My HDR Collections
By Zenstrive
@Zenstrive (237)
Indonesia
October 9, 2009 7:06am CST
I am in love with HDR since I saw High Dynamic Range images shown on the internet few years ago. If you haven't known, this technique involves merging three exposures (+1 EV, 0 EV, -1EV) of a single scene. Various photographic softwares, like Photomatix, HDR Photostudio2, HDRMax, and Adobe Photoshop CS2 can merge those three exposures into one 32 bit per channel High Dynamic Range image. Photomatix Pro can tonemap those HDR images into 8 bit per channel image with various results depending on the settings used.
I have my own HDR collections I would like to share. You can find it here:
http://www.strivearth.com/Galleries/zen-s-high-dynamic-range-photography
love it if you can comment on them ;)
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5 responses
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
9 Oct 09
Hi Zenstrive - welcome to Mylot. I hope that you enjoy this site and make lots of friends. Re your discussion. I do not have the slightest idea what you are talking about but if you come on down to earth then I may be able to work out what you are talking about.
So I intend to follow your link and be educated.
We tease a lot around here so please do not take me seriously. I take me seriously and that is one person too much. So welcome! Take4 a deep breath and have fun
So I intend to follow your link and be educated.
We tease a lot around here so please do not take me seriously. I take me seriously and that is one person too much. So welcome! Take4 a deep breath and have fun1 person likes this
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
9 Oct 09
I did have a look and found it - well - different. I did not get to see the photos but plan to do so this evening when things have calmed down a little. I can't work it al out yet!
@Zenstrive (237)
• Indonesia
10 Oct 09
Thanks for looking. HDR images sure are different than other kind of images produced by normal techniques :)
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
I need to spend a quiet hour just looking - because this is so different from anythng I have seen. It seems to be a new art form. It is on a totally new level and I can't get my head around it yet.
@thebohemianheart (8827)
• United States
9 Oct 09
Welcome to the lot.
So, you can adjust the settings on each layer as you do them and make the picture more than it is?
Sorry, I am not a high tech kind of gal, although I do like playing around in photoshop.
Your pictures are fantastic, by the way.
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@thebohemianheart (8827)
• United States
9 Oct 09
Ok, I will have to go in and play with some of my stuff and see what I can come up with. Thanks!
@Zenstrive (237)
• Indonesia
9 Oct 09
Well, what I do is usually this: after tonemapping with photomatix (you can learn that on the internet, btw), I do some adjustments using photoshop with plugin called Topaz Adjust 3. It is a nice plugin for adjusting colors, contrasts, details and noises at one go. After I got the look that I want, I adjust it more using adjustment layers (hue-saturation, contrasts, levels, photo-filters, channel mixers) to get the final look that I want.
There is nothing technical here, just some patient learning and an eye for beauties ;)
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
16 Oct 09
Hey Zen.................I'm only here because Dawn made me come! LOL
I'm not totally sure that I really understand what this discussion is all about, but I will take the time to educated myself about it and visit your link for sure.
Welcome to the lot, and please don't mind me, my user name explains pretty well! LOL
@Zenstrive (237)
• Indonesia
9 Oct 09
heheheh, I got lotsa interests ;)
thanks for dropping by
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
9 Oct 09
I had another look. My friend Libby pointed out, and this struck me too, that your photos look a lot like paintings in a way. But they're really beautiful!
@jules67 (2788)
• Philippines
10 Oct 09
I have always been fascinated with photography. I tried to read softwares about photography but I find it hard to understand. I also wanted to buy a new camera. I get magnitized by black and white photos. They seem to be elite looking. I hope that I could devote more time experimenting on the softwares like adobe photoshop and hopefully will be able to buy my own camera.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
I am too so fond of black and white. I also have the sepia coloured ones from the late 1800"s. My realives in all their glory. So solemn looking because taking a photograph then was no laughing matter!But they are treaured because they captured a brief moment in time.
@Zenstrive (237)
• Indonesia
10 Oct 09
To make good photos, one doesn't need high priced cameras or high priced softwares. You can start with cheap pocket camera like Canon Powershot A480 that will take good pictures and edit the pictures taken with Adobe Photoshop Element. Those will make you able to get that black-and-white (or silver-looks) that you are fascinated about.
