As I mentioned yesterday, in preparation for our forthcoming HDR tutorial I'll probably be posting a lot of HDR shots over the next couple of weeks.
Previously, when I've posted an HDR, I haven't posted the original, not least because i) there's normally more than one original, and ii) the final result also depends on the tone mapped image as much as it does the original shots. In this instance though, I thought I'd post all of them, so if you take a look at the linked page below you will see:
the three original exposures (bracketed by 1.7EV).
the tone mapped image (created with Photomatix Pro).
As you will see, in addition to a big increase in contrast, there were two major changes made to this one: it was flipped horizontally (simply because I thought it looked better that way round); and the colour of the seat was changed (to better match the palette of the rest of the image).
I probably won't be posting the originals and tone mapped images for all the HDRs I'll be putting up, but I thought it might be useful to include them this time, especially if you're not all that familiar with HDRs.
On a totally unrelated matter: chromasia was featured on Click, the BBCs "flagship technology progamme", on Saturday morning. I didn't see the TV programme, but I did watch the online version, available via this link:
comment bycsj @ id7.co.uk at 07:59 PM (GMT) on 16 March, 2008
I love its simplicity, wish my eye was seeing these kind of subjects.... csj
comment byJacques at 08:43 PM (GMT) on 16 March, 2008
A lot of post processing work has been done on this shot and the result is great. Thanks for all this inspiration.
comment bySumedh at 08:44 PM (GMT) on 16 March, 2008
Fabulous!
comment by The Plankmeister at 08:53 PM (GMT) on 16 March, 2008
It really seems like a flat image, like a painting. There's no depth! It's really fooling my eye! Very striking image! My eye can't help but skip around all over the place.
comment byjelb at 08:54 PM (GMT) on 16 March, 2008
Bonjour,
Wonderful treatment...Bravo!
comment bydjn1 at 08:58 PM (GMT) on 16 March, 2008
The Plankmeister: one of the interesting things about tone mapping is the way it increases local contrast; i.e. each area of an image contains a wide range of tones. The result, as you noticed, is that the image seems like a painting. I don't use this style on all my HDRs but I thought it suited this one.
comment byLightseeker at 09:07 PM (GMT) on 16 March, 2008
Very vibrant, great texture.
comment bysuri at 09:25 PM (GMT) on 16 March, 2008
Yes!
you reconcile me with hdr treatment!
the resulting picture is really great :)
comment bySysagent at 09:31 PM (GMT) on 16 March, 2008
Heh there's that chair again Dave!
Just love the wall texture and colouring brought out here by the process, what aperture did you shoot this at?
It looks pretty large due to the Dof I am seeing at the front and edges.
comment bySysagent at 09:34 PM (GMT) on 16 March, 2008
p.s. And I think I will have to put my Chair shot up on the blog now just for comparisons...
;P
(It's currently one of the fence and sea @ 45secs)
comment bymilou at 10:11 PM (GMT) on 16 March, 2008
There seems to be really strong light falling on the chair especially the backrest and to some extent the upper chair legs although there are no corresponding shadows. I know that many HDR style shots have a glow or halo about them but is the lack of shadow a common feature of HDR?
comment bydjn1 at 10:30 PM (GMT) on 16 March, 2008
Sysagent: I'm looking forward to seeing your version.
milou: with most HDRs the shadows are less pronounced, but because this one was shot under very flat light - i.e. there wasn't any strong directional lighting or corresponding shadows - the shadows are barely noticeable.
comment bydjn1 at 11:59 PM (GMT) on 16 March, 2008
milou: for a good example of how tone mapping minimises the shadows take a look at this one:
I've used over a year on researching and fiddling around with HDR Photography. I find HDR Photography to be very fun, demanding and also very technical. Mostly i find that people completely misses the point about HDR - they simply just put an equal sign between HDR and tone mapping.
Looking forward to the HDR tutorial David. It seems like HDR is all of the craze lately. As one of your tutorial examples, would you include how you made the HDR image that is first shown on your blog? I would love to see the step by step, and the before and after...
comment bydjn1 at 08:58 PM (GMT) on 17 March, 2008
Al: I haven't decided on the images I'll be using yet, but suspect that 'under the north pier' probably won't be one of them as the original image is a bit of a mess; i.e. it's not ideal for the tutorial. I'll think about it though.
comment byJosef Renklint at 02:28 PM (GMT) on 18 March, 2008
Gorgeous, with the colors and composition.
comment bythomas mueller at 05:58 PM (GMT) on 18 March, 2008
i'm not sure, but i think it's a little bit too much postprocessing. i really like hdr-processing, but here are to much details (the bricks and the plants)
As I mentioned yesterday, in preparation for our forthcoming HDR tutorial I'll probably be posting a lot of HDR shots over the next couple of weeks.
Previously, when I've posted an HDR, I haven't posted the original, not least because i) there's normally more than one original, and ii) the final result also depends on the tone mapped image as much as it does the original shots. In this instance though, I thought I'd post all of them, so if you take a look at the linked page below you will see:
.../archives/unseated.php
As you will see, in addition to a big increase in contrast, there were two major changes made to this one: it was flipped horizontally (simply because I thought it looked better that way round); and the colour of the seat was changed (to better match the palette of the rest of the image).
I probably won't be posting the originals and tone mapped images for all the HDRs I'll be putting up, but I thought it might be useful to include them this time, especially if you're not all that familiar with HDRs.
On a totally unrelated matter: chromasia was featured on Click, the BBCs "flagship technology progamme", on Saturday morning. I didn't see the TV programme, but I did watch the online version, available via this link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7294455.stm
I love its simplicity, wish my eye was seeing these kind of subjects.... csj
A lot of post processing work has been done on this shot and the result is great. Thanks for all this inspiration.
Fabulous!
It really seems like a flat image, like a painting. There's no depth! It's really fooling my eye! Very striking image! My eye can't help but skip around all over the place.
Bonjour,
Wonderful treatment...Bravo!
The Plankmeister: one of the interesting things about tone mapping is the way it increases local contrast; i.e. each area of an image contains a wide range of tones. The result, as you noticed, is that the image seems like a painting. I don't use this style on all my HDRs but I thought it suited this one.
Very vibrant, great texture.
Yes!
you reconcile me with hdr treatment!
the resulting picture is really great :)
Heh there's that chair again Dave!
Just love the wall texture and colouring brought out here by the process, what aperture did you shoot this at?
It looks pretty large due to the Dof I am seeing at the front and edges.
p.s. And I think I will have to put my Chair shot up on the blog now just for comparisons...
;P
(It's currently one of the fence and sea @ 45secs)
There seems to be really strong light falling on the chair especially the backrest and to some extent the upper chair legs although there are no corresponding shadows. I know that many HDR style shots have a glow or halo about them but is the lack of shadow a common feature of HDR?
Sysagent: I'm looking forward to seeing your version.
milou: with most HDRs the shadows are less pronounced, but because this one was shot under very flat light - i.e. there wasn't any strong directional lighting or corresponding shadows - the shadows are barely noticeable.
milou: for a good example of how tone mapping minimises the shadows take a look at this one:
.../iblog/galleries/0604301927.php
Great shot. I love the colours and the PP.
Wow, beatiful work !!!
I've used over a year on researching and fiddling around with HDR Photography. I find HDR Photography to be very fun, demanding and also very technical. Mostly i find that people completely misses the point about HDR - they simply just put an equal sign between HDR and tone mapping.
Very nice texture! The colour combination is very nice as well.
Thanks all.
Looking forward to the HDR tutorial David. It seems like HDR is all of the craze lately. As one of your tutorial examples, would you include how you made the HDR image that is first shown on your blog? I would love to see the step by step, and the before and after...
Al: I haven't decided on the images I'll be using yet, but suspect that 'under the north pier' probably won't be one of them as the original image is a bit of a mess; i.e. it's not ideal for the tutorial. I'll think about it though.
Gorgeous, with the colors and composition.
i'm not sure, but i think it's a little bit too much postprocessing. i really like hdr-processing, but here are to much details (the bricks and the plants)