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Equipment:
- Lensmate RX100 Quick-Change Adapter Kit 49mm
- Raynox MDR-079 PRO 49mm Wide Angle Conversion Lens
- Joby GorillaPod Hybrid tripod
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Equipment:
- Lensmate RX100 Quick-Change Adapter Kit 49mm
- Raynox MDR-079 PRO 49mm Wide Angle Conversion Lens
Parameters:
Software: Photomatix Pro version 5.0.1
Presets: Natural
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.2
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Winter colors coupled with a magnificent sky on a 80 degree Texas afternoon in February....
An HDR three photo blended image using Photomatix software for the blending.
I wasn't satisfied with the single exposures I was getting at this point in the sunrise yesterday, so I combined 3 exposures to produce this result. In a single exposure some of the highlight detail was getting lost in blocks of color, and the foreground rocks were too black as well, so I ran three exposures through Photomatix HDR software to recover the highlight and shadow detail.
Ironically, High Dynamic Range (HDR) software has a reputation for producing low dynamic range images, when heavy-handed use leads to garish images with large solid splotches of color with lost detail. That reputation is not entirely deserved though, since careful use can often result in highlight and shadow detail being improved instead of destroyed.
Exposure and processing details -
Canon 5D Mark III with 16-35mm lens at 24mm focal length
Cokin #121 3-stop graduated neutral density filter
Bracketed exposures of .5, 1.3 and 3.2 seconds, f/16 at ISO 100
Post-processed in Adobe Lightroom 5.2, Photomatix 5.0
White balance was set to 5412. I adjusted exposure, brightness, whites and shadows (contrast, clarity, vibrance, saturation were all left at 0), then I used the Lightroom plug-in from HDRsoft to create an HDR file and transfer a 16-bit TIFF file back to Lightroom.
This cute little lighthouse was is on the waters edge of Cremorne and its an active light and the sister of Bradleys Head Light. This was taken just after sunset during blue hour with a storm coming into Sydney from the west.
HDR Software used- Photomatix 5 Get 15% off Photomatix with the code LukeZemePhotography
Other Software Used: OnOne Photosuite 9
You've gotta see it LARGE on black!
Captured with a Canon EOS 30D and a Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM lens.
Location: Tanner Bridge Road, Jefferson City, Missouri
This was a planned HDR scene I captured about a year ago. I've been spending a lot of time with Photoshop CS4 and ACR 5 lately and thought about re-working this piece and I'm glad I did. I have a tutorial about how I created the original HDR image here; however, after using my new process, I need to update the steps.
In short, I used to simply load my Canon 30D RAW files directly into Photomatix, tone map, then save as 16bit tiff. Then load the 16bit tiff into Photoshop to do further enhancing such as noise removal.
Now I process each RAW in ACR 5, apply Noiseware Pro NR and save each frame as a 16bit tiff, then I open each tiff with Photomatix, merge, tone map, save again as 16bit tiff, open in Photoshop, apply default Noiseware Pro NR, USM (radius 1.1, amt: 40%), then save as 8bit jpg, which is what you see above. This rendition is far better than my first version (much cleaner, sharper, and the tonal depth is better too).
Same location of one of my previous pictures, different spot and camera: this is taken with a compact Canon S90.
I spent a lot of time waiting for the wave, and I chose this angle to reflect it on the water.
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LOCATION AND DATE / DATA e LUOGO DI SCATTO
Camogli, 21st January 2012
CAMERA
Canon Powershot S90 (compact)
SHOT DATA - DATI DI SCATTO
ISO 200; f/4; 1/160 sec
Other EXIF on flickr / Altri EXIF su flickr
WORKFLOW / FLUSSO DI LAVORO
° Rename: XnView
° HDR from single raw file, handheld
° HDR Processing: Photomatix Pro
° Noise reduction / Riduzione rumore: Noiseware Professional
° Lens distortion correction / Correzione distorsione PTLens
° Straightening: GIMP
° Cropping: GIMP
° Curve correction / Correzione curve: GIMP
° Resizing, watermark: Fastone resizer
Developed five raw images into an HDR image.
Equipment:
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Software: Photomatix Pro version 5.0.1
Presets: Balanced
Software: Software: Image Data converter Ver. 4.2.02.10112
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Color space: sRGB 16 bit
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6
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My first try with "urban decay" HDR. Hope you like it ;)
Santa Margherita Ligure (Liguria, Italy), 21sj January 2012
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Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC (8 mm)
ISO 400; f/11
HDR from 3 exposures (-2; 0; +2), handheld
Processed with Photomatix Pro
Noise reduction with Noiseware Professional
Lens distortion correction with PTLens
Curve correction with GIMP
Resizing and watermark with Fastone resizer
A (special) girl, waiting for Pordoi's cableway.
Sigma lens is an extreme wideangle, but sometimes I'm tented to put more things in and I tilt it! Here I wanted to include a frame, the girl and the rocks on the background, do you see my strong compositional effort? I hope so :-)
Take a look at my 2011 pictures
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Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC (8 mm)
ISO 200; f/11
HDR from 3 exposures (-2; 0; +2), handheld
Processed with Photomatix Pro
Noise reduction with Noiseware Professional
Curve correction with GIMP.
Resizing and watermark with Fastone resizer
Using HDR I recovered a lot of details of the umbrella, completely black in the original picture.
Tunis, september 2011
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Camera: Canon Powershot S90
HDR from single raw shot, handheld
Processed with Photomatix Pro
Noise reduction with Noiseware Professional
Lens distortion correction with PTLens
Cropping and Curve correction with GIMP
Resizing and watermark with Fastone resizer
Here is another one of The Halloween Tree in Frontierland.
I processed this using the 32-bit HDRsoft plug-in for Lightroom. It makes it a lot easier than using Photomatix, but also has a slightly different look. I used Topaz Adjust, Nik Color Efex and Photoshop to add some style and pull out some details.
I love how offbeat and branded this is. So many wooden signs... and they're all advertising the same thing. Stanley Oasis - "8 & 3/4th wonder of the world", "Home of the Original Radiator Springs", "Mysterious and Miraculous World Famous" - This is it!
I want to share something with all of you fellow HDR enthusiasts. If you are using Nik Software or Photomatix, you have good software - I used to use both - but not the best. What really makes great photos is the HDRsoft Merge to 32-bit HDR Plugin for lightroom. You get an unparalleled level of detail and quality. You also get an opportunity to REALLY tweak an image the way you want to - the controls are a lot clearer in Lightroom than the other two softwares (because you use them for EVERYTHING - you just get more range). And finally, the biggest draw is that it's only $30 - cheaper than a decent lens filter! I really recommend it for anyone looking for better HDR software!
This is a -2/0/+2 HDR Merge, edited for color and clarity in Photoshop along with Nik Color Efex Pro filters.
A famous Landmark in HDR then converted into a black and white. I took this shot just after sunset so that there was ample light to bring out the surrounding scenery and not just light from man made sources which can often make HDR muggy.
Shot with Nikon D800 + Nikkor 14-24mm @ 16mm. A 5 series HDR bracket converted into toned black and white. Also lots of small adjustments made throughout the image to bring balance to it.
HDR Software used- Photomatix 5 Get 15% off Photomatix with the code LukeZemePhotography
Other Software Used: OnOne Photosuite 9
More images from Australian and Japan here www.lukezeme.com
British Columbia. Near Mount Robson. HDR - Original taken with Nikon D40 + 18-55 kit lens. For clarification about HDR's image please visit www.hdrsoft.com
I revisited this HDR image sequence to see if I had learned anything since I first started experimenting with HDR imagery. I used Photo Shop CS3 for all the work starting with HDR merge and basic tone mapping using the local adaptation option. Afterward, I used a variety of adjustments layers including exposure, levels and photo filter. It looks a bit better than the one I processed in 2009. However, photomatix HDR software does a better job of tone mapping.
©2009, Ken Szok All rights reserved
shot from the North mountain, North Phoenix, AZ, a desert mountain range with numerous trails.
corrected white balance and minor color adjustments in ps elements 8, created HDR from 3 exposures and tonemapped using photomatix pro
Equipment:
- Lensmate RX100 Quick-Change Adapter Kit 49mm
- Raynox MDR-079 PRO 49mm Wide Angle Conversion Lens
Parameters:
Software: Photomatix Pro version 5.0.1
Presets: Natural
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.2
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Contrast: +10
Shadows: +10
Presence
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Vibrance: +10
Saturation: +10
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loc: 36.86249,-111.374681
file: DSC04952-2
The kind & generous Ron from hdrsoft have invited me to become a partner & affiliate of their software - Photomatix Pro. I guess with a photostream as awesome as mine, its hard not to be impressed by anyone lol! :P Seriously i'm only jokin'!! Really a big thanks for the offer Ron! :))
Let's go straight to the point. I have a Photomatix code for you hdr fanatics out there ! If you have been thinking of buying yourself a copy of Photomatix Pro all along...this might just be the right time to do so! :P (haha! Just kiddin' I'm no salesman here.. guess I watch too many TV commercials :P) I know most of my flickrs friends here are already using photomatix.. that is just too bad too sad :P This is especially for those hdr lovers out there who have been (quietly) following my photostream & wish to kick off this new found interest ;)
Here's the important part!
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Now you can get a fifteen percent off any photomatix software (both Windows & Mac) just by entering -> “A R T I E N G 1 5” (no spacing between letters :)) in the coupon code box of the Photomatix purchase website. With that money u can save, you can also treat yourself to another awesome dinner & tell yourself how good life is! haha! Btw this code is valid from 06 August 2009 to 06 August 2013 so lots of time to think about it :)
Of coz..before you decide to part with your hard-earned cash (like i always do :P), you should always download a free trial version of Photomatix from w w w . h d r s o f t . c o m to play around & see if you like it. Beware tho.. it can be addictive! :P
Last but not least, TGIF!!!!! Its party time! Hope everyone has a wonderful end to the week & a lovely weekend!
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About
The Victor Harbor Causeway, South Australia
Music
Jim Brickman & Martina Mcbride - The Gift
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This lake and the area felt almost magical.
With Love - Maria
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Software I use with my photos
Adobe Lightroom CC:
www.adobe.com/dk/products/photoshop-lightroom.html?promoi...
Adobe Photoshop CC:
www.adobe.com/dk/products/photoshop.html?promoid=KLXLS
Zone System panel by Blake Rudis:
Palette Effect Panel by Blake Rudis:
f64elite.com/palette-effects-panel/
Tony Kuyper's TKActions and TK Infinity Mask:
goodlight.us/panels-and-videos.html
Topaz Photography Collection:
(with Topaz Impression, Topaz Glow and Topaz Texture Effects included):
Photomatix:
On 1 Photo:
You can literally see the fog pouring over the hill and down the northern slope - really beautiful to watch.
9 shot HDR taken tonight from the Mission. Processed with Photomatix Pro 3.0 and Nikon Capture NX2.
Back in Brisbane and shot this balmy evening panorama of the Storey Bridge...
HDR Bracket shot with Nikon D800. Im pretty happy with the colours I got. It took me a long time to edit this image because each building required my individual attention for each layer of the HDR editing process. I wanted even the fine details to be correct exposure, e.g single balconies on buildings which you can zoom right in on with the Nikon D800, so the image ended up being a 2-3 hour edit.
Exposures used from bracket -2, -1, 0, +1 and +2 at 1EV
HDR Software used- Photomatix 5 Get 15% off Photomatix with the code LukeZemePhotography
Other Software Used: OnOne Photosuite 9
More images from Australian and Japan here www.lukezeme.com
Opening in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge is likely the most recognizable landmark from the west coast of the United States.
I processed this with the HDRsoft 32-bit HDR plug-in for Lightroom. Then did almost all of the processing within Lightroom. I had to go to Photoshop to clone out all the light trails from air traffic and a few stars. Sticking to Lightroom has sped up my processing quite a bit. I can usually finish processing 1 or 2 images a night, last night I went exclusively with the 32-bit HDR plug-in and Lightroom for almost all of my processing and I managed to get through 5 images.
There are a handful of effects I didn't use since I didn't open Nik Color Efex, and I missed out on some of the look that comes from Photomatix, but the 32-bit process is really clean and super fast. I think I'll keep flipping back and forth between Photomatix and the 32-bit plug-in, they're both fun ways to process images. Next up for me is learning techniques for Luminance Mask HDRs.
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For best effect, I recommend viewing this image Large on a White Background
Ma is a Japanese word which can be roughly translated as "gap", "space", "pause" or as "the space between two structural parts." In Japanese, ma suggests interval. It is best described as a consciousness of place, not in the sense of an enclosed three-dimensional entity, but the simultaneous awareness of form and non-form deriving from an intensification of vision.
Ma is the thing that takes place in the imagination of the human who experiences these elements. Therefore ma can be defined as experiential place understood with emphasis on interval.
There is no equivalent single word term for Ma in the English language. Sad, but true.
In composing this, I recalled the extraordinary and controversial work of John Cage with his composition 4'33" wherein the three movements are performed without a single note being played, allowing it to be perceived as the sounds of the environment that the listeners hear while it is performed
Thirty spokes meet in the hub,
but the empty space between them
is the essence of the wheel.
Pots are formed from clay,
but the empty space between it
is the essence of the pot.
Walls with windows and doors form the house,
but the empty space within it
is the essence of the house.
-- Lao Tse "The Uses of Not"
view is a mere 45-60 minutes out my front door. It is just a glimpse of Australia's Great Diving Range, which is the third longest sets of mountains in the world. They stretch on for 3500km and include many amazing natural formations.
I'm really happy with how the treatment of this harsh lighting turned out as it is an uphill battle producing a HDR from this time of the day, but this one ended up vibrant and glowing.
HDR Software used- Photomatix 5 Get 15% off Photomatix with the code LukeZemePhotography
Other Software Used: OnOne Photosuite 9
The complete write up on this image is here at www.lukezeme.com
I admit I was a crazy dude way back in 2006 when I did this. And yeah, still crazy after all the years. Enjoy a classic KK titled "Are We Alone?"
See the colored version at www.flickr.com/photos/37369621@N00/86643910/.
I feel freedom and liberty when I do this stuff. Not the best but at that time, I was so proud to show this to the world.
Get the inside track of my mind by getting my book. You may order by visiting www.facebook.com/hdrunleashed.
Don't forget I use Photomatix with my HDRs. You can get 15% discount if you use coupon code KRISKROS.
Get Photomatix @ www.hdrsoft.com.
Harbor Park is on the north shore of Lake Lewisville in North Texas.
This is an HDR image crafted using three exposures shot at different shutter speeds and blended with Photomatix software.
This is better if viewed at the larger sizes.
If you're interested in a trial of the software, here's a link to Photomatix:
A gorgeous glowing cove off the edge of the South Head entrance to Sydney Harbour. The night temperature's are so nice in the summer here that even a little night swimming is possible. A few couples were in the water splashing about as I shot this image and I was tempted to jump in myself. This has to be one of my favourite images I've created with the Sony A7r so far and I got to pair it with my favourite lens the Nikkor 14-24mm.
HDR Software used- Photomatix 5 Get 15% off Photomatix with the code LukeZemePhotography
Other Software Used: OnOne Photosuite 9
For more information on this image and prints please read my gallery post on my website here, thanks
At Nippori station, Tokyo.
3xp(2EV) handheld.
[EDITED]
- 3 exposures (-2EV, 0EV +2EV). EXIF for middle
- SLR camera and lens: Nikon D80 /w Tamron SP AF11-18mm (A13N)
- tripod and head: handheld
- software: Photomatix Pro 2.5.3 on MS-Windows XP
After the sun goes down the lights turn on, and the crowds come to town ready to hit the bars. San Diego has all kinds of hot spots, all with their own appeal. The Double Deuce has a mechanical bull where you can test your chops as a bull rider.
This is a 32-bit HDR processed in Lightroom 4 with the HDRsoft 32-bit plug-in. The rest of the processing was done in Photoshop with a Hue/Saturation layer, a curves adjustment layer, and a duplicate layer blended using the soft light mode.
Processed by myself
Photographed by HDR Shooter (Miroslav Petrasko) :
www.facebook.com/hdrshooter?fref=ts
The contest :
Austria is such a magical place. I truly hope to go back there someday.
This is the path to Prossau in Bad Gastein.
With Love - Maria
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Software I use with my photos
Adobe Lightroom CC:
www.adobe.com/dk/products/photoshop-lightroom.html?promoi...
Adobe Photoshop CC:
www.adobe.com/dk/products/photoshop.html?promoid=KLXLS
Zone System panel by Blake Rudis:
Palette Effect Panel by Blake Rudis:
f64elite.com/palette-effects-panel/
Tony Kuyper's TKActions and TK Infinity Mask:
goodlight.us/panels-and-videos.html
Topaz Photography Collection:
(with Topaz Impression, Topaz Glow and Topaz Texture Effects included):
Photomatix:
On 1 Photo:
This amazing Bamboo Forest is located just a short train ride outside of Kyoto, and its just like a surreal dream. I'll never forget my visit because it was raining so heavy that I had to buy myself an umbrella to explore the area. If you are only in a place once, you can't let a little rain stop you from enjoying it.
I battled the elements with my nikon D800 + nikkor 14-24mm on my tripod holding the umbrella over my camera whilst I got soaked, had to get my priorities right ! ... I had an amazing rain jacket but was wearing jeans and they seemed to weigh about 20kg full of water. I shot about 10 HDR brackets, some with groups literally 2 meters from the lens but this was my favorite of a group of Japanese girls and their pink umbrellas wandering off down the path
HDR Software used- Photomatix 5 Get 15% off Photomatix with the code LukeZemePhotography
Other Software Used: OnOne Photosuite 9
The complete write up on this image is here at www.lukezeme.com
Hudson type locomotive number 3450 was designed for high speed passenger service, and was the first of ten similar 4-6-4 locomotives built for Santa Fe in 1927 at a cost of $73,735.60 each. In the early days of its life, number 3450 charged across the Midwestern plains leading sleek transcontinental passenger trains with 73-inch driving wheels and a coal burning fire box. It was rebuilt in 1937 with 79-inch drivers and was converted to burn oil to increase its speed to over 100 mph. It hauled Santa Fe's Fast Mail Express, Scout, California Limited, Grand Canyon and Chief between Chicago & Colorado.
Total Weight: 374 Tons
Built: Baldwin, 1927
Length: 98 Ft., 1 3/8 In. (29.91 m)
Fuel: Oil
Top Speed: 110 Mph (177 km/h)
Steam Pressure: 230 Psi (1.586MPa)
Address:
RailGiants Train Museum
Fairplex Child Development Center
1101 W McKinley Ave
Pomona, CA 91768
Phone: +1 (909) 623-0190
URL: www.railgiants.org/atchison-topeka.htm
External links
Developed 5 raw images into single HDR image.
Equipment:
Parameters:
Software: Photomatix Pro version 5.0.1
Presets: Balanced
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6
Basic
Tone
Exposure: -0.30
Presence
Vibrance: +10
Saturation: +5
HSL
Hue
Orange: -20
Purple: -5
Saturation
Red: +10
Orange: +20
Yellow: +20
Blue: +15
Luminance
Blue: -10
Lens Correction
Manual
Transform
Distortion: +15
Constrain Crop: true
Lens Vignetting
Amount:-60
Midpoint: 30
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Adjustment Brush(K)(Headlight)
Effect: Custom
Temp: 100
Tint: 100
Contrast: 100
Highlights: 100
Shadows: -100
Saturation: 100
Sharpness: 100
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Adjustment Brush(K)(Locomotive body)
Effect: Custom
Temp: 50
Tint: 50
Clarity: 25
Sharpness: 50
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Adjustment Brush(K)(Ground)
Effect: Custom
Temp: 100
Tint: 100
Exposure: -2.00
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Copy : 1
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This was shot at 5:45am 06/09/2012 looking across Sydney Harbour. Can you spot your house ? You can see the harbour Bridge just to the left of centre on the horizon and the Sydney CBD on the far left.
In the centre is my Mecca the "Art Gallery of New South Wales" (AGNSW for short) where I've spent many an hour walking, staring and pondering creation.... It helped me expand my mind to think outside the square. Artist's which I recall really having an effect on my artistic development from AGNSW were Yves Klein, Brett Whiteley, Francis Bacon and Roy DeMaistre. What I liked about the gallery the most was that it dedicated an entire level to Australian painters and it made me proud of what our country has produced and achieved as a culture
HDR Software used- Photomatix 5 Get 15% off Photomatix with the code LukeZemePhotography
Other Software Used: OnOne Photosuite 9
The complete write up on this image is here at www.lukezeme.com
This image was made from 3 exposure Jpegs (straight from camera) into Photomatix and then Tonemapped.
Well it looks like I sparked a lil debate in my last post about what file format to import into Photomatix.
If you are an HDR photograper and use Photomatix I suggest you take 5-10 minutes and go enrich your brain and read their Tips & Tricks
its amazing what you can learn and learn it directly from them and not someone elses blog.
This was taken directly from their site-
Do I need to process bracketed RAW files to TIFF format first?
The answer depends on your needs and preferences. If the quality of raw demosaicing/debayering or proper white balance adjustments are important to you, it is better to first process your bracketed RAW files in your favorite RAW converter, and then combine the converted TIFF or JPEG files in Photomatix. Additionally, Photomatix transfers less metadata when the source files are RAWs than when they are TIFFs or JPEGs.
When generating an HDR image, having Photomatix directly process the RAW files is theoretically better for the accuracy of the 32-bit HDR image produced -- the data in RAW files represent the linear luminance values captured by the camera sensors, which is exactly what is needed for an HDR image. Also, the calculation of HDR values can rely on the exposure information retrieved from EXIF data when RAW files are used.
However, the RAW conversion of Photomatix Pro and Photomatix Light is not as full-fledged and sophisticated as the RAW conversion done in Photoshop, Lightroom, Aperture, Bibble, DxO or other applications specialized in RAW conversion. Note that if you have Lightroom and Photomatix Pro, it is easy to integrate both processes with the free Lightroom Export Plug-In to Photomatix Pro.
Important note: When using a RAW converter with files intended for being merged into HDR, you should disable sharpening and uncheck all tonal and exposure-related automatic settings. That is, the Exposure adjustment setting but also adjustments for contrast, shadow and similar should be set to zero. This also applies to the Black setting which should be set to zero.
The above does not apply to files intended for Exposure Fusion, though. For Exposure Fusion, it is better to process your RAW files using the auto-settings of the RAW converter.
As a side note: Though shooting in RAW is definitely better than shooting in jpeg for the dynamic range, this is not really relevant anymore when several exposures are used -- if your bracketed shots properly cover the scene's dynamic range, jpegs will work as well as RAWs for creating an HDR image.
Thanks for stopping by.
I hope you all have a great weekend and come back Monday with some great shots!!
*No cameras were harmed in the making of this shot, I just shield it with my body thru the whole car wash
©2006 Kris Kros
All rights reserved
Buick Eight 1953 Model.
Special thanks to Antoine and Erika, my friendly neighbors who gave me this special chance to take this elegant car's pictures.
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So many are asking me about Photomatix HDR. So here are the HDR facts and some guidance.
HDR stands for high dynamic range. You can get more information from www.hdrsoft.com. There's also a flickr group HDR ( flickr.com/groups/hdr/ ) that is focused with this new technique. Photoshop CS2 has HDR rendering too but my preference is to use Phtotomatix.
Now, this is not a replacement for graphic software like Photoshop. HDR is using multiexposure pictures and blending them into one great picture. But still, it all depends on the person who is using Photomatix. Like you either want more sugar or less for your coffee I guess.
HDR can be very good and very addictive. And take care ...
I really love the sonset of 26th December, so I share another shot of these marvellous clouds.
Do you see the strange creature with the ribs? tag it :-)
Take a look at my 2011 pictures
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Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC (16 mm)
ISO 200; f/11
HDR from 3 exposures (-2; 0; +2), handheld
Processed with Photomatix Pro (auto deghosting)
Noise reduction with Noiseware Professional
Curve correction with GIMP.
Resizing and watermark with Fastone viewer
This is one of the Alpine huts built to provide shelter for hikers on the overland trail from lake St. Claire to Cradle Mountain. It's elevation is about 1250m and the winds are icy cold up here in Winter. As soon as the sun drops behind the mountains the temperature plummets. This was shot at about 4 in the afternoon and waiting for sunset at 5:10 would have been dangerous without better suited gear as the hike back down to Lake Dove is at least 90 minutes even on the steeper track, which I took. Great experience to be up here, but could have gotten better weather ! Next time :-P
HDR Software used- Photomatix 5 Get 15% off Photomatix with the code LukeZemePhotography
Other Software Used: OnOne Photosuite 9
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This is the place to burn money in Tokyo and its called Ginza. All the wealthy and attractive people of Japan shop here... and I have to admit sometimes work can be really hard on me ;-)
I took a long exposure composition of the Georgio Armani and Dior stores whilst giving it depth by positioning my the view right down just one of the shopping alleys of this district.
HDR Software used- Photomatix 5 Get 15% off Photomatix with the code LukeZemePhotography
Other Software Used: OnOne Photosuite 9
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I love the depth of my Sigma 8-16 mm...perfect for my mountain landscape HDR
Sass Pordoi, summer 2011
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Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC (8 mm)
ISO 200; f/11
HDR from 3 exposures (-2; 0; 2), handheld
Processed with Photomatix Pro
Noise reduction with Noiseware Professional
Curve correction with GIMP.
Resizing and watermark with Fastone resizer