Phx:HDR

HX_Guy · #1 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 6:48 AM**

This is my first attempt at HDR photography...I just learned about it and decided to take a stab at it today. Horrible timing as the wind prevented me from using a tripod, so all the pictures were handheld which causes blurriness.

The pictures actually looked much better before being resized for the web...they just "popped". They lost a lot of that with the resizing.

Either way, I can't want to get out there and do it the right way with a tripod and remote shutter control...should be awesome.

HX_Guy · #2 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 7:06 AM**

Here are full size images for comparison.

The first is the what an unprocessed shot from the camera looks like. The buildings look good, but the sky is completely blown out...almost no detail in the rings at all.
http://nitnelav.com/HDR/Original1.jpg

The second is the HDR version. HDR is a process of taking several shots using the same ISO and aperature but changing the speed for each shot. Photomatix takes all the photos and combines them into one version that really pops.
http://nitnelav.com/HDR/hdr1.jpg

The final version is called Blending. Is similar to HDR in the sense that it combined all the pictures, but without the oversaturating. You still get the detail and it looks closest to what you see in person, even better then the original picture. It basically takes the best part of each photo and combines it with the others in the set.
http://nitnelav.com/HDR/blend1.jpg

SethAZ · #3 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 1:55 PM**

Beautiful! The sun looks freakin' huge in the second to the last pic.

Very nice. Thanks.

gymratmanaz · #4 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 1:57 PM**

FUN. Pics look cool , even if a little blurry

PHX31 · #5 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 3:17 PM**

Cool pics... where is the first picture taken from? somewhere east of downtown?

Top Of The Park · #6 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 9:59 PM**

Damn those are pretty!

HX_Guy · #7 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 10:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by PHX31

Cool pics... where is the first picture taken from? somewhere east of downtown?

Actually on Lathem St between 3rd and 4th Ave.

PHX31 · #8 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 10:24 PM**

Oh yeah, now i recognize them... west of the Lamar building/adult puppet theater.

AZ KID · #9 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 11:20 PM**

Beautiful pictures cant wait to see them when you can use a tripod!

admdavid · #10 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 11:33 PM**

Love the new Nursing Building! The copper looks amazing!

Vicelord John · #11 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 11:56 PM**

I don't get it. Why do they look like I need 3D glasses? I don't know what HDR is but I'm guessing it is a new camera technology that makes things appear blurry to the naked eye?

Really, I'm not trying to be sarcastic, what is it?

AZ KID · #12 Posted **Mar 28, 2009, 12:14 AM**

As HX Guy stated it was due to the windiness and how he couldnt use a tripod. It normally isnt like that.

HX_Guy · #13 Posted **Mar 28, 2009, 12:16 AM**

HDR is the process of taking a series of photos, all at different exposures, then combining all of them into a single shot.

To successfully pull it off, the camera has to remain perfectly still between all the shots...or else you get blurry pictures, which is what happened with these because of the high winds yesterday.
When I get a chance, maybe this weekend, I'll go back with a tripod and take some new pictures that will be much sharper.

Strange Meat · #14 Posted **Mar 28, 2009, 12:43 AM**

Here is the first HDR tutorial you get from a google search.