RawShooter essentials 2006
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Photomatix
- generate HDR
- tonemap
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Ok, I couldn't resist. On the way home from church I stopped at the parkway. It was raining lightly, grey, and overcast. The HDR really brought back the color and added some depth to the trees in the woods.
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The trees look like they're leaning different ways - normally I find that visually unappealing but I think here, it enhances the sense of motion in the shot and makes me imagine I am in a car about to travel those turns.