HDR images and discussion thread

Trev M

Ive run the search on HDR and nothing come back..?Ive also had a quick browse through the last ten pages of threads or so sorry if its covered before;).

Im interested in seeing peoples HDR images, Im new to this completely only recently had a look at HDR on a recommendation from Gary82.

Anyway Im pretty impressed with what this technique delivers so would like to start an HDR MMMMMeeeeegggga Thread:pac:

Ive posted this pic elsewhere so will just post the link, its my first attempt .
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2584/3722128468_59eb9604f0.jpg?v=1247613243


Please add your own images, what you use etc.
cheers
Trev

DaireQuinlan

Trev M wrote: »

Anyway Im pretty impressed with what this technique delivers so would like to start an HDR MMMMMeeeeegggga Thread:pac:

Don't worry, it's probably just a phase you're going through.
Honestly I think overly HDR'd images look absolutely appalling. Those three shots you took of the cloudscapes over the pigeon house and over dalkey island were great. Then that shot above that's been processed to within an inch of its life just looks pants. For sure mess around with it for a while, but move on

There are actually a whole pile of threads devoted to it, unfortunately "HDR" is too short to use as a search term. Try searching for 'photomax' or 'high dynamic range' or similar terms. I'd say there's a contentious thread at least once ever couple of weeks.

Morrisseeee

Ms Weber (who has posted here before actually) does HDR (to a very high standard) : http://calaido.zenfolio.com/
I think you'll be impressed....;)

greeneyedspirit

Morrisseeee wrote: »

Ms Weber (who has posted here before actually) does HDR (to a very high standard) : http://calaido.zenfolio.com/
I think you'll be impressed....;)

Yup, am definitely impressed. Those are very nice - and usually HDR doesn't do anything for me, especially if it's overprocessed...

Have to say I'm not a fan of a lot of HDR work, esp the ones that you look at and you see straightaway that its been HDR'd.

Borderfox

example of hdr

Arciphel

Here's my set of HDR pics on flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/arciphel/sets/72157613489132321/

To be honest, sometimes it looks good and sometimes pants, but as others have said it's a phase you have to go thru! P.s. Tonempapping is the type of HDR that is a bit overdone.

Trev M

Generally - I accept its a pretty niche/novely type thing .... but its definitely a process worth exploring as a means of making stuff interesting,. not suggestinmg everything gets processed to garbage at all.

As I pointed out , Im a beginner, Im learning and wanted to look into it and explore it a bit. As a technique I think it is capable of creating some spectacular effects from my own uninformed and brief over view of it . I guess its like software modelling for guitar tones , purists will always dislike it.

Arciphel wrote: »

Here's my set of HDR pics on flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/arciphel/sets/72157613489132321/

To be honest, sometimes it looks good and sometimes pants, but as others have said it's a phase you have to go thru! P.s. Tonempapping is the type of HDR that is a bit overdone.

Sometimes it looks good sometimes it looks pants.....

This one looks great to me , its obviously processed to be jaysus but as an image it appeals to me.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/arciphel/3253477903/in/set-72157613489132321/

Horses for courses I guess

Keep em coming please. I guess most folks are using photomatix?

bullpost

Couple of mine - I use dynamichdr.

Trev M

Nice shots where is the top one?

eightcell

Never really played with HDR personally but I have an interesting contact on flickr who specialises in it. For each HDR shot he uploads he gives full details as to the lens, exposures and post processing details.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/artiephotography/

Trev M

Very Impressive, just had a quick look and will have to put aside an hour to go through that profile, very impressed.

eightcell wrote: »

Never really played with HDR personally but I have an interesting contact on flickr who specialises in it. For each HDR shot he uploads he gives full details as to the lens, exposures and post processing details.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/artiephotography/

.Longshanks.

HDR can give lovely refections on cars. This was my first ever attempt and i tried not to go overboard.


I do admit though i do like to subtly tonemap a normal sky from a single RAW file using a mask layer.....so long as you don't go overboard

Trev M

HDR - its like a rowantree fruit gum really innit;)

I guess the camp splits between the people who like the Artificial aesthetic of highly processed HDR and those that think it should be used in small measure.

bullpost

Three Castle Head - West Cork. Ruin of old pirate stronghold belonging to the O'Mahony clan iirc.

Trev M wrote: »

Nice shots where is the top one?

trooney

I think everybody has played about with the aul HDR now and then. And sure it all comes down to different strokes, eh...

DaireQuinlan

trooney wrote: »

I think everybody has played about with the aul HDR now and then.

That's true, in much the same way people have played around with the 'emboss' filter or the watercolour effect or something. Then thankfully after a short while they get over it :rolleyes:

andy1249

Ive always liked these

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/cambridge-gallery.htm

I hate the trippy overcooked type , turns my stomach , but I do like the effect when its used to bring out the detail in a twilight landscape shot or inside a church/building etc.

GhostInTheRuins

Some of those tone-mapped images give real HDR photos a bad name.

I went through a tone mapping HDR phase about a year ago and looking back at a lot of them now they look absolutely horrendous.

DutchGuy

Here's one from last year. Have kind of left my brief HDR phase behind - mainly as I can't be bothered processing them these days.



Some HDR shots are very good though but it has to be done subtly, or completely over the top (but the image needs to lend itself to it which most land and cityscapes don't imo)

Fenster

I do shoot HDR occasionally, most recently the sunset over San Bernardino National Forest in California:

http://www.bhalash.com/main/index.php?showimage=12

kjt

WooHoo HDR! As always, that shot gets me. I reeeaaaaly like your b&w HDR Keith. bullpost, love the second shot!

I have a few hdr's still to process from the past year. I wonder what I'll get up to for a few hours this weekend

Here's a few of mine:

kjt

I also think this is a great HDR from Philip (buzzlightyear)

Mellor

Most "HDR" images that you see aren't actually HDR, they are made from single exposures, so don't have a dynamic range.
They are just tone mapped.

kjt

Mellor wrote: »

Most "HDR" images that you see aren't actually HDR, they are made from single exposures, so don't have a dynamic range.
They are just tone mapped.

Where did you come up with that?

democrates

kjt wrote: »

Where did you come up with that?

Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging
and you'll see that Mellor is right.

Here's one I did ages ago:

I have to echo other peoples experiences, at first it's like WOW!!! but over time I got more into photorealism. That said I still like some tonemapped HDR's a lot, maybe it's a bit like still loving beans on toast though hankering after haut cuisine. In any event your non tog friends will still get the wow factor which is nice, and utimately the libertarian streak in me says do what the hell you like and don't let anyone else set boundaries for you

kjt

democrates wrote: »

Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging
and you'll see that Mellor is right.

I know what hdr is and the way you can make a 'hdr' image out of a single exposure but what I was asking Mellor was, how does he know that most hdr images are from just the one exposure....?

Also if you take your single exposure in raw it allows for you to create a hdr with multiple exposures, granted it won't be as good imo but still doable from the one shot.

(by the by, I'm not having a go at anybody!!! I was just wondering how you came to that conclusion Mellor. I know how messages can come across the wrong way online, so just want to make sure ya know I'm only curious!)

MagicMarker

Here's one of mine, I really like the HDR effect and will definitely be experimenting more!

This is from 1 RAW exposure, done before I got the full version of photomatix, too lazy to clone out the watermark:D