to hdr, in photomatix, trial...

lol..

Your file of 200.1 KB bytes exceeds the forum's limit of 200.0 KB for this filetype.
i had to downsample the rig picture a bit...

[Unrealer]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/HDR30oct2.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Unreal_MOD/HDR/HDR30oct.jpg

[shocktech]

heres a few of mine
http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs19/i/2007/238/f/f/Grass_River_by_nrwest.jpg
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs18/i/2007/215/b/b/Lake_Whitehurst_01_by_nrwest.jpg
http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs10/i/2006/092/f/0/One_Twin_by_nrwest.jpg
http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs18/i/2007/161/7/0/Rainbow_Tower_by_nrwest.jpg

[Nate P.]

Wow, excellent pics guys, I have a POS camera (doesn't even have a macro mode!) and no tripod, so all I can do is look.

[RAW-Raptor22]

Wow, excellent pics guys, I have a POS camera (doesn't even have a macro mode!) and no tripod, so all I can do is look.

Lucky bastard.... :shakes:

I dont even have a camera... :rofl:

[m0da]

heres a few of mine
http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs10/i/2006/092/f/0/One_Twin_by_nrwest.jpg

love this one! i really like the blue hdr pics
nice work!:)

[Soulburner]

Ok, the guy with the iPhone - those aren't HDR pics :)

[Magnj]

Ok, the guy with the iPhone - those aren't HDR pics :)

Yea this thread is pissing me off. HDR is to make good pictures great. Not to make your snapshot into a work of art. If it doesn't impress you when you look at it on your camera, chances are you should move on and try again. This is why I said earlier that HDR is often considered gimicky among serious photographers.

[Soulburner]

HDR lets you capture an image with proper exposure, something a camera is very limited in doing. You can only expose for the entire scene - but what if you could combine different areas of the picture at different exposures to come up with a near perfect image? That is what HDR is all about. It can come much closer to reproducing what we see with our eyes.

It is up to you what you want the end result to look like. If you are using Photomatix, you can go for a realistic look, or a fantasy world look. It is totally up to you, and both types of pictures have their place in an HDR discussion.

[Metric]

Testing out HDR using the new Rebel XTI I got for my birthday:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2001/2226439064_bef55df185.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2276/2227064216_0bf402af76.jpg

[KingDingeling]

You don't happen to have the first pic in large do you Metric? :)

[@rne]

Same question from same town of the world lol.

I like both very much, it would be great if you could provide them in a high resolution :)

[KingDingeling]

LOL Arne, how funny is that? :D Where abouts do you live? :)

[Metric]

You don't happen to have the first pic in large do you Metric? :)

Indeed I do: http://images.filecloud.com/672213/IMG_1677_8_9_tonemapped.jpg (6MB, 10.1MP)

[DShankar]

Indeed I do: http://images.filecloud.com/672213/IMG_1677_8_9_tonemapped.jpg (6MB, 10.1MP)

Whoa, got some dust/smudges there bro! Nice shot though! :up:
Imho, snow covered scenes aren't the best for HDR..

[Metric]

Whoa, got some dust/smudges there bro! Nice shot though! :up:
Imho, snow covered scenes aren't the best for HDR..

If it's that glowing white spot in the middle, it's actually a snow flake that suck to my lens and didn't melt since it was around 23F outside in the morning. edit: I see the other random dark, dust spots around the top, I think it's something the HDR process pulled up (could be snow), since it doesn't show up on my other shots, hmmm...

[the-strokes]

^^

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/3305/dsc0421678pr4.jpg

nice..

:up: :) :D :slobber:

[Metric]

My high school:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2041/2299512816_cfd6f75386.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/taylorhand/2299512816/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3194/2298715935_b628e1d46b.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/taylorhand/2298715935/)

[tomb18]

Ok here are a couple of mine...

[Metric]

Two more...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2023/2326992287_46bb33f2aa.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3201/2300944288_6a70eb7dd8.jpg

[libertysyclone]

Tomb18 love the pier, wish for more fog on the same shot.

Metric, your skills are getting better :)

Try good-tutorials.com for some photoshop tips.

[Metric]

Tomb18 love the pier, wish for more fog on the same shot.

Metric, your skills are getting better :)

Try good-tutorials.com for some photoshop tips.

Thanks :). The weather has been somewhat boring the past few weeks (overcast and rain). Hopefully I'll be able to get a few nicer shots in the next few weeks as the weather seems to be getting better.

[MaxxxRacer]

Metric, the photo of your school is awesome. It looks really cool. Almost looks CG.

[Nate P.]

So how do you make a HDR photo again?

[Metric]

So how do you make a HDR photo again?

First you need a camera that can shot at different exposure levels and can shoot (preferably) in a RAW format. Then you use either Photoshop or a HDR tonemapping (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tone_mapping) program such as Photomatix (http://www.hdrsoft.com/)to combine the different exposed images into one HDR image. Google can be pretty helpful, you can find tons of tutorials on HDR photography.

Nate, here's one I found through Google: http://www.instructables.com/id/HDR-photos-with-the-GIMP/

Thanks MaxxxRacer, I was quite pleased how it came out as well.

[Nate P.]

Any way to do HDR with GIMP?

[Metric]

HDR doesn't always need bright colors. It still looks good, even in black and white :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3173/2369977122_4ca12f4322_b.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/2369140503_b2d229f85c_b.jpg

[hieuhef]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3038/2320114977_223f9642c0_b.jpg

[Soulburner]

hieuhef, that one has a lot of potential. Is there a way to tweak it so it comes out brighter? It's really dark.

[hieuhef]

depending on your monitor settings, it can change rapidly. in print, it looks fantastic and on a calibrated monitor, it looks superb. i can lighten one for the boards :D

[cirthix]

Some of these pictures are just wasted on the 200k limit here. hieuhef, do you have a really high res version of that? I"d love a new background ;).

[hieuhef]

haven't gotten around to lightening it yet, but here's hi-res:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3038/2320114977_28ff5e7401_o.jpg
is 3800x2600 hi-res enough? :P

[Ashraf]

is 3800x2600 hi-res enough? :P

Nope, not enough.

[ZOMGVTEK]

Nope, not enough.

I agree, and just to confirm... Im not kidding.

[cirthix]

haven't gotten around to lightening it yet, but here's hi-res:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3038/2320114977_28ff5e7401_o.jpg
is 3800x2600 hi-res enough? :P


I need 40 more horizontal pixels ;).

Thanks for the pic.

[Soulburner]

depending on your monitor settings, it can change rapidly. in print, it looks fantastic and on a calibrated monitor, it looks superb. i can lighten one for the boards :D
I am using a calibrated monitor. In fact, one that has the ability to show ridiculous brightness, and its still the darkest picture in the thread? :shrug:

[hieuhef]

I am using a calibrated monitor. In fact, one that has the ability to show ridiculous brightness, and its still the darkest picture in the thread? :shrug:

then i fail :confused: i'm in the process for making a lighter one, it'll be up soon, if anyone cares.. also, is it me or do a lot of these photos seem like they're merely one picture emulated to look like they're hdr shots? :shrug:

as for hi-res, how's 18kx3k? [different, random shot, just for conversations sake :D ]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2269/2384030861_ea97e72a40_o.jpg

[Tante Erna]

i like "natural" looking hdrs ;)

http://www.abload.de/img/brunnen_kleinvoc.jpg

[tuned2_bfast]

its a good photo for a natural take! no add ups at all! the sun gave impact to the leaves! the colors are bright and rich! nice photo!

[Nate P.]

Looks great! What camera?

[Tante Erna]

Fuji FinePix S6500fd.
Shot in RAW, edited with Photomatix and Lightzone.

[antipop]

http://i41.servimg.com/u/f41/12/21/28/48/20080412.jpg

A very modest attempt to HDR, I was shooting this outside of my window at 7am. Since it's my first trial, I wanted to get some feedback for when I do more serious shooting.

ps: don't even mention the ugly buildings, I know! I just woke up, saw the sky and snapped some pics with my new camera. I was trying to do any

[Tante Erna]

Hmm...

i don't care about the appearance of the buildings, but they look quite out of focus. and above them, it could be more colourful...

beware!! this is my pov! no aggresions at all ;)


back top topic, shot from my own terrace and ugly buildings too :(

http://www.abload.de/img/dscf1939_7_89yk.jpg


And a Foto shot when i was bored:

http://www.abload.de/img/dscf1998xhr.jpg

[antipop]

The building weren't out of focus in the initial picture. I really took the camera shoot and tried several exposure (without thinking of doing HDR with the picture after). so it was shot by hand with me looking at the LCD of the camera between each shots...
Photoshop is quite impressive as it was able to align them quite well and it was effortless from me.
On my screen the picture looked more contrasted in terms of colors (i'm on the pc at work with a not so good screen and no calibration). If I push the settings more, I have odd artifacts that start to appear. Do you know why?

I like your pictures btw, the first one would look better, imo, if you straighten it and crop it a little (to make the fence disappear for example)

[Ced-G60]

My small contribution

http://www.g60online.fr/photos/cielhdr2.jpg

http://www.g60online.fr/photos/golf1.jpg

http://www.g60online.fr/photos/beetle3.jpg

http://www.g60online.fr/photos/lognes/lognes6.jpg

[Magnj]

Ced, #2 is a great HDR example. They are supposed to be subtlety done

[[XC] 2long4u]

#1 has intense colors. :shocked:

[[XC] 2long4u]

Heres my 1st that came out decent. The sky is underexposed. Typical California weather, not a cloud in the sky.
It was taken with a D40 RAW image.
76719

[Metric]

Two more from the Oregon Coast. Single tonemapped images still count...right?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2150/2421505217_45e23e7b6a_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2061/2421505045_6e3afb45d5_o.jpg

[Nate P.]

I'm assuming that's one tone mapped RAW image right, not JPG?

[Unrealer]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e101/Unr3al_2004/Album2/Dsc06521_2_3.jpg

:yepp:

[Metric]

Nice bike there. Looks a little underexposed in the upper-right, but other than that, looks great.

Nate: Yes, tonemapped with a single RAW file.

[RPGWiZaRD]

I just have to step in to say I love these pictures. Didn't know you could make such vivid and detailed pictures with such unique atmosphere with HDR, really nice. Keep posting guys! :up:

[[XC] 2long4u]

Here's one I'm proud of.
Its not bad considering the original.
76843

76844

[Nate P.]

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/001_2_3.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/006_7_8.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/012_3_4.jpg

[[XC] 2long4u]

77032

[Nate P.]

Are you using a tripod, 2long4u? Does your camera have exposure bracketing?

[Metric]

Nice shots Nate, the second one looks good. I don't think the D40x has bracketing (at least my friends who own one say they don't...)

Another lighthouse shot:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2107/2426321576_4892b46dd9_o.jpg

[Nate P.]

Thanks Metric, and nicely done! I should try shooting in RAW and tone mapping it... do you use Photomatix or a different program for the tone mapping?

[[XC] 2long4u]

I don't know what bracketing is. I don't have a tripod yet. I even tried setting the camera on the table so it didn't move and the HDR came out like crap. The only luck so far is with one pic taken in raw format and changing the exposure.

[Nate P.]

2long4u;2936483']I don't know what bracketing is. I don't have a tripod yet. I even tried setting the camera on the table so it didn't move and the HDR came out like crap. The only luck so far is with one pic taken in raw format and changing the exposure.
Bracketing is a setting in the camera. When set, the camera takes a normal exposure, an over exposed, and an under exposed image in a row. If you have the camera set to continuous (burst) mode, you can take three pictures in quick succession, and it then is very easy to make an HDR image, even if you don't have a tripod. I hear the D40 does not have bracketing, so I guess you didn't use bracketing.

[Nate P.]

More from today... using bracketing, no tripod. All were taking in JPG format, no post-processing done except run through Photomatix.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/aroundtown029_30_31.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/aroundtown039_40_41.jpg

[Nate P.]

Even more from today...

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/sunsetfromthehouse007_8_9.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/sunsetfromthehouse010_1_2.jpg

[Nate P.]

Apocalypse Over Suburbia

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/008And2more.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/003_4_5.jpg

(Back to using Photomatix, that other program does not that good of a job and is harder to use)

[[XC] 2long4u]

Am I getting better?
77403
77404

[Cold Fussion]

You need a circular polarizing filter 2long4u, it will remove the horrid glare.

some shots i did over the weekend:
http://cold-fussion.deviantart.com/art/The-fields-83937211
http://cold-fussion.deviantart.com/art/The-Simple-Life-83946064

[Metric]

Down at Oregon State University today, seemed like a good chance for a HDR opportunity:

Waldo Hall

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2247/2447112317_b1f13112cb_b.jpg

[[XC] Lead Head]

Not nearly as impressive as some of these but here it goes

Power Shot S3, each one taken at -2, 0 and +2 exposure . Combined using Photomatix (as you can see)

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a106/amdfan12/IMG_3606_7_8.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a106/amdfan12/IMG_3596_7_8.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a106/amdfan12/IMG_3609_10_11.jpg

[pasatoiutd]

Bucharest, a couple of hours ago:
Canon 20D + Tokina 12-24 F/4 @ 12mm.
Enjoy !

[RAW-Raptor22]

Bucharest, a couple of hours ago:
Canon 20D + Tokina 12-024 F/4 @ 12mm.
Enjoy !

Magic Mushrooms! :up: :D :rofl:

[pasatoiutd]

The Japanese Garden in Toulouse, France.

[Metric]

The Japanese Garden in Toulouse, France.
Great colors. Guessing post-processed with the Orton effect?...

[Jamesrt2004]

The Japanese Garden in Toulouse, France.

Got a big version of that pic :D?

[itznfb]

wow... so many of these shots are wallpaper worthy :D

you guys need to start posting full res so we can crop them to our desktop resolutions.

[Jamesrt2004]

itznfb;2960706']wow... so many of these shots are wallpaper worthy :D

you guys need to start posting full res so we can crop them to our desktop resolutions.

+1 !

[pasatoiutd]

Great colors. Guessing post-processed with the Orton effect?...
I used Photomatix Pro and played with the settings until I got something nice.


Got a big version of that pic :D?
Here you are: 1800*1200; the JPEG compression isn't very nice as I had to keep it below 200K.

[alexio]

Great pics pasat ;) Maybe you can unload the full high quality version of that pic RAR'd on www.rapidshare.com or something similar. I would appreciate it if you did :)

*Edit* Please also add that other picture ;)

[alexlyc]

The guy with the red shirt is not reflected on the pond lol...

[pasatoiutd]

Great pics pasat ;) Maybe you can unload the full high quality version of that pic RAR'd on www.rapidshare.com or something similar. I would appreciate it if you did :)

I have uploaded 2 HQ versions here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/112171438/HDR.rar.html

[itznfb]

you guys can upload your pics here: ftp://itznfb.com with username: xtremesys and password: Secure1
you can create a folder for yourself. i created one for pasatoiutd as an example.
and then pictures can be linked as: http://www.itznfb.com/xtremesys/pasatoiutd/Toulouse.jpg

[Metric]

Mmm...HDR clouds:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2270/2462323945_87a2cb79dd_o.jpg
http://flickr.com/photos/taylorhand/2462323945/

[Unrealer]

New mobo ...


http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e101/Unr3al_2004/Album2/xddd.png

I dont like so much the result... :(

[Unrealer]

Better:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e101/Unr3al_2004/Album2/Dsc06945_6_7-1.jpg

[Panthols]

First HDR image attempt, 2nd 3rd and 4th picture taken with my new D40 :D.

78297

[Soulburner]

Panthols, not bad but a bit unreal-looking. I would try turning down the light smoothing/strength a bit.

[Kosior]

My first HDR images ever (there were took with the Olympus SP-350 which is almost a point and shoot camera but luckily it let me do the bracketing thing, but only in jpeg's tough...) :

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1640/28085153xm8.th.jpg (http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=28085153xm8.jpg)

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/594/58945514vz7.th.jpg (http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=58945514vz7.jpg)

That would be it... Comments would be appreaciated but don't kill me just becouse I'm noob when it comes to photography and I don't have a DSLR :(

[Soulburner]

The 1st one could use some straightening, but not bad PP otherwise.

I really like that 2nd one. Very good for a first try I'd say.

[Kosior]

The 1st one could use some straightening, but not bad PP otherwise.

I really like that 2nd one. Very good for a first try I'd say.

Aren't the colors in the 2nd one too vivid (the greens especially) ??
And I've got a question. Are there any photos which are not suitable for HDR images or it's possbile to do HDR from everything and the pictures will still be good?

[Soulburner]

HDR is mostly used to properly expose otherwise impossible scenes that are outside the camera sensor's dynamic range (too dark and too bright in the same scene). It can be used anywhere, but it has those certain shots that it's really meant for.

[Neuuubeh]

My high school:


Another lighthouse shot:


The Japanese Garden in Toulouse, France.


Breathtaking pics :shocked:

[Sagart]

Tried some HDR yesterday. :)

All taken with EOS350D @18mm(28.8mm real) with 18-55mm standard lens, with 100ISO. ;)

Done with Photoshop:

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj204/Sindreafg/HDR/Untitled_HDR2copy-1.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj204/Sindreafg/HDR/Untitled_HDR3copy.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj204/Sindreafg/HDR/Untitled_HDR4copy.jpg

Done with Photomatix:

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj204/Sindreafg/HDR/_MG_5219_5_6_7_8.jpg

Have all of them in full resolution too, if somebody wants it...

[Soulburner]

Sagart the end result there is great. I think you put in the wrong picture for #3 though.

[Neuuubeh]

looks very nice, tho a bit too "muted" in my opinion, feeling a bit flat
dunno how to explain it :x

[Soulburner]

Were these JPEGS or RAW?

[ANP !!!]

Wow, some really great pics, wish I had a DSLR like you all, it would be so much fun shooting.

I have a Canon A630, anyone of you use it for HDR photos ?

I am currently trying out the ALLBEST CHDK on it.

[Sagart]

Were these JPEGS or RAW?
Posted pictures are JPEG, but the source pictures from the camera where RAW. :)

[Sagart]

Took some HDR-pictures this afternoon too. :)

RAW from the camera - Photomatix - Resize in PS - JPEG.

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj204/Sindreafg/HDR/23%20Mai%2008/_MG_5254_49_50_51_52_53copy.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj204/Sindreafg/HDR/23%20Mai%2008/_MG_5259_5_6_7_8copy.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj204/Sindreafg/HDR/23%20Mai%2008/_MG_5271_70_69_68_67_66copy.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj204/Sindreafg/HDR/23%20Mai%2008/_MG_5276_2_3_4_5copy.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj204/Sindreafg/HDR/23%20Mai%2008/_MG_5281_77_78_79_80copy.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj204/Sindreafg/HDR/23%20Mai%2008/_MG_5286_2_3_4_5copy.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj204/Sindreafg/HDR/23%20Mai%2008/_MG_5291_87_88_89_90copy.jpg

[Nate P.]

Eh, they don't do much for me... it's a great first attempt though (assuming those are your first attempt). They look a little blurry though. Did you take them handheld?

[Kosior]

My 2nd attempt :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/2518382187_6bbc19d985.jpg

[Magnj]

Here's a few I forgot about, click for large

My buddy at the shore
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/444114389_629ff603f3.jpg (http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/444114389_629ff603f3_b.jpg)

Brosef
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/194/490728872_c2e6cae926.jpg (http://farm1.static.flickr.com/194/490728872_c2e6cae926_b.jpg)

Car, bad crop but a good proof of concept
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/219/512855429_bf8c053f1d.jpg (http://farm1.static.flickr.com/219/512855429_bf8c053f1d_b.jpg)

[Soulburner]

Guys,

While single tonemapped images can be neat, they are not true High Dynamic Range. What it means to create an HDR image is to properly expose all areas of a scene by taking multiple shots at different exposures. This is done using Aperture Priority and varying the shutter speed, ideally by using the camera's bracketing feature. This captures a much greater range of detail than a single exposure is capable of, since cameras aim for a middle-grey exposure as a compromise by design. Single images cannot hope to create this detail as the data simply is not there.

Unfortunately this means that true HDR images must be still-only. Taking three or more pictures means every image has to be virtually identical in composition and movement, thus HDR cannot be used for action shots. A great example of a true High Dynamic Range image is shown below:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2104/2524000523_c6999fdb27_b.jpg

This image is credited to herc182 @ DCResource.

[Magnj]

Shooting RAW, you can adjust exposure and create 3-5 images from one shot. Though its not perfect...it's pretty close.

[Soulburner]

You're right, you can do that. However, you aren't creating any new data, only manipulating what you have. What really needs to happen is for the dynamic range to be captured optically at the scene through different exposures. Anything else is technically fake-HDR.

The biggest reason is, you can't bring back blown highlights and you can't bring back lost shadow details in software, it had to be captured in the exposures or the data simply isn't there to work with.

[Magnj]

Since RAW isn't setting exposure data though is is not better than a JPEG when creating a "fake" HDR? I'll try a few with bracketing today :p

[Cold Fussion]

Shooting RAW, you can adjust exposure and create 3-5 images from one shot. Though its not perfect...it's pretty close.

The exposure control in RAW is unrelated to the camera exposure.

[Magnj]

The exposure control in RAW is unrelated to the camera exposure.

care to elaborate?

[Cold Fussion]

care to elaborate?

Exposure is how long the shutter stays open which in turns regulates how much light is let in. The Exposure in raw its more like a brightness and contrast in photoshop. It doesn't create any new data.

For example; if you take a 2 shots of the sky on a bright cloudy day, 1 at a lower exposure and one at a normal exposure, you will see the lower exposed picture will show the detail in the sky while the normal will wash it out. Now if you plug it into camera raw and adjust the exposure, you will see the detail of the clouds isn't recaptured.

What im saying is, exposure isn't a post processing thing. The raw function doesn't capture the exposure details across the entire exposure spectrum.

[Magnj]

Exposure is how long the shutter stays open which in turns regulates how much light is let in. The Exposure in raw its more like a brightness and contrast in photoshop. It doesn't create any new data.

For example; if you take a 2 shots of the sky on a bright cloudy day, 1 at a lower exposure and one at a normal exposure, you will see the lower exposed picture will show the detail in the sky while the normal will wash it out. Now if you plug it into camera raw and adjust the exposure, you will see the detail of the clouds isn't recaptured.

What im saying is, exposure isn't a post processing thing. The raw function doesn't capture the exposure details across the entire exposure spectrum.

I gotcha. Thanks

[Soulburner]

This is a quick half-assed HDR...not really sure if I like it. This was taken as the sun was coming up after the storms last night and this morning.

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k245/BlackHawk2k6/General/DSC_1133_2.jpg

B&W for something different:

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k245/BlackHawk2k6/General/DSC_1141_0.jpg

[Soulburner]

I'm getting better results from Photoshop CS3 than Photomatix.

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k245/BlackHawk2k6/Night%20Shots/DesignData1.jpg

[Soulburner]

Photoshop CS3 is giving me better results in creating realistic looking HDR images. Here are my thoughts:

1. Similar results can be had from both programs, however there is more adjustability in Photomatix if you want a surreal look. PS CS3 has better adjustability for realism - you can adjust the tone curve which Photomatix can't do at all.

2. When adjusting images to be nearly identical, the Photomatix result has less contrast and a light gray haze. Blacks are better from the CS3 result. Post-processing can close the gap but they still aren't the same. Color is similar when you don't overcook the saturation.

3. CS3 HDR Merge yields lower noise. Photomatix seems to amplify noise, even when using maximum light smoothing and 0 strength.

4. When done merging in CS3, I am still in Photoshop so I can continue my work. When working in another program such as Photomatix, I have to export to do any further editing which adds a step to the workflow. I really like being able to work straight from Bridge. I load all of my exposures into Adobe Camera Raw, adjust the white balance, color, defringing, slight sharpening and noise reduction and sometimes miscellaneous other things. I load the images into Photoshop and merge to HDR from there - it is all seamless and there is no saving, exporting, importing into another program, exporting back, etc.

5. PS CS3 aligns images much better than Photomatix, which has problems with this.

On the downside, Photoshop is slower and consumes your system of all of its memory. On a 2GB system I actually started getting errors though I run a lot of programs at once...4GB is on the way for this kind of work.

With that said...I don't have a use for Photomatix anymore. CS3 just gives me better aligned images, with a much cleaner merge and better realism, with the proper exposure taken from each image and applied into one without any strings attached or ugly surprises. It gives me images that look like they should when considering what HDR merging is actually trying to achieve, and not overcooked images that I see so often called HDR (sorry guys). Next I will compare this rounds winner with Paintshop Pro X2 which I hear is very good as well.

[Mr.Guvernment]

so many awsome pics in this thread, suck my house was broken into and my $3500 inb gear stolen!


40D coming in JUne...


so those of you who have posted, tell us your technique,........... software? settings


[EDIT]


okay FAR too many pics to multiquote..


can any / most of you post your pics with high res? like 1600 x + or higher? just tooss your name / sig on it , make some awsome wallpapers, some serious talent in here.

once i have my 40D and if i can get all the gear i want, should see some awsome macro HDR stuff :) (mmm mp-e)

[LordofDoom]

I think I'm going to try this soon. I just got a Cannon Rebel XT (stock lens) for my birthday and my brother just got a Nikon D40 (stock lens) for his Bar Mitzvah :D

[Soulburner]

Of the hundreds I have to go through...here is the first one I'll post.

How about a little handheld HDR. 3 shot bracket, processed in Photoshop CS3 with a touch of "Clarify" from Paintshop Pro X2 added at the end. The alignment is nothing short of magic.

This is in Downtown Denver, CO.

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k245/BlackHawk2k6/Colorado/Denver%20June%202008/TrinityMethodistChurch.jpg

Original +0 EV image:
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k245/BlackHawk2k6/Misc/Church.jpg

I spent so much time looking at it while working on it, that the original just looks horrible now.

[Nate P.]

I love that sunrise one, Soul.

[eva2000]

In body processed HDR levels - so only 1 photo taken hehe

No post-processing, straight out of camera into Lightroom for export as 80% JPEG -> resize for thumbnails and larger 1200px width copy - keeping EXIF info intact.

Click thumbnail for larger version:


Camera Make: PENTAX Corporation
Camera Model: PENTAX K200D
Image Date: 2008:06:20 13:56:40
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 40.0mm (35mm equivalent: 60mm)
Exposure Time: 0.013 s (1/80)
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO equiv: 125
White Balance: Manual
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual


http://fileshosts.com/dslr/pentax/photos/hdr/backyard/backyard_HDR_sigma1850mm-6_tnn.jpg (http://fileshosts.com/dslr/pentax/photos/hdr/backyard/backyard_HDR_sigma1850mm-6.jpg)

originals and HDR level 1 vs 2 vs 3 http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=191789

[Cold Fussion]

That isn't HDR eva.

[Markicks]

This is the best of my first attempts this afternoon. What do you guys think? -1, 0 and +1 EV, my camera can't go lower and higher (Nikon P5000).

[eva2000]

That isn't HDR eva.
still a newb. LOL

tried -/+ 0.3EV CS HDR merge and got this

http://fileshosts.com/dslr/pentax/photos/hdr/backsky/15_17_CS3_tn.jpg (http://fileshosts.com/dslr/pentax/photos/hdr/backsky/15_17_CS3.jpg)

and

http://fileshosts.com/dslr/pentax/photos/hdr/backsky/15_17_fakeblur_hdr4_tn.jpg (http://fileshosts.com/dslr/pentax/photos/hdr/backsky/15_17_fakeblur_hdr4.jpg)

guess need more practice and use -/+ 2EV ??

[Cold Fussion]

Photoshop CS3 is giving me better results in creating realistic looking HDR images. Here are my thoughts:

1. Similar results can be had from both programs, however there is more adjustability in Photomatix if you want a surreal look. PS CS3 has better adjustability for realism - you can adjust the tone curve which Photomatix can't do at all.

2. When adjusting images to be nearly identical, the Photomatix result has less contrast and a light gray haze. Blacks are better from the CS3 result. Post-processing can close the gap but they still aren't the same. Color is similar when you don't overcook the saturation.

3. CS3 HDR Merge yields lower noise. Photomatix seems to amplify noise, even when using maximum light smoothing and 0 strength.

4. When done merging in CS3, I am still in Photoshop so I can continue my work. When working in another program such as Photomatix, I have to export to do any further editing which adds a step to the workflow. I really like being able to work straight from Bridge. I load all of my exposures into Adobe Camera Raw, adjust the white balance, color, defringing, slight sharpening and noise reduction and sometimes miscellaneous other things. I load the images into Photoshop and merge to HDR from there - it is all seamless and there is no saving, exporting, importing into another program, exporting back, etc.

5. PS CS3 aligns images much better than Photomatix, which has problems with this.

On the downside, Photoshop is slower and consumes your system of all of its memory. On a 2GB system I actually started getting errors though I run a lot of programs at once...4GB is on the way for this kind of work.

With that said...I don't have a use for Photomatix anymore. CS3 just gives me better aligned images, with a much cleaner merge and better realism, with the proper exposure taken from each image and applied into one without any strings attached or ugly surprises. It gives me images that look like they should when considering what HDR merging is actually trying to achieve, and not overcooked images that I see so often called HDR (sorry guys). Next I will compare this rounds winner with Paintshop Pro X2 which I hear is very good as well.

If you do it in photoshop you can always use the photomatix tonemapping plugin for photoshop. :) What options are you getting in pscs3's merge to hdr thing? I only have that 1 slider.

[Soulburner]

What slider are you referring to?

[Soulburner]

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k245/BlackHawk2k6/Colorado/Red%20Rocks/RedRocks1.jpg

Compared to the rubbish originals, I get much more life-like shots with HDR.