today for the one week only change we're meant to post an HDR shot... i don't like HDR... i've never done an HDR shot that appealed to me and i'm not about to try one tonight just to say i did it...
so here's a shot from last weekend for the negative space prompt which is scheduled for this coming Saturday... possibly i will try HDR on the weekend... but don't count on it...
I think of HDR as a tool to use in challenging lighting -- though super HDR extreme detail seem to be the way it tends to be used. I do like it sometimes for urban architecture...
This image is so well composed making the lowly gull quite artistic.
This is much better than any HDR shot! Composition, light and mood so lovely. Stunning in fact! With the 45-150mm lens, that you don't much care for? Or maybe I have misunderstood or out of date? Double Fav, whatever!
@yrhenwr thx David... I actually love this lens... i think you’re thinking back to when I was using the mega cheap version... I picked up a second hand pro version a year ago and although quite pricey, it was definitely worth it!
@humphreyhippo tx!! i've actually given this (some) thought... there are lensbaby and colour pictures that i much admire AND wouldn't mind emulating... however, there are very few HDR images that i'd admire, and i don't think any that i would want to take... as @taffy says, it can work well for architecture to get proper exposure in tricky lighting situations - however, i rarely seem to want to go for "proper exposure"... the few times i've experimented with HDR i've either ditched the resulting image and gone with one that was not taken via HDR, or i've mucked around with the light and dark so much ending up removing whatever benefits HDR is supposed to have to get to the image i was after... what can i say - i'm pretty sure it's not for me ;p
@northy My rule on HDR is if you can tell it's HDR, it's usually "bad HDR". I think there are a lot of HDR shots out there that aren't obviously HDR at all because they haven't been auto-toned to hell and back.
@humphreyhippo fair enough... and if truth be told, the “full dynamic” preset in silver fx is one of my favourites, although I still prefer to reduce contrast in the most ones which I think goes against the general principal of HDR...
This image is so well composed making the lowly gull quite artistic.
I am amused that you'll endure months of enforced colour and lensbaby shots, but HDR is beyond the pale. :)