NormLanier - Publisher DailyDisneyPhoto.com
New HDR Process
I use Photomatix alot but in some situations it just doesn't work. In this comparison you can see how photomatix has introduced a ton of noise (view at max size). To get what I wanted I brought all 5 exposures into Photoshop and painted in all the correct exposures with layer masks. It was a long process but it got me the results I wanted. I just discovered that the same people that make Photomatix have a Lightroom plugin called Merge to 32-bit HDR Plug-in for Lightroom. You export your exposures into one super tiff file with all the info from all 5 exposures. Then it reimports the tiff back into Lightroom where you make all your adjustments in raw. You can see that there is almost no difference between the layered Photoshop file and the Merge to 32 bit HDR. The areas you will see a difference are in the lanterns and Pinocchio which were burned down in Photoshop. All adjustments to the 32 bit HDR where only made with sliders in Lightroom. You can download a free trial at hdrsoft.com/download.html and to purchase is only $29.
New HDR Process
I use Photomatix alot but in some situations it just doesn't work. In this comparison you can see how photomatix has introduced a ton of noise (view at max size). To get what I wanted I brought all 5 exposures into Photoshop and painted in all the correct exposures with layer masks. It was a long process but it got me the results I wanted. I just discovered that the same people that make Photomatix have a Lightroom plugin called Merge to 32-bit HDR Plug-in for Lightroom. You export your exposures into one super tiff file with all the info from all 5 exposures. Then it reimports the tiff back into Lightroom where you make all your adjustments in raw. You can see that there is almost no difference between the layered Photoshop file and the Merge to 32 bit HDR. The areas you will see a difference are in the lanterns and Pinocchio which were burned down in Photoshop. All adjustments to the 32 bit HDR where only made with sliders in Lightroom. You can download a free trial at hdrsoft.com/download.html and to purchase is only $29.