Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We are looking at a web representation of Aram's photograph of course. And I'm still very jealous that Aram was there with waterfalls bursting and magnificent light everywhere. My usual long winded technical comment was trying to say that, in that HDR based jpg, the highlights and darks were clipped (highlights suffered especially) and my example is of a fairly contrasty shot with info preserved there in both by careful single exposure and processing. BW is an important area and of great interest to me too. Marty over here, whose technical expertise I greatly respect, is convinced that digital capture can't equal the highlight range of bw film for subtlety and detail. To the extent of total possible dynamic range, I understand, especially regarding the tonal curve from film vs. sensor. Yet the quality and flexibility of the Raw capture for me is so superior (and considering the limits of the print media) that in my mind there is no contest. HDR ought to make that better again in the right circumstance and technique. The HDR guys should keep on putting in the hard yards and convincing us. Boy the pressure will be on when I take my M8 to Yosemite! Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Yosemite too... and Raw exposure for dynamic range Aram, I tend to agree with Hoppy. The HDR doesn't do much at all on my screen, in fact it tends to make the image appear dull, presumably because you are pulling back areas which would otherwise be blown or close to blwon. I can see it working in some circumstances, possibly in B&W it might prove very worthwhile. Here though... Perter Dzwig Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Hi Aram,...I looked carefully at your HDR example of the falls. You guys haven't convinced me yet on HDR. (I haven't tried it for myself). I get that the principle is that you are trying to increase the recorded dynamic range by combining exposures and I can see that the falls shots is a very contrasty scene. Bu the highlights (water) and blacks are still clipped here (as shown)...... > Geoff > -----Original Message----- > Subject: [Leica] IMG: Yosemite too... > > Bob. Liked your photos. I just got back from Yosemite, too. We were there > from April 28 To May 2. Wasn't the weather just great? Here are a few > shots of Yosemite falls I took. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/Yosspr08/Yosemite-falls_HDR2.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/Yosspr08/yosemite-falls-4204-Edit.jpg. > html Just love that dead tree. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/Yosspr08/yosemite_falls-4201.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/Yosspr08/yosemite_falls-4194.jpg.html > > The first one was using the HDR of Photoshop. > > I'll be posting more later. Just got back 3 days ago from a long return > home. > > Comments and criticism welcome. > > Aram