Snapped two photos: Standard first, then HDR. I don't have any fancy software yet, so the HDR was done in-camera. What do you think?
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07-24-2010, 07:10 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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HDR experiment (40th Anni)
Snapped two photos: Standard first, then HDR. I don't have any fancy software yet, so the HDR was done in-camera. What do you think?
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second is much better, but still is overexposed a bit. HDR in a camera, huh? Neat, but I still prefer a skilled hand at photoshop. The second shot brought out the detail tenfold compared to the first!
What camera BTW?
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With over slight over-exposure. But quite a nice difference. Number 2 for sure!
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Camera is a Pentax K-x. I am a total noob, and will be taking some courses in DSLR photography over the next few months. Not looking to make anything of this, but I would like to take better shots for personal use.
The in camera HDR function is cool, but kinda a novelty considering there is basically no ability to customize the image to your tastes. Still, it got me interested enough to pursue this further. I'm thinking about purchasting photoshop elements 8 after I learn to use the camera a bit better. I had the camera on a tripod to take the 3 consecutive shots which the camera converts to a single image internally. It was a bit windy and so the tree is the background came out funny looking since the leaves were in different spots for each shot. Looks sorta cartoonish.
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Oh ok, so thats what it does. a lot of camera have AEB (auto exposure bracketing) where the camera take multiple shots at different exposures. your camera obviously goes a step further and converts them itself. thats cool!
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I think anyone who really wants to get into HDR would have to get good software anyway. Any recommendations?
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photomatix or photoshop cs3 or newer, either will be fine, but photomatix is far more pronounced than photoshop. I prefer to use both, start with photoshop, then use photomatix, then back to photoshop for final editing.
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Wow, lots of detail in the 2nd pic. I wish my camera did that!
I got this from the 2nd pic when I played with the levels: Exposure is similar to the first pic, but with much more detail.
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that looks good
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I thought so too... I kind of want this camera now just for the auto-HDR mode. I'm too lazy any more to play around in Photoshop. Auto-color correction, play with levels, add a vignette, save. That's about all I have motivation for.
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i know what you mean, after doing one shot the way i described, im spent.
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I think i did that one with aperture priority using a high F-stop to maximize depth of field. The full auto mode used a larger aperture and blurred the distant objects including the front wheels to some extent.
I did play with the levels using the very limited options in the inluded Pentax software. I think I was the one who overexposed that shot. Straight from the camera it actual looked a bit dull to me.
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