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06-SEP-2009

09/21/09 - HDR Experiment

This is an HDR image - 2 shots, one exposed for the sky and one for the foreground. The shots were processed in Photomatix Pro 3.2 using the program's default settings. The result is a little artificial in appearance but not so much as some the pro photographers who practice HDR "grunge-looks". Interestingly, the latest release now has four presets - 1) Natural, 2) Smooth Skies, 3) Painterly, and 4) Grunge. It also has a non-HDR option called Fuse Exposures. This latter and the HDR Natural option give fairly realistic results. I suspect that Grunge may have its origins with Tony Sweet as it produces results that look very much like his HDR work (not a criticism, just an observation; whatever makes you happy).

1/4s f/18.0 at 24.0mm iso400 full exif

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Cheryl Klym-Edwards17-Oct-2009 23:41
Beautiful work..I love your HDR Experiment..good job!
Robert D. McAlpine03-Oct-2009 19:46
Beautiful. - a potential project for the future might be to process the same image using each of the presets and allow us all to compare the differences.
Guest 23-Sep-2009 01:06
WOW!!!! Great wokd indeed Ed and a most special photo. BV!!
waterfalls man23-Sep-2009 00:05
Beautiful shot!& Reflection V
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)22-Sep-2009 20:16
GREAT!!! VVV
Paolo