Hi!

[Jennefer]

New post(er)…
I have been experimenting with High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography and it seems to be working well for me… so I thought I'd share this photo I made. It required 5 exposures: -4, -2, 0, +2, and +4EV to make this image. I had been so frustrated by the fact that if I exposed properly for the building, the sky would burn out, and exposing for the sky, would silhouette the building. But, for me, in many situations, HDR seems to be the answer. But here's a tip: even when you are done creating the HDR from the multiple exposures, KEEP ALL OF THEM. You never know… as you integrate the exposures into an HDR and adjusted the resulting exposure, you may have accidently allowed a streetlight, or stained-glass window to burn out… its nice to have those images to go back to!

Don't know if I'm doing this right but here goes:

[spoons]

Looks great, I've only been using three exposures up to now. Must try more.
Love how the clock turned out!!!

[Ella1267]

Welcome to DPS....I really like this photo.....the sky gives it an eerie feeling...

[Midwest Sunset]

Great job, looks like your quickly mastering the technique ~ have you thought about posting a "how I did this" tutorial?? I've tried several different HDR techniques & haven't gotten great results ~ I would love to hear your technique.

[mikez53]

Your experimenting with HDR has really paid off. This is a great shot and thanks for sharing.

[bascott]

HDR done right, excellent job!!!!

[Jennefer]

Thank you all for your wonderful encouragement! My Auto bracketing doesn't cover the range I need so I adjust EV manually for each. I use live-view(w/o boost) on my Olympus e-420 as I lower the EV setting… this way I can see when I have found the lowest setting I need. Same process to locate the upper limit. Then, if there is a lot of subtle tones in the scene I will use more steps between the limits… I have had success with up to 20 but that requires a LOT of patience in post. Anyway, here's another one… I dont have my notes here but I think it was 12 exposure.


Oh! by the way, The shot you all were responding to was taken from directly accross the street with a wide angle lens and I fixed the perspective distorsion in photoshop. I like the way that it appears to be taken from a higher vantage point. Heres another from the same position: - Jenny

[pjflan7]

great looking shot and yes the clock really stands out and grabs your attention

[leonaashlee]

Jennefer, WELCOME to SYS
These shots are really beautiful...you do nice work. Keep it up and share with us..your shots are a joy to look at.

[myfotoguy]

These are fantastic! I REALLY like your take on HDR. I want to start doing it, just have not done it yet. I have seen many images overdone, yours are not. They are perfect for each scene. VERY nice and artistic! Thanks for sharing.

Hey, thanks too for visting my gallery and signing the guestbook, your comments are very encouraging to me.