got a few photos...

[Dupont666]

can you improve them using hdr or are they ok?













the last two i would like to clean up but dont know to use, please help.

Edited by Dupont666 on Thursday 8th January 13:48

sorted now, just the last two i want sorted the others i think are good.

Edited by Dupont666 on Thursday 8th January 13:56

Edited by Dupont666 on Thursday 8th January 13:58

[cirks]

On first glance, I think you'd ruin some nice shots if you used HDR on them!!

[RobDickinson]

Do you have multiple exposures of the same image?

If not dont even think about HDR, HDR from one shot (especialy jpg) is pointless. From RAW you may as well tweak the levels (or shadows/highlites) instead.

Good set of images there, Ithink the iclicle one could do with a level adjust.

[...Mole...]

RobDickinson said:

Do you have multiple exposures of the same image?

If not dont even think about HDR, HDR from one shot (especialy jpg) is pointless. From RAW you may as well tweak the levels (or shadows/highlites) instead.

Not really, all of my HDR images are from single exposures and i am rather happy with the results most of the time. Dose not work too well on dark images though.

[RobDickinson]

...Mole... said:

RobDickinson said:

Do you have multiple exposures of the same image?

If not dont even think about HDR, HDR from one shot (especialy jpg) is pointless. From RAW you may as well tweak the levels (or shadows/highlites) instead.

Not really, all of my HDR images are from single exposures and i am rather happy with the results most of the time. Dose not work too well on dark images though.

What do you think HDR does that levels could not , from one image?

[SamHH]

RobDickinson said:

What do you think HDR does that levels could not , from one image?

What exactly is the definition of HDR?

[RobDickinson]

SamHH said:

RobDickinson said:

What do you think HDR does that levels could not , from one image?

What exactly is the definition of HDR?

High Dynamic Range.

i.e. more dynamic range than a single exposure can capture.

As with a single exposure you cant add any more dynamic range HDR cant do anything more than what a levels adjust etc can.

Remember though the jpg's you see are 8bit, the raw's are 12 or 14 and usualy your working in 16bit in the likes of photoshop.

[SamHH]

RobDickinson said:

High Dynamic Range.

i.e. more dynamic range than a single exposure can capture.

As with a single exposure you cant add any more dynamic range HDR cant do anything more than what a levels adjust etc can.

Remember though the jpg's you see are 8bit, the raw's are 12 or 14 and usualy your working in 16bit in the likes of photoshop.

Yeah, sorry, I know that it means high dynamic range, I was just wondering what the exact definition of that term is (if there is one). I take it from what you've said that for an image to be HDR it has to be derived from two differently exposed photos and that if you increase the brightness/exposure in one part of a photo and decrease it in another part, that doesn't constitute HDR?

[RobDickinson]

No it still will HDR is the process of capturing and effectivly compressing more dynamic range than a single shot will.

[Pupp]

...Mole... said:

RobDickinson said:

Do you have multiple exposures of the same image?

If not dont even think about HDR, HDR from one shot (especialy jpg) is pointless. From RAW you may as well tweak the levels (or shadows/highlites) instead.

Not really, all of my HDR images are from single exposures and i am rather happy with the results most of the time. Dose not work too well on dark images though.

What HDR software do you use Mole; I've never got that to work at all?

[SamHH]

Ah right, so if you want to make the dark areas of a photo brighter without making the light areas brighter, isn't that HDR and isn't it better than making everything brighter?

[RobDickinson]

SamHH said:

Ah right, so if you want to make the dark areas of a photo brighter without making the light areas brighter, isn't that HDR and isn't it better than making everything brighter?

You could use HDR techniques, would be better if it was multiple exposures, usualy (for me) HRD for one file creates a lot of noise.

Or you could use photoshops level adjust to bump up just the dark areas. Or the Shadows highlites tool to do the same.

[Furyous]

Hdr ?

Meh.......

Sorry, just doesnt do it for me. But then Im no fan of the impressionist movement either.

Fine art or not at all.