Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What's HDR? simon On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 2:20 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >