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Nikon D80
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 03/11/2008 12:14:13 AM · #1
I took a shot at an HDR tonight for the first time. Frankly, I'm not sure it came out better than the version that I only ran through CS2. But I'd like to see what others think and why.

Here is the version I originally processed...

Now here's the HDR that I tried tonight...

Mind you, I just created the HDR and tonemapped very very quickly. I didn't go overboard on the processing; rather, I wanted to see if I saw a difference. There's no denying there is a difference, but what do you think? Thanks! -Chris
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 03/11/2008 12:21:33 AM · #2
HDR allows you to combine the tonal range from multiple exposures - however, if you can adequately capture the tonal range in one exposure (or mostly), then the effect of HDR will be much smaller because there's a lower dynamic range.

The 'detail revealer' in Wukong can be very useful for single image HDR where there isn't a huge dynamic range but you want to bring out some detail in shadows.

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Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 03/11/2008 02:58:17 PM · #3
HDR in CS2 is really icky. There's a program called Dynamic Photo HDR which I really like; it gives you the options to create realistic images with higher dynamic range, or go for that wild effect that you see in some.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 03/11/2008 03:33:52 PM · #4
The HDR version seems to be a little flat to me. You definatily have the shadow detail there, but the saturation and contrast seem to be gone.

I'll agree about PS not being so hot for HDR.
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