High Dynamic Range (HDR)

[MJP]

Now looking at these normally makes me feel quite ill. Such physical effects of looking at HDR photos have been reported by others and I find the stronger the HDR effect the more I want to throw up.

Dunno why?

But thought might as well have a go using the UWA Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5 - 5.6 at 8mm on APS-C. Couldn't be bothered to go anywhere, so did an HDR of my office, post-processed in CS6 via Lightroom 5.3.

I've tried to minimise that HDR look as much as possible by randomly pulling sliders about as is my usual iterative almost monte carlo simulation technique in getting confused.

Still makes me feel poorly though.

[MJP]

This makes me want to blow chunks . . .

Edited January 8, 2014 by MJP

[sunshine51]

I really like that wooden table in the top pic.

I make these things as a hobby & am soon

to head out into the forest in search of "old

wood". Once cut to size each slab gets sanded

super smooth then either oiled or varnished.

if varnished 100 coats is the minimum I apply

with a hand sanding between each coat. Don't

like polyurethane coatings....too "plastic" for

me. Great shots MJP...kinda like a magic

mushroom ride...hah!

[samuijimmy]

"Great shots MJP...kinda like a magic

mushroom ride...hah!" ....

Oh is that what a magic ride is like? ....

opps ....somehow did not do that quote right! ...oh well!

Edited January 10, 2014 by samuijimmy

[MJP]

Still makes me feel ill.

[MJP]

[rhythmworx]

TBH I think you did a good job on that 1st shot.

I've just read an article (thanks to whoever posted the blog on another thread) that you will find interesting, that is if you haven't already read it.

http://blog.mingthein.com/2014/04/14/hdr-zone-system-dynamic-range/#more-8139

[MJP]

This was a puke test. I wanted to see how many of my tog friends down here in the tog forum threw up on exposure to these hideous images.

Seems it was just me.

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[fabianfred]

[Thaiberius]

I'm lucky I don't get the nausea from HDR, one of my favourite techniques. Thanks for the pictures.

[MJP]

I'm lucky I don't get the nausea from HDR, one of my favourite techniques. Thanks for the pictures.

Makes me chunder.

Got better recently at processing HDR to achieve a more natural look but still queasy.

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[sustento]

Number #6 reminds me of most Saturday nights in the sixties

Edited May 15, 2014 by sustento

[sunshine51]

^^^ Sustento...what was your favourite, Osley, Leary or Windowpane?!

[sustento]

I was never very fussy

[MJP]

[Thaiberius]

I like this one MJP, may I ask about the lighting? Is tgis fixed or did you install or is it accentuated by HDR? I can see a shadow so presume there was a natural source?

[MJP]

I like this one MJP, may I ask about the lighting? Is tgis fixed or did you install or is it accentuated by HDR? I can see a shadow so presume there was a natural source?

There was light, you might be able to make out shadow on the corridor floor.

Post processing was the randomized iterative method.

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[MJP]

For those with the time, focus stacking combined with HDR . . . .

https://www.flickr.com/groups/focus_stacking_hdr/

[sunshine51]

^^^ Outta likes MJP...

[MJP]

^^^ Outta likes MJP...

I didn't take that pic of the insect fly critter thing by the way, just used it as an example.

I guess the tog did multiple exposures long multiple focus points which can only lead me to understand that's an awful lot of photos and the fly must have been dead.

[rhythmworx]

Almost fresh out of the freezer, it chills them out apparently.

[fabianfred]

[Kan Win]

Ayutthaya Roots with Lord Buddha's face

Win

[sunshine51]

^^^ Outta likes Win....

[iamguava]

เขาหลัก
Khao Lak

Developed from 5 separate exposures

[shaggy1969]

[shaggy1969]

[shaggy1969]

[MJP]

Shag, HDR is your thing. You mange to use HDR to produce a natural image. Rare talent.

[shaggy1969]

Shag, HDR is your thing. You mange to use HDR to produce a natural image. Rare talent.

Thanks fella,I really do appreciate your kind feedback.

HDR is something that I like to play around with,a bit of a struggle sometimes trying to make something from the images out of

my old P&S camera.In the next couple of days my new camera should arrive and I am excited to get my hands on it.

I finally decided on a Alpha a6000 (stop sniggering ) with standard 16-50mm and 55-210mm.