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Lawitz · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 18:04 Post subject: HDR Pictures

I checked out the manual mode of my compact camera and noticed I can set the exposure or whatever the +/- button does so that means I can make HDR pictures with it. after having seen some of the artworks of people online I was very interested in this kind of photograpy but I thought without the proper camera thats not possible. but why not give it a try? so I went to some nice park to try it out. I used a camera stand but I couldn´t avoid the wind messing with the trees etc.

I haven´t ever done this before so the results aren´t too good and not at their full potential yet, but they look improved to me, not in a realistic way but more in a kind of artwork way. with a better camera someday in the future and more experience I´ll try to create much more brilliant pictures.

I also made 2 eye-cancer variants that seem to burst from details. Laughing

the way this works:
-you take 3 pictures with your camera: EV-2, EV0 and EV+2.

-you then open them up in a hdr program, I used Photomatix. Photoshop can do hdr as well but I found it to be useless.

-you can then set how much of hdr and other settings you want and save the image. its really easy, even if you have no clue what things do you can directly see the result so its no problem.

I posted the EV0 (pretty much how the pictures would normally look) and then the HDR version.

Rublis · Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 1075 Country:

very nice

Shimmy_TSGK · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 20:50 Post subject:

nice work Lawitz
photomatix is very good
here is some of my work
http://www.flickr.com/photos/riftdweller/sets/72157604831099061/

Xmeagol · Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 04:05 Post subject:

interesting

The Borg_TSGK · Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 19:43 Post subject:

If seen this type of picture (hdr) before and have quite a few from various locations/poeple.
I didn't realise how simple a process this was, 3 pics and a graphics program. This is my 1st attempt and i think i'm now hooked Very Happy

Lawitz · Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 20:12 Post subject:

nice, keep going Smile

The Borg_TSGK · Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 21:33 Post subject:

Manage 1 before complete loss of decent light.
This is my largest koi and she sits just in front of the airiator (air bubble stone deep in the water) hence the water flecks in the foreground

Full size pic can be emailed to you for a small commision Laughing

Lawitz · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 17:22 Post subject:

new pic:

The Borg_TSGK · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 17:27 Post subject:

Wow nice 1
I didn't notice the dents on the front bonet until the 2nd pic, really makes it.
1st pic thinking this is a dull subject and then seeing 2nd Shocked

Lawitz · Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 03:27 Post subject:

2 weeks ago I didn´t sleep all night and at 6 in the morning I decided to go to the local lake and get some hdr pictures. I got some good pictures but it was too dark, the sun had just gone out and the trees were making too many shadows. my camera seems at the limit of whats possible, creates a lot of noise. the auto mode however created clear images without noise. this gave me an idea, how about just using 1 picture? it really works, just have 3 exact copies of the image in one folder and open them with photomatix. select +2 on the upper picture, automatix will automatically call the rest 0 and -2 and set the exposures and then you can create your hdr picture. so go ahead and work on your holiday pics now!

I will post some new hdr pics soon. meanwhile, this one I made from 1 jpg for example:

Shimmy_TSGK · Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 04:28 Post subject:

Shot at Farmleigh
This is subtle hdr work,was used here,to show off the light rays coming in thru the glass.

Shot at Garden of Remembrance
this is the not so subtle,painting look hdr style.

It takes alot of tweaks to do,shooting in raw will give you the flexibility you need when it comes to color manipulation. It gives the program you use to create your hdr more color and light data to come up with a good tone map.

Lawitz · Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 18:31 Post subject:

those are good, next year I might get a dslr too so I can do raw pictures as well.

The Borg_TSGK · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 20:11 Post subject:

Went down to the beach today with the family

2nd pic is along the beach and if you look on the horizon directly down the beach you will see a rectangle shape and a dome, this is siezwell A & B power stations ( nuclear )

1st pic is the mid section of southwold pier and camera is sitting on top of wooden post (called a groin) which is in the for ground, as i didn't have a stand with me.

My camera has a auto 3 shot setting which will only alllow +-1 EV. I can do +-2EV but only manually and i didn't have my tripod with me, so these where free hand burst mode

Lawitz · Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 01:23 Post subject:

the first pic looks good, nice effect you created there.

Freelancer · Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 23:53 Post subject:

Nice Pictures guys ^^

The Borg_TSGK · Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 09:54 Post subject:

Although the picture is not drasticly changed, this tech. has breathed life and depth into a fairly washed out image Cool

Diet H2O_TSGK · Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:32 Post subject:

N1 Borg, I like that

The Borg_TSGK · Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 17:19 Post subject:

Quick snow scene for holiday season 4 u all