Playing with some new photo software with my SLR.

[wooglin]

What do you think? It is three shots combined.

 

[Fanof49ASU]

Very nice! Is that the 'high definition' method?

*crap, that's not the term...and I can't think of it.

 

[crumbletop]

Nice Alan. You and Howard need to submit some photos to the monthly photo thing RC does.

 

[wooglin]

Yes, its called hdr. You take three or more photos bracketed at different exposures and/or fstops, and the software combines them. You end up with a really neat photo. Ive been playing with it all afternoon.

 

[Fanof49ASU]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9687136#post9687136 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by wooglin
Yes, its called hdr. You take three or more photos bracketed at different exposures and/or fstops, and the software combines them. You end up with a really neat photo. Ive been playing with it all afternoon.

Yep, that's it. I've read about it, but never tried it. I wouldn't have thought an aquatic scene (always moving even with the pumps off) would turn out that well. Nice job.

 

[HowardCath]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9687136#post9687136 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by wooglin

You take three or more photos bracketed at different exposures and/or fstops, and the software combines them.

So, you mean it's now technically possible to get both of my kids smiling in the same photo?

 

[wooglin]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9687748#post9687748 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by HowardCath
So, you mean it's now technically possible to get both of my kids smiling in the same photo?

I wish that was possible, that sure would be nice!!!!! My twins both smiling... very hard to say the least.

 

[wooglin]

Another, it grows different than any of my other Montiporas.

 

[KAiNE]

Are you using this?
http://www.hdrsoft.com/

 

[wooglin]

Yes..

 

[wooglin]

One more..... Last one I promise ;-)

 

[KAiNE]

I have got to check that out.
My camera shoots in "bracketing" mode but until seeing your pics I thought that raw was better.

Did that come with your camera?

 

[wooglin]

You can still use Raw, you just combine three shots using bracketing. So you take the same picture say with an exposure of 1/30, 1/45, 1/60th of a second. What happens is the dark parts of the photo are revealed by the long exposure shot and are composited while the overexposed areas are disregarded. So each shot reveals the best part of the photo. The Recent versions of Photoshop can do the same thing, and will actually read the hdr file created by hdrsofts product, but the hdrsoft product is stand alone and very easy to use.

 

[Fanof49ASU]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9696413#post9696413 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by wooglin
One more..... Last one I promise ;-)

Nonsense......keep it coming!

I'd love to try using this method with my b/w infrared photography. I believe it would be the perfect combination.

 

[KAiNE]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9698031#post9698031 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by wooglin
You can still use Raw, you just combine three shots using bracketing. So you take the same picture say with an exposure of 1/30, 1/45, 1/60th of a second. What happens is the dark parts of the photo are revealed by the long exposure shot and are composited while the overexposed areas are disregarded. So each shot reveals the best part of the photo. The Recent versions of Photoshop can do the same thing, and will actually read the hdr file created by hdrsofts product, but the hdrsoft product is stand alone and very easy to use.

Yea.... I was sitting here reading and i see where you can use raw images with it. My camera will bracket using shutter speed as well as aperture. Have you tried with aperture or shutter speed only?
I have photoshop CS2 but havent seen this function. I know what i am doing tonight!

 

[wooglin]

On my camera it is by EV value, which could be a combination. The key is it starts from where you have the camera set, so if you start with a high F stop to get good depth then that will be your starting point.

Play around with it, it is a good way to get detail and color thru the entire photo. It can also be a way to create exagerated images that do not look natural. Do a search on Flikr for HDR you can find lots of neat examples.

 

[KAiNE]

I will be messin with this tonight.. at least i hope to.

Here is a couple of actinic shots that i did. I used a custom white balance and manual exposure in RAW mode.

 

[wooglin]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9698502#post9698502 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by KAiNE
I will be messin with this tonight.. at least i hope to.

Here is a couple of actinic shots that i did. I used a custom white balance and manual exposure in RAW mode.

Wait till you see what you can get on those photos with HDR. It will look impressive. I have not started on actinic yet, but you should be able to bring out the dark areas, which will represent a more realistic view of what you see when you look at your tank under actinic.

 

[KAiNE]

Nice!
You got me wanting to take off work!!....lol... but i guess it doesn't take much to do that.

 

[KAiNE]

Well, I played with that last night. Unfortunately I didnt have time to get some pics from my reef before the lights went out but i can tell the results are really cool.
The software you are using does a better job than photoshop - IMO.
I downloaded the demo to compare the 2.