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My First attempt at HDR. I found I got a lot of ghosts in the image...done with CS3:

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[quote="Miguel_Cardenas"]My First attempt at HDR. I found I got a lot of ghosts in the image...done with CS3:

Very nice and subtle use of HDR. Maybe the ghosting is the result of thee images not being correctly aligned. I get similar ghosting with a panoramic when I move the camera too far off axis.

I'd like to see the non-HDR version of it to compare.

I'd like to see the non-HDR version of it to compare.

Really nice shot Miguel.

I must say I am starting to come to the opinion that some of the best HDR use is where the dynamic range is being stretched slightly but not fantastically so, i.e. it is subtle. I think we perceive when an image does not match our real world visual experience. The human eye has a far higher dynamic range than the common image capture and display mediums we use, but takes a small amount of time to recalibrate itself, think walking outside on a bright sunny day from a dim interior or vice versa. When an image allows the eye to track through 'dynamic ranges' that it would normally need a bit of time to adjust for it looks/feels false, when those ranges are close to what they eye can do then it seems more realistic. It is another tool for expression and those who deride it are just depriving themselves of a tool and those who expound its use in every situation are ignoring its limitations. Glad to see many nice examples of its use.

Thanks for the comments!...here its the original:

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I like the original a lot too...but also enjoyed the after effects with the HDR tutorial posted here...great tool..thanks

I like this version way better personally!

A little unconventional HDR

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Interested in finding out why you call your shots unconventional HDR?

well, they are conventional HDR, but applied to an unconventional subject rarely see just clouds in HDR, not part of landscape. Nothing extraordinary

Cool clouds PotatoEYE.

Here's a couple 5 frame HDR shots I did last Nov. Not the greatest but ehhh..

Carlton I really like you second image except maybe you could fix the clipped pieces of blue sky to make it even better.

actually a trick to sucessful natural-looking HDR, with all the dynamic range expanded, is to smooth it out and sometimes blend it in with other processing or original simply converting and tonemapping rarely creates pleasantly looking photoes, however every rule has exceptions

Yeah I agree. The lighting was pretty difficult and with 5 frames I still had blown out skies. I think I needed to extend the bracketing by more stops.

One from way back..

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My computer almost died processing this D: !!!

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I did lose some saturation on this one as it got converted to sRGB

I love HDR stuff.

WOW, kick ass HDR stuff Orangutan! I really like the first shot.

These would be my attempts..

Here's one from a trip back home...

Voyageurs walking through the front gate of Fort William.

Some i did from around Toronto...

Thank you, Carlton.

Here's a few more......

I see most people still have a strong halo around edges, unless you particularly like the effect, I'd look into smoothing out shadows/highlights and microcontrast a little

you must be godly...

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I find HDR really helps with mono-chromatic scenes, like snow

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Although it works just about anyplace you have that dynamic range to capture.
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Great job on this one, I really like it.

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that look really fake, the lamp pole got cut off...
is there a name for this type of style from u?