[Leica] IMG: HDR?

[imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)]

You're demonstrating restraint Bob.
You're attempting to tame high dynamic range
while maintaining a natural (to human vision) relationship
between shadow and highlight details and textures.

Many of the folks using HDR software
seem to be looking to create a hyper reality
a "hey! look what I can do"
where they trade
any sense of natural light and shadow
for eye catching vibrancy and
an artist / illustrator appearance

the best of them actually succeed
in blending techniques with personal vision
while the majority simply copy the best

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist

On Apr 2, 2009, at 9:42 PM, Bob Adler wrote:

> Sorry. Last link should have been:
> http://raflexions.com/Gallery/content/ 
> Set01HDRI3from_JPBSP_Stream1c6500_8b_large.html
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>
>  Bob Adler
> Palo Alto, CA
> http://www.raflexions.com
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> ________________________________
> From: Bob Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com>
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2009 7:40:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG:  HDR?
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> Tina,
>
>
> I tend to use HDR where I can't capture all of the information I  
> want in one exposure. Was that the case with your image?
>
> Here are the only 3 of my images that I think were worth printing  
> after using HDR:
> This one was taken pretty high up and from the shade of trees; way  
> to much of an exposure range to capture with a single exposure:
> http://raflexions.com/Tahoe13th/content/ 
> Tahoe_Tahoe_HDR_438H0905_20080813And2more_20080814_large.html
>
> This one was taken early morning where the sky was beginning to be  
> lit from behind me, but the foreground pond and trees were still  
> very much in the shadows:
> http://raflexions.com/Maui2/content/L1002986_7_8_tonemapped_large.html
>
> Finally, this was deep in the redwoods with the trees in the  
> distance in full sun (you can see the guy (red hat, blue jeans)  
> walking to the tree and behind the tree from the 2 separate frames):
> http://raflexions.com/Maui2/content/L1002986_7_8_tonemapped_large.html
>
> The last one was on 6x6; last time I'll do that as it took forever  
> to align the scans.
>
> At any rate, I prefer to use this technique to try to achieve a  
> realistic image from a scene that my camera can't entirely record.
> Others are using it for more "artistic" reasons which I don't  
> aspire too.
> Different strokes for different folks :-)
>
> Keep having fun!
> Bob
>
> Bob Adler
> Palo Alto, CA
> http://www.raflexions.com
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> ________________________________
> From: Tina Manley <images at comporium.net>
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2009 7:09:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG:  HDR?
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> Ted Grant wrote:
>> My reaction to the HDR image was, it was some kind of painting  
>> rather than a
>> photograph.
>>
>> ted
> Thanks, Ted.  Yes, I have always been a frustrated artist ;-)
> The HDR stuff is all the rage for stock right now so I'm playing  
> with it.  It won't ever take the place of real photography, but  
> maybe I can sell a few if I get the software figured out.
>
> Tina
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