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03/11/2008 12:14:13 AM · #1 |
I took a shot at an HDR tonight for the first time. Frankly, I'm not sure it came out better than the version that I only ran through CS2. But I'd like to see what others think and why.
Here is the version I originally processed... 
Now here's the HDR that I tried tonight... 
Mind you, I just created the HDR and tonemapped very very quickly. I didn't go overboard on the processing; rather, I wanted to see if I saw a difference. There's no denying there is a difference, but what do you think? Thanks! -Chris |
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03/11/2008 12:21:33 AM · #2 |
HDR allows you to combine the tonal range from multiple exposures - however, if you can adequately capture the tonal range in one exposure (or mostly), then the effect of HDR will be much smaller because there's a lower dynamic range.
The 'detail revealer' in Wukong can be very useful for single image HDR where there isn't a huge dynamic range but you want to bring out some detail in shadows.
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03/11/2008 02:58:17 PM · #3 |
| HDR in CS2 is really icky. There's a program called Dynamic Photo HDR which I really like; it gives you the options to create realistic images with higher dynamic range, or go for that wild effect that you see in some. |
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03/11/2008 03:33:52 PM · #4 |
The HDR version seems to be a little flat to me. You definatily have the shadow detail there, but the saturation and contrast seem to be gone.
I'll agree about PS not being so hot for HDR. |
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