HDR imaging... I am not into re-inventing the wheel so here is a link to the New York Times website...it explains what HDR imaging is...
New York Times HDR article also very useful info at Vanilla Days =========
Basically it is all about squeezing the full range of luminosity out of a scene. You may find this info from another link in the forum...
Full Dynamic Range methods =========
If you see a lot of colour in this section do not worry as you will discover elsewhere that you have to get your colour image right first
Re: HDR imaging... My preferred HDR program is Photomatix but do not let sway you there is always WebHDR that works over the internet.
If you downloaded Martins Lakeland image then you can use the RAW file to produce 3 jpegs at -2/0/+2 on exposure
You can see that these images show detail in the highlights and shadows not easy to see in the basic image produced by RAW conversion
So using Photomatix to combine these 3 images you can get this
Now that has a bit of tone to convert into monochrome and here is an example from me
Re: HDR imaging... So how many files do you need for a HDR image?
Above I used one of Martins RAW images and made three jpegs from it at different exposures but a whole RAW image has so much more data!
Clockwise from top left :-
as it comes out of the Photoshop Raw Converter
a manipulation of the Raw file
HDR single Raw file
HDR three Raw files at -2/0/+2
So many choices...but dont become a slave to a method...learn the methods and use the most appropriate.
(The lazy way is to take the 3 Raws at -2/0/+2 and then the HDR or Martins multi Raw method is open to you)
I was intrigued with Chris's image "POTW ~ 31 ~ 07". I'd never heard of HDR imaging before and as the lakeland conversion looks stunning I thought I'd give it a go.
I've downloaded the trial version of Photomatix had a mess with a few of my RAW files but the skies don't seem to work ;0(
In the above example it say that the Lakeland example is available to down load. Could you please point me to it so that I could have a go and hopefully end up with a similar result.
Re: HDR imaging... Hi Rive, I have my moved my digital-monochrome site so unfrotuantly the link to the download page has gone, PM me with an email address and i will send it to you
Martin
--- One to one workshop in monochrome, from capture to fine art print, printing service available
Re: HDR imaging... Hi Riv...once you have had a play put up a link to one of your RAW files so I can have a go...there is much in Photomatix that draws out differences in tone and hence can add noise...which I like. Do look at other HDR resources as they may fit your style better...
eg FDR tools and if cash is no object Idruna and there is QTpfsGUI and obviously there is WebHDR...
But once you Tone Map...noise will creep in
