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I typically will only use one RAW when there is motion involved. This shot was taken of a palm tree blowing in the wind, multiple exposures would have an unfavorable result:
However, here is a shot taken from 3 exposures around the same time:
There is noticeably less grain, and more detail in the clouds. Whereas the highlights in the clouds tend to get blown out in the first one.
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I've been using PS to generate three or four separate TIFF's, Tone Mapping in Photomatix, and back to PS for adjustments with Curves. All from one RAW file. It only takes five minutes and I'm fairly happy with the results. Here's one of my first attempts:
You can get a simple result by going to File>Open in Photomatix and Tone Mapping a single RAW file: no need to generate separate exposed images. Gives a Psuedo HDR file.
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Paul.Williams edited this topic 49 months ago.
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"Bad Busa" by uncle_el [?]
Acutally, most of my "good" (read: interesting) HDRs have been from single exposures and, like others, pp'd till i was happy with them
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wickd, any chance of posting the orginal file to compare?
And I agree, your first shot has quite a bit more noise than the 2nd, the 2nd one also has richer colours.
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benlowther edited this topic 49 months ago.
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all one file makes is a tone mappable image.... i do it all the time, works out well but not as well as a true hdr, multi shot image.
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the thing about using only one raw file, is the fact that although you vary exposure and combine what you have done, you don't have any more information than you started with. the dynamic range is still limited to the single shot. i have tried the one raw way, and combining 3 or more bracket shots looks so much better.
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I'm going to have to find the original... I'll post it if I do.
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wickd, out of your two pics I actually prefer the first. Though, to tell the truth, on first view, and without looking too hard, it's difficult to tell the difference.
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I believe that an HDR multiple exposure still got the richest tonal value one would need for a really awesome image but this depends on situations your in. As wickd mentioned, you can't get good
results shooting a moving subject or in motion. And that's where shooting single RAW file(s) can be handy!
Did this pano while aboard a ship using single Raw ISO 100.
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Antonio Genovia (Signing Off) [deleted] says:
There are other flickrians are using single raw, you might be surprise of how detailed the photos when it is done.
HDR is not all of that in my opinion, it still need more, it needs a WOW factor. Blending and twicking is involved.
My work using single raw.
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Antonio Genovia (Signing Off) [deleted] says:
I like your stream, great job, using single raw. Crystal clear.
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Beautiful job using single raw! Especially liked the skin textures.
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for me, single RAW or multiple exposures could both work well. I use single RAW on moving objects, but i like to use multiple shots whenever i can because of the wider tonal range
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just tools... different tools for different jobs. I use 1, 3, 6 files, lucis, buzz pro, photomatix, PS.... lots of layers, filters.. anything i NEED to do to get the outcome i want.. I say just have fun with it, using one or 50 exposures doesnt really matter much as long as you like the outcome!
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Craig Zacker edited this topic 49 months ago.
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MOVED TO PIXELENS FOLLOW ME THERE! [deleted] says:
I've been playing with HDR lately, and ran some quick tests yesterday. I shoot in RAW+JPG pretty much all the time. Using Photoshop's Camera Raw plug-in, one can generate differently exposed JPG files from +4 to -4 exposure value. I noticed with some of my recent HDR attempts that my in camera shots using the AEB feature (takes 3 pictures, 1 properly exposed, 1 over exposed and 1 under exposed) that the alignment wasn't close enough and I was getting some bad ghosting. So I set out to test and see which result gave the best HDR image.
Visit my blog post - HDR : Battle Royale! - for my complete analysis and process.
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MOVED TO PIXELENS FOLLOW ME THERE! edited this topic 48 months ago.
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I wholeheartedly agree with definatelyoverdone. HDR from single RAW's is just another method to obtain the result you desire or happen upon. Just enjoy the process and mess about with it. Unless, of course, you're a purist!
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I agree entirely with Definitelyoverdone. What matters the most is the end result, and what ever steps you take to achieve that are mere trivia in comparison.
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