Please forgive my ignorance: my E-510 only arrived 2 days ago, but what is an HDR?
HDR stands for High Dynamic Range Bob.
The dynamic range of most cameras is such that it can't record detail in highlights and shadows very well. Therefore it is possible using certain software to blend together images of the same scene, but with different exposures, so that you can see a much higher dynamic range
So how do you get multiple exposures of a moving subject (wter?). Anyways, a very natural looking shot, unlike some HDRs.
With difficulty
However it is often possible to create several differently exposed JPEGS from one Raw file and blend those. CS2 wouldn't allow this, but other programs do. The innatural looking HDR images you refer to is often the result og being too heavy on the Tonemapping element of the process and many do this on purpose just to get the effect. There is no need though and its possible to get more natural results with the the right files inputted and correct use of the program controls
Hi Xenophos,
As Stephen says you can do this by using one RAW file. Thats what I did here, since doing it I have discovered that some people do not consider this to be HDR in a technical sense, however I think its the only way to get HDR effect with a moving subject. I did this in Elements 5 and Photomatix, once you know what you are doing its fairly easy. Some images seem to lend themselves more readily to this treatment than others, I am trying lots of different images and effects so I can learn how to get the best from the process.
Shirley
Hi Xenophos,
As Stephen says you can do this by using one RAW file. Thats what I did here, since doing it I have discovered that some people do not consider this to be HDR in a technical sense, however I think its the only way to get HDR effect with a moving subject. I did this in Elements 5 and Photomatix, once you know what you are doing its fairly easy. Some images seem to lend themselves more readily to this treatment than others, I am trying lots of different images and effects so I can learn how to get the best from the process.
Shirley
I think it's a good solution. When we look at an image, it is the result of processing anyway and a single image is often a compromise in favour of one section of the dynamic range. With RAW, you can minimise that compromise. The question is, would you get a better result by using three adjusted RAW results or by using the shadows and highlights function in Photoshop?
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