Has anyone tried HDR photography?

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

Canon EF 50mm f1.2L

11/10/2006 08:29:16 PM · #77

Originally posted by Melethia:

Originally posted by Bugzeye:
I have been trying. But I keep getting a message telling me there isn't enough difference in the images I am using to make a useful HDR photo, Not exactly sure how adobe knows exactly what I would determain useful, But thats whats happening.

I got that, too. Was trying to use three different versions of the same RAW file. And after an incredibly long amount of time, I got that message. No way to tell it "try it anyway!" either that I could see. This is just with Photoshop CS - I don't have the fancy tone mapping program, though I may have to play with the trial one for fun.

instead of just saving the images use save for web... this removes all exif data and photoshop will accept the files for HDR ;).

Jason_Cross

Nikon D50

11/10/2006 08:51:05 PM · #78

After messing with this for a day or two I think HDR is a fad sort of like the internet.

Brad

Olympus OM-D E-M1

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

11/10/2006 08:59:27 PM · #79

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Message edited by author 2006-11-11 22:59:03.

PhantomEWO

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

11/10/2006 09:18:58 PM · #80

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

This one is tone mapped in Photomatix Pro from a single RAW exposure; no sandwiching of multiple exposures or processings was needed. It's even a legal process in basic editing.

R.

Great work, now as we can see from your great photo, there is no longer a need or real difference between basic and advanced except using a selection tool. Back to the same argument, basic should be basic with a basic three or four readily available steps and nothing else. This photo would do excellent in any advanced challenge!

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

11/10/2006 09:50:25 PM · #81

I gave it a try with one of my Kenya images...

My impression: a little oversaturated on the 'phants.

edit: reworked, dropping the -2 ev conversion

Message edited by author 2006-11-10 22:20:33.

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

11/10/2006 10:03:41 PM · #82

I'm untrainable. Tried the save for web thing and still got the same "not enough dynamic range" message. I'll wait until I'm reunited with my other 'puter - takes too long on the laptop only to discover it won't work.

mpeters

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

11/10/2006 10:32:02 PM · #83

ealier in the thread fotoman_forever suggested moving picture into a new blank document, stripping the exif info. I've used the demo version of Neat image with controls dialed down(off) then save the 'filtered' version. exif is gone and CS2 treats each image as individuals. Haven't tried save for web yet.

elsapo

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

Canon EF 50mm f1.2L

11/10/2006 10:34:13 PM · #84

Originally posted by Melethia:

weird :(.. I did that and it worked for me

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

11/10/2006 10:43:00 PM · #85

Perhaps I really don't have enough dynamic range. There's always that possibility!

Rino63

Canon EOS-50D

Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon

11/11/2006 07:21:44 AM · #86

A free HDR and tone mapping tool is Picturenaut

//www.dslr-forum.de/showthread.php?t=61750

unfortunately is in German language...

Simms

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

11/11/2006 08:48:47 AM · #87

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

I gave it a try with one of my Kenya images...

My impression: a little oversaturated on the 'phants.

edit: reworked, dropping the -2 ev conversion

Hmm, not the best image to use an HDR filter on as its has a pretty good dynamic range in the original. Nice picture!

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

11/11/2006 09:16:20 AM · #88

Originally posted by marksimms:

Originally posted by cpanaioti:
I gave it a try with one of my Kenya images...

My impression: a little oversaturated on the 'phants.

edit: reworked, dropping the -2 ev conversion

Hmm, not the best image to use an HDR filter on as its has a pretty good dynamic range in the original. Nice picture!

Ya, well, I wanted to try it out. ;o)

I went back to the RAW conversion and came up with something similar without the HDR process.

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

11/11/2006 11:42:39 AM · #89

Took the darker version, autoleveled it for more contrast and density, then tone mapped that and got this: gradients added sky and fore, no other adjustments. Sharpened it also, perhaps too much. 'Twas a quickie. Limited quality working from small original, but...

R.

Message edited by author 2006-11-11 11:43:24.

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

11/11/2006 12:05:02 PM · #90

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Processing is where I need help so this is wonderful. Thanks for the tips on other processing. Me likes.... .

Rino63

Canon EOS-50D

Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon

11/11/2006 12:40:51 PM · #91

HDR with 4 shots. what do you think about it?

jpeters

Nikon D200

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

11/11/2006 01:08:23 PM · #92

This is what I have done using HDR/tone mapping. I have found that it doesn't work well with all images, but I am pleased with these as there aren't any halos or graying of the highlights.

11/11/2006 01:23:05 PM · #93

This is a completely different emotional effect, of course, but for the heck of it I took jpeters' scaffolding image and generated a tone map off that. I then overlaid the original over the tone map and set it to lighten mode, which popped the lightbulbs and other bright spots back up:

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR

11/11/2006 01:34:16 PM · #94

Another one tone mapped from a single exposure; it doesn't HAVE to be extreme...

darnok

Nikon D850

11/11/2006 01:36:08 PM · #95

HDR that I shot today using a 9 shot sequence:

I tried to not go overboard, and still keep it somewhat natural looking. I really like how the multiple exposure HDR merge has made the cars translucent.