mackguyver said:Finally getting some decent results out of my HDR work:
Very nice work Ian. This is with the new 11-24?
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mackguyver said:Finally getting some decent results out of my HDR work:
Thanks and no, haven't had much time to play with the new one yet - the top is the 16-35 f/4 IS and the bottom is the TS-E 17 f/4.candyman said:mackguyver said:Finally getting some decent results out of my HDR work:
Very nice work Ian. This is with the new 11-24?
mackguyver said:Finally getting some decent results out of my HDR work:
I agree, these are beautiful shots. One of my criteria for nice results with HDR is not being able to tell HDR processing was used- both of your shots look very "natural" and not over processed. Would you mind sharing your technique? Are you manually blending in photoshop or using a plugin?
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I haven't played with that much on the 1D X, but I'm looking at the manual and I'm really surprised to see that the "result" is saved as a RAW file. That's really interesting and I'll have to play with that, particularly because you can merge photos that are already on the CF card. It's not designed for HDR, but it's worth a try.Viggo said:I just had a thought; since the 1dx doesn't do in camera HDR, will it work to use muktiexposure and exposure bracketing at the same time do to a HDR that turns out as a raw file?
Thanks, jrda2! I have always found the act of "tone mapping" very frustrating with all of the HDR packages on the market, but recently discovered that PhotoShop lets you adjust the HDR merge with Adobe Camera Raw (ACR), just like a RAW file. I have been playing with Adobe's built-in Merge to HDR Pro, Nik's HDR Efex Pro 2, and Photomatix. For this purpose (the exposure merge), they all seem equivalent, but Adobe's ghost reduction is not very good, Nik's is quite for some stuff, but not everything, and Photomatix is the best and most adjustable. Once I get the 32-bit blend, I use ACR to do the adjustments (tone mapping). I'm still experimenting a bit with what can and can't be done, but the general technique is as follows:jrda2 said:I agree, these are beautiful shots. One of my criteria for nice results with HDR is not being able to tell HDR processing was used- both of your shots look very "natural" and not over processed. Would you mind sharing your technique? Are you manually blending in photoshop or using a plugin?
Thanks
mackguyver said:I've got a new website I'm just starting to put together, maybe I will use this as the first tutorial once I figure out the best workflow.
LOALTD said:This is a 4-shot pano taken from a famous Yosemite parking lot! Each shot was bracketed +/- 3 stops to overcome the limited DR of Canon's sensor technology, I prefer more "natural" looking HDR.
I had taken a 180 ft fall while rock climbing halfdome a couple days earlier, I was very appreciative of how easy this view is to access.
(5D Mk III, 85mm f/1.2)
privatebydesign said:LOALTD said:This is a 4-shot pano taken from a famous Yosemite parking lot! Each shot was bracketed +/- 3 stops to overcome the limited DR of Canon's sensor technology, I prefer more "natural" looking HDR.
I had taken a 180 ft fall while rock climbing halfdome a couple days earlier, I was very appreciative of how easy this view is to access.
(5D Mk III, 85mm f/1.2)
And what, pray tell, sensor technology gives you the 18 or so stops of DR you recorded? You bracketed 6 stops, even the most fervent member of the Exmor congregation don't claim much more than 2 stops over Canon, and even then only at low iso, which you did, at least, use.
"A single shot, most certainly would not have done it (I tried, not a fan of the lovely Canon banding).
I sometimes demo Nikon and Sony cameras, and I rarely need HDR on those setups. If you enjoy Canon's DR, more power to you! Some folks thrive when they are given limitations, I am lazy. "
LOALTD said:I find it amusing when people say things like "only 2 or 3 stops". Y'all know stops are logarithmic, not linear, right?
Fantastic images!!Vern said:Druid Arch, Needles District, Canyonlands - 4 portrait HDRs w 5DMKIII + 24TS II shifted ca. 10mm, ISO = 160.
sama said:I think Cathedral is one of the best places to practice HDR photography. This one taken in Santiago, Chile 3 weeks ago.