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hir0
06-07-2005, 10:53 AM
this is my first attempt to merge an HDR image. i know it's not the best subject, but i wanted to go somewhere with a lot of range to test this out. i took these 6 exposures (approx 2 stops between each shot - adjusted with shutter speed)

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/michihiro/1.jpg

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/michihiro/2.jpg

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/michihiro/3.jpg

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/michihiro/4.jpg

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/michihiro/5.jpg

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/michihiro/6.jpg

in CS2, you click file -> automate -> merge to HDR. then you browse and select the files you want to use (i clicked attempt to autoalign). the rest i'm still figuring out as i go. but in the histogram it shows, i set the whitepoint (set the photo to desired highlight exposure). i then clicked view -> show 32bit preview options -> and selected highlight compression to bring back the shadows. anyways this is the merged image.

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/michihiro/test.jpg
Schnauzer
06-07-2005, 11:32 AM
HirO ,
Was it an overcast day to start with ? That is neat . I can see I have to get CS2 .
paradise
06-07-2005, 11:55 AM
Nice. Which one of the 6 most closely represents the true outside conditions?
hir0
06-07-2005, 12:05 PM
good question Ed. I'd have to say #2 or maybe #3. it was about an hour till sunset, but was in the woods, so it was a little dark in there.
i know this may not be the best conditions to show the capabilities of cs2's HDR merging function - i'll have to try it out again in a different environtment.
Ibn
06-07-2005, 12:53 PM
Nice exercise for HDR there. Picture looks great after the stacking.
hir0
06-07-2005, 1:29 PM
thanks Eric. here's another one i did. the same day. i think i'm slowly figuring it out - i guess i'll have to find a more suitable subject next time.

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/michihiro/11.jpg

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/michihiro/22.jpg

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/michihiro/33.jpg

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/michihiro/44.jpg

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/michihiro/55.jpg

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/michihiro/66.jpg

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/michihiro/77.jpg

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/michihiro/88.jpg

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/michihiro/99.jpg



http://home.hawaii.rr.com/michihiro/test2.jpg
Ibn
06-07-2005, 1:41 PM
Try something that has more dynamic ranges, where the sky can be overexposed and the foreground is in the shade.