some hdr monaro pics
Discussion
hsvgtscoupe said:
OK.. so now for the very dumbarse question..
WTF does HDR stand for?
nice pis by the way!
Monkeying around with a digital photo
High Dynamic Range imaging
High Dynamic Range Rendering
BO55 VXR said:
Ahhsoo.. I see said the blind man!
thanks
hsvgtscoupe said:
BO55 VXR said:
Ahhsoo.. I see said the blind man!
thanks
dead easy to get into if your camera does bracketing (or not but its more messing around). Basically stick camera into apeture priority and then set the bracketing at +/- 2 ev. I personally found that gave too much under and over exposure for the scene so ran +/- 1 1/3 instead.
If you have adobe CS2 you can blend to HDR and then edit the pic but it is limited compared to something like photomatix (www.hdrsoft.com) - it is a free fully functioning trial that just puts watermarks on your image once you create the final version, however, it costs £50 to register.
When taking the pic each one needs to be as close to the other as possible for composition so best to use a tripod and change from single shot to action (to take all three bracketed shots on a single click of the button to reduce shake etc). I find using raw (as ever) is best but with photomatix you can create HDR from a single RAW image but this method can be limiting (will try that next)
Main thing is to use AV bracketing not Shutter as the latter will use different f stops and create a potentially ghosted image (Orton effect) -
I erm did the above that way by mistake but got away with it 
Stigmundfreud said:
dead easy to get into if your camera does bracketing (or not but its more messing around). Basically stick camera into apeture priority and then set the bracketing at +/- 2 ev. I personally found that gave too much under and over exposure for the scene so ran +/- 1 1/3 instead.
If you have adobe CS2 you can blend to HDR and then edit the pic but it is limited compared to something like photomatix (www.hdrsoft.com) - it is a free fully functioning trial that just puts watermarks on your image once you create the final version, however, it costs £50 to register.
When taking the pic each one needs to be as close to the other as possible for composition so best to use a tripod and change from single shot to action (to take all three bracketed shots on a single click of the button to reduce shake etc). I find using raw (as ever) is best but with photomatix you can create HDR from a single RAW image but this method can be limiting (will try that next)
Main thing is to use AV bracketing not Shutter as the latter will use different f stops and create a potentially ghosted image (Orton effect) -
I erm did the above that way by mistake but got away with it Geeeezuz... I love taking my good old pix but me thinks I have to learn a whole new language before I get into it propa like! I was gonna tap up the missus for a dig SLR for my 40th this year but I better stick with my vegie camera til I learn all this new lingo!!
Stigmundfreud said:
all that lingo was really based on film tech fella 
Even film bodies will bracket, think but not sure, my 3000v will.
Even film bodies will bracket, think but not sure, my 3000v will.Guess I better find out wot bracketing is first then... the beginning is always the best place to start I find!
Don't need to answer by the way, unless you have a hundred hours to answer the rest of my questions that will no doubt follow.
hsvgtscoupe said:
Stigmundfreud said:
all that lingo was really based on film tech fella Even film bodies will bracket, think but not sure, my 3000v will.
Even film bodies will bracket, think but not sure, my 3000v will.Guess I better find out wot bracketing is first then... the beginning is always the best place to start I find!
Don't need to answer by the way, unless you have a hundred hours to answer the rest of my questions that will no doubt follow.
no worries, bracketing is simply a feature that is mostly on digital cameras. You can set the camera to do 3 or more exposures - the first is correct to the camera metering the others are then over and underexposed so you end up with 3 identical pictures at 3 different exposures. With Apeture bracketing you set your f stop the camera then chooses the shutter speed for the selected apeture. If you set the braketing to +/- 1 ev then the first shot is as set (correct) then the next shot is 1 shutter stop faster (under expose) the next is 1 stop slower than the original (over exposed). If you used +/-2 then it would be 2 shutter stops either way. eta this is a more realistic version of the first picture
Edited by Checkitoot on Saturday 10th March 14:38
stigcv8 said:
nice on baz and some nice stuff on your site too.
At present I am jobless after quitting IT last year to learn and practice photography and recently started earning as a portrait photographer (anyone want portraits give me a shout as its mobile too)
At present I am jobless after quitting IT last year to learn and practice photography and recently started earning as a portrait photographer (anyone want portraits give me a shout as its mobile too
)Cheers Stig, I used to snap away at the UK/Irish/European shows I would be at week in week out and eventually various magazines got in touch looking for coverage, now supply 6 mags (some monthly, others now and again) as well as local papers etc, but it is still just a hobby and takes 2nd place to my main Field Service Engineer job...
On the disturbing numberplate subject, between yours at my BAZ TITS plate we'd be sure to get people laughing
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