I know its not great and some will not notice that its HDR but its a 1st attempt and I'm pretty pleased with it!!!!

This HDR photography is something I'm teaching myself and I'm finding it's not at all easy....Yet!!!!

Comments please!!!!!!!!!!

This one below is not HDR but had to show it here lol

A Blood Bath



And here's another wee macro.....

The Humble Bumble Bee



And a sunset to finish it off.....



Thanks for looking!!!!

Thank you rabnbeinn for showing these excellent photo's.

I have to admit, I hadn't heard of HDR before, but it's something I'll be looking into in the futue.

Excellent work, I look forward to seeing more.

...Please.

Liking the pics rab, I used photomatix for the ones in my thread and I've got some presets for it, gimme a shout if you want them. Keep on snapping mate

Nice pics:) I've found HDR photography works best when you are shooting something where there are extremes in light and dark areas, for example a bridge with lights at night, or say a large monument one can walk into but it has no lighting inside but you can see through to the outside. Anyway, I shoot in a progressive fashion. 2 stops over, 1 stop over, then correct exposure, then one stop under, two stops under. You can do more if you want. I've found that working these up in RAW format does best, though it can be time consuming but the results can be stunning! Keep snapping those shots!

Thanks guys, here's hoping i can call on your services if I get stuck with HDR imagery......

The quality looks good, keep it up

2nd attempt at HDR....

thats really nice work m8 keep it up

That's stunning rabnbeinn.

I'm really going to have to give it a go.

Keep em comming.

I must admit to not liking HDR when it's used to make the image have a 'fantasy' look; by that I mean an image that looks unreal and not what the naked eye would have seen.

For my HDR images I either bracket with RAW files (3, 5 or 7 images per bracket) and then use Photomatrix or...

I use Topaz Adjust 3 which can create HDR images from a single image. I like the fact that when using Topaz Adjust you can select different strengths of HDR and then modify those to suit.

The following two images show what I mean about modifying an image with HDR but only enough to boost the shadows and still keep it so that you wouldn't know it was an HDR image.

Original image
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HDR image using Topaz Adjust 3
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nice work again rabnbeinn all good i like the last one

a lot of processing doesnt always make for a good photo. not sure the first image benefits from HDR, but thats probably personal opinion. howeverm i do like the concept of your blood bath!

Hi, HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography can be very good, but is quite difficult to master, i use a tripod and take about 12 pictures of the subject i want to use all at different exposures, then combine these in photoshop to produce the image i want.
below are a few samples.

Those are really cool Ran and AlI3N. it inspired me to take my cam and maybe start trying some of this really cool photography.

Very nice pics, I like the shot of the bee, it still looks natural and sharp.

Some cool HDR photos.

HDR is not easy to master and get right but you guys are doing great. Once master it will change the scenic photos forever. Make landscape, townscapes and ordinary photos more dramatic and exciting.

ALI3N is right ................ you must use a tripod otherwise you will not true duplication shots

I quite like the HDR; not all of it has to look fake. Yours was done nicely.