Photography Tip Article on Understanding Dynamic Range

13 years 2 weeks ago #47502 by ilh2009ky
The person who wrote this article is either biased against HDR (high dynamic range) or has a very limited understanding of dynamic range. The solution of just adding more light, using the camera's existing dynamic range and using an ND filter shows a lack of understanding of how to properly use HDR as a tool to address scene specifics. Obviously this author has a limited view of HDR. I suggest that anyone interested in this topic Google it and read articles that embrace both pro as well as con perspectives.

Ian Leslie Harry
www.ilhphotography.com

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13 years 1 week ago #49755 by Baydream
I guess a downside of the Articles section is they are "unattributed" so that the qualifications of the author is an unknown. Perhaps that would be a good suggestion to have them attributed and a bit about the author.
I personally feel that HDR software is way over used but that is just my personal taste. If I decide to purchase software, it will be to bring the scene into "reality".
Your post does raise a valid point. Thanks.

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13 years 1 week ago #51343 by ilh2009ky
I agree with you about bringing the scene to reality. I think that one of the reasons why HDR got a bad name was the fact that so many folks produced cartoonish type images (surrealistic) rather than more realistic. One of the interesting things I found as I learned more and more about HDR was the concept of what is reality? I've been shooting for nearly 37 years. For the first 32 years, I accepted the fact that silhouettes would occur when shooting mountains while looking into a brght sky. I accepted this even though I never saw the silhouettes when looking with just my eye. Now, with HDR, I can decide if I want silhouettes or if I want detail. The interesting thing is what is reality now? Is it being able to see the details in the shadows and highlights of a photograph like I can with my eye; or, is it seeing a silhouette under those circumstances? So, I look at HDR as another tool that the photographer can use to interpret the scene.

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www.ilhphotography.com

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13 years 6 days ago #51531 by Henry Peach
What can you do? Some folks still call color photography a gimmick. ;)

Use the tools that work for you, and who cares if other people can't figure them out.
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13 years 6 days ago #51706 by nanhi
Why mix DR & HDR?? My honoured friends, these are two totally different things. On my Pentax DSLR I can invoke DR thro the Shooting Menu (Fn Button) and get perfectly exposed shots in both the bright and dark areas of the photo. Or I can invoke HDR in the "Filters" menu after I have made (3) shots with varying exposures.
DR is all about 1) avoiding blown highlights & hence loss of details, 2) getting good details in the shadows. I get great details in the difficult to photograph white wedding bridal dress with the DR feature "ON" in my camera.
HDR is about taking (3 or more photos) and combining them into one great shot either in-camera or in Photoshop.


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