HDR, or "High Dynamic Range" is a type of photography that utilizes several images in order to create one image that captures as much lighting detail as possible. I have a tutorial up here that explains how to do this in Photoshop CS4. There are more popular programs out there, such as Photomatix, though I tend to not be fond of the output of such programs, as they often come off as being extremely unrealistic.
I'm testing out a new HDR algorithm; in the past, I'd never really found an HDR program that could render realistic output in storm situation or handle the fact that clouds tended to move between shots. I think this one is zeroing in.
This photo was taken on April 23, 2006, in central Kansas. In the foreground are storm chasers Amos Magliocco and Robert Hall.
Below is a screenshot of the individual RAW files used to assemble this image:
Interestingly enough, it's kinda amazing how quickly light changes at sunset and how dramatic a difference this can have on storm appearance. For example, the non-HDR image below (which I like more) was taken not long after the HDR image above, but it is completely different:
3 comments:
Ah--these photos take take my breath away--especially that last one. Wow.
Gorgeous result! Congrats.
Excellent photo. Because you are photoing storms the HDR you do is beliveable. I've started to see HDR so overused its like some grotesque alien landscape! At least you have controled yourself and kept things looking good but believable.
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