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    Post Your Best HDR Photo



    Just thought this would be fun to start... Post your favorite HDR photo you have taken!






    <p align="center"]Jeff Allred Photography



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    Not sure its my best, but one of my latest and current favourite.





    Another one is this one - taken in London the other week.



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    Wow, Lloyds of London has a very shiny, CG look to it, as though it's a screen shot from a computer game or straight out of Star Wars. And the first one looks like it's from a modern remake of Myst. I need to learn how to do HDR...

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    This is probably my best but it's also one of my first since I just started dabbling with HDR.


    It is "The Bean" in downtown Chicago. Properly called "Cloud Gate"






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    Very nice work everyone. I've seen a lot of HDR images that I don't like - many of my own included. These are very nice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don Burkett


    This is probably my best but it's also one of my first since I just started dabbling with HDR.


    It is "The Bean" in downtown Chicago. Properly called "Cloud Gate"






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    I love the photo of the bean. We are from the Chicago area, and its nice to see it without 50 people taking their pictures in it with P&amp;Ss. Also there is just enough detail to make it interesting without looking too HDRish.


    Thanks,


    Tom

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    Thanks for the kind comments. This is another one- processed this afternoon.


    Taken near Elan Valley in Wales. The bottom half is not HDR - it was too strong, so I used the +2EC shot to hold the bottom of the image.



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    Re: Post Your Best HDR Photo



    Sorry for the ignorace, but what exactly is HDR?

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    True HDR is when you take more than 1 image (Normally at least 3) but alter the exposure of each to be say 2stops over exposed, 2 stops under and the final image as metered.


    You then combine the images inan editing program to create a 32bit image. Photoshop does do HDR, but arguably not as well as third party programs, such as Photomatrix. The resulting image is then tone mapped - that is the 32bit image is compressed to 16 or 8bits. The tone mapping is the bit that can make or break the final image - get it wrong and it looks dreadful - but get it right and they can look stunning!


    Does this help any?

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    Quote Originally Posted by anglefire


    True HDR is when you take more than 1 image (Normally at least 3) but alter the exposure of each to be say 2stops over exposed, 2 stops under and the final image as metered.


    You then combine the images inan editing program to create a 32bit image. Photoshop does do HDR, but arguably not as well as third party programs, such as Photomatrix. The resulting image is then tone mapped - that is the 32bit image is compressed to 16 or 8bits. The tone mapping is the bit that can make or break the final image - get it wrong and it looks dreadful - but get it right and they can look stunning!


    Does this help any?
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    I understand this may be a normal typo, but the program is actually Photomatix. No R.


    I used photomatix for my HDR at the beginning of this thread and love the program. I had 4 images merged. The photo was taken at about 7:40pm May 20, 2007 with my 5D and 24-70. f/8 I do believe.



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