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Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado Springs, Colorado
My second self portrait processed in HDR using a 4 exposure technique I developed recently. HDR of people can be tricky, if the subject moves even slightly, an undesirable ghosting effect occurs. Also when tonemapping multiple exposures of a person, the results are far from pleasant. A friend of mine calls this the muddy look, and he nailed it. No one wants to look dirty, unless it's for Halloween. This new 4 exposure technique combines the stunning look of HDR but keeps people from looking nasty. I'll post a full article on this technique soon, once it's perfected. Until then let me know what you think, is it too much or not enough?
Location: Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado Springs, Colorada
Camera Used: Canon 5D Mark1
Lens Used: Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L USM
Camera Settings: ISO 200, Aperture Priority, f/22 @ 1/40 of a second, AEB +2/0/-2, Image Shot in JPG
Processing Technique: HDR using 4 exposures with 3 exposures merged using Photomatix. The 4th exposure was layered on top using Photoshop. Topaz Adjust was used to enhance the details. Final HDR image processed in Photoshop CS4. Scroll to the bottom of this page to download original exposures and settings used to create this photo.
Processing Time: 2 hour
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| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| cheyenne-canyon-mountain-colorado-springs-snow.zip | 1.12 MB |
Intresting concept, can't wait to see your article.
nice image. but looking at your download, I vote for more.
also been enjoying images from your trip west. more please
bitguide,
Thanks! I've been juggling a fine line between to much and not enough. Will be posting new photos of the trip west soon but not sure when. I've been planning to redo the site.
Cheers, Kimo
Looks great.... Do you have a single exposure of the location/scene... It would be really cool to see a "With & Without HDR"... to help appreciate how much Detail/Dynamic Range would have been lost in a single exposure & how HDR helped improve the photo!
Charles,
There are attachments to each post that have all the necessary files including the original exposures. But I'm sure lots of people miss this since it all the way on the bottom of the post. When I redo the site I'll make a note to display the images in the post.
Thanks, Kimo
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