Darren Addy
EF5
For those of us interested in getting the most out of our digital photography, I pass along the following links:
What ARE HDR or High Dynamic Range images? Perhaps the dawn of a new era.
In computer graphics and cinematography, high dynamic range imaging (HDRI for short) is a set of techniques that allow a far greater dynamic range of exposures than normal digital imaging techniques. The intention is to accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes, ranging from direct sunlight to the deepest shadows. - Wikipedia page on HDRI
HDR in Photoshop CS2 and another explanation (and a third). Note that most of these seem to be based on combining multiple shots of the same scene at different exposures. This is not optimal for stormchasers, where the storm is evolving/moving. The same thing should be possible with various "shots" extracted from a RAW file. This last link promises a tutorial on "building an HDR image from a single RAW file, soon!". I look forward to seeing that.
Soo Photography tutorial
PhotoMatix: HDR photo software & plugin - Tone Mapping, Exposure Blending & HDR Imaging for photography and a Flickr tutorial on using Photomatix (along with tutorial Part 2. Examples of the guy who produced this tutorial's work. The Flickr HDR pool.
This is bound to be somewhat controversial. What say you?
Darren Addy
Kearney, NE
What ARE HDR or High Dynamic Range images? Perhaps the dawn of a new era.
In computer graphics and cinematography, high dynamic range imaging (HDRI for short) is a set of techniques that allow a far greater dynamic range of exposures than normal digital imaging techniques. The intention is to accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes, ranging from direct sunlight to the deepest shadows. - Wikipedia page on HDRI
HDR in Photoshop CS2 and another explanation (and a third). Note that most of these seem to be based on combining multiple shots of the same scene at different exposures. This is not optimal for stormchasers, where the storm is evolving/moving. The same thing should be possible with various "shots" extracted from a RAW file. This last link promises a tutorial on "building an HDR image from a single RAW file, soon!". I look forward to seeing that.
Soo Photography tutorial
PhotoMatix: HDR photo software & plugin - Tone Mapping, Exposure Blending & HDR Imaging for photography and a Flickr tutorial on using Photomatix (along with tutorial Part 2. Examples of the guy who produced this tutorial's work. The Flickr HDR pool.
This is bound to be somewhat controversial. What say you?
Darren Addy
Kearney, NE