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I thought this... could've been Mars? Haha.
This is another HDR shot like the Chinatown one.

Everyone's been asking what HDR is.. so I'll explain it a little and also how to do it so you guys can try it out.

HDR stands for high dynamic range. What this means in photography is that you take several photos all at different exposure levels. From dark to bright so you get all areas in the frame exposed well.
To explain a little further.... When you normally take a photo the shadow could be completely pitch black or the sky could be completely white (even though it may be blue)
When you combine different exposures together everything will be visible from shadows to normally very bright areas.
So all you need to do is to take 3 photos or more at different exposure settings while holding the camera still. A lot of people out there say you need a tripod for this but I disagree as all my HDR stuff is handheld.
Then you can process it with either Photoshop (which takes a while, lots of work) ... or HDR dedicated software like Photomatix Pro *coughtorrentcough*
When shooting HDR make sure there aren't too many moving objects like trees, people or cars.. it won't turn out.

Anyway.. any more HDR questions, just ask here and I'll reply.

• Medium: 400D + 10-22mm »
• Time: 60 Minutes

• Artist: beethy
• Comments: 7
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• Posted: 09-16-08