Pic 8) Whitby Pier-
Pic 7) Whitby Sunset-
Even subjects that don’t have a wide dynamic range can benefit from the HDR treatment such as this interior of my local church. It’s a great way to bring out detail such as the wood grain and stonework as in the shot below.
Just to show what HDR can do to a less dramatic shot that could easily be taken on one frame I’ll include this one.This was one of those happy accidents; I forgot to take the camera out of auto bracketing mode. HDR loves harsh midday light and controls the harsh shadows. I hope I’ve whetted your appetite for HDR.
These all use Details Enhancer in Photomatix Pro, the program also offers two more, less obviously HDR techniques, and there’s manual blending and Pseudo HDR where one Raw file is adjusted to get the three frames 2 stops apart, but for true HDR you need the extra data you get when you bracket shots in camera.
Learning techniques such as this will alter where you point your camera and give you more possibilities. It’s a technique worth getting to know.
Dynamic Range 2
(an introduction to HDR)
All Images © Chris Judge 2010
Photomatix Pro. The program I use to blend these images is Photomatix Pro the web
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Below are examples the more usual against the Light shots (Contra Jour) if you want to record the sky without the foreground and subject being mere shadows. It’s a great way to add dynamics to a sunset or Contra Jour as here.