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People have been asking me where I learned HDR. It's all hands-on, but you can check out a few of these links to help you get started
www.popphoto.com/howto/3038/how-to-create-high-dynamic-ra...
Sunrise at the John Moulton barn on Mormon Row Road, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
February 2015: Replaced the original edit with a new one produced using Adobe Lightroom 5 and Photomatix 5 (HDR).
Last day of autumn 2021. Wonderful play of colours, light and shadows. A low POV to try and achieve a different view of the landscape. Not much to be said otherwise. 😊
This is another shot from the excellent October 31st woodland workshop I attended with Jakob from Evers Nature Photography at Værløse, northwest of Copenhagen with two other guys.
I did a 3-frame HDR-shoot and Photomatix Pro to stack them in post.
Another shot from the excellent October 31st woodland workshop I attended with Jakob from Evers Nature Photography at Værløse, northwest of Copenhagen with two other guys. I decided to post two different versions of the same shot, one in B&W and Colour. Personally, I like the B&W the most.
It's simply a small lake surrounded by trees and bushes on the edge of the forest. Again, very peaceful and soul-soothing conditions.
Just did some black and white version of a recent upload. I think it looks quite good.
Last day of autumn 2021. Wonderful play of colurs, light and shadows. Not much to be said otherwise. 😊
This is another shot from the excellent October 31st woodland workshop I attended with Jakob from Evers Nature Photography at Værløse, northwest of Copenhagen with two other guys.
Another shot from the excellent October 31st woodland workshop I attended with Jakob from Evers Nature Photography at Værløse, northwest of Copenhagen with two other guys. I realise that this is technically not really a woodland shot (there are trees in the back ground, heh) but we were in fact done for the day and were just chatting but this scene was just completely irresistable. Having been inspired by the others I tried to do a 3-shot HDR, which is new to me. I hope I haven't gone overboard with the HDR process.
Here, the weather had become absolutely stunning with virtually no wind. The workshop was about finding interesting subjects, composition, tips for capturing these and not about technical aspects like aperture, exposure times and so on; wonderful!
I REALLY didn't want to leave - the day had just been fabulously awesome! 100% escapism. MUST. DO. THAT. AGAIN.
Another shot from the excellent October 31st woodland workshop I attended with Jakob from Evers Nature Photography at Værløse, northwest of Copenhagen with two other guys. I decided to post two different versions of the same shot, one in B&W and Colour. Personally, I like the B&W the most.
It's simply a small lake surrounded by trees and bushes on the edge of the forest. Again, very peaceful and soul-soothing conditions.
Dear Flickr Friends,
I wanted to let you know that I’ll be re-uploading some of my older photo albums. Many of these were previously removed when I cancelled my Pro subscription. If you do browse through them, please keep in mind that when I began my photography journey in 2015, I had very little knowledge about cameras, photography, or post-processing.
At the time, I came across some HDR images and thought they looked impressive—though, in hindsight, they really weren’t. Eager to try it myself, I purchased a program called Photomatix (still available today for £79 at HDRsoft).
Looking back 11 years later, I now consider it a poor choice. I would have achieved better results by simply sticking to standard photography. While I no longer use HDR techniques, I do occasionally use Aurora HDR, but only for processing single images.
From the beginning, I’ve always aimed to make my photos stand out and have a unique touch—though admittedly, many of my early attempts were quite shocking! Even today, I strive to develop a recognizable personal style, inspired by the likes of Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, and Annie Leibovitz.
Some of the images I’m re-uploading are far from perfect, but we all have to start somewhere. What’s puzzling, though, is that back in 2015, I didn’t realize just how much I still had to learn!
But if nothing else they will give you some kind of insight to these places and countries around the world and places I have really enjoyed visiting.
Warm regards,
Kevin
This is another multi-exposure blended high dynamic range image taken at Yellowstone National Park last summer. I again felt that the use of hdr imaging brought out the magical color of the actual scene better than a standard one exposure image could accomplish.
This was handheld and shot on autoexposure bracketing ... one shot at plus 2.0, one shot at minus 2.0 and one shot correctly exposed. They were all then blended together using Photomatix software.
If you'd like to try out the software, you can download a free trial copy at
This sunrise image at Mono Lake was taken exactly ten minutes before my previous post. Actually, this image is the result of three exposures processed with HDRSofts Photomatix, and then selecting the Tone Compressor tab, not Details Enhancer.
My opinion is that HDR is another way to express a form of art. Most importantly, it is just a photographic tool, similar to any filter you may put on your lens, or other program used for post-processing. Personally, I use it simply as a tool to aid me in attaining an evenly exposed image, from front to back; however I can and have appreciated its various uses from many other photographers.
The previous image taken at Mono Lake was processed using Photoshop Camera Raw.
© Jeff R. Clow
There was something about the interplay between the shadows, the water and the tree that I found very compelling....
This is a high dynamic range image blended with the latest release of Photomatix. If you'd like to try out the software, it is currently in beta testing and can be downloaded here:
www.hdrsoft.com/download/beta/win30.html
If you have the time, I hope you'll view this at the larger size linked below so you can see the nuances of color and light captured by this process:
I know, I already posted shots of this location. But I really love it so forgive me :)
Take a look at my 2012 pictures
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Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC (8 mm)
ISO 200; f/11
HDR from single 3 shots (-2; 0; +2 EV), handheld
Processed with Photomatix Pro
Noise reduction with Noiseware Professional
Curve correction with GIMP.
Resizing and watermark with Fastone resizer
This is a handheld multiple exposure image shot with a Nikon D70 set on continuous shooting mode. Using autoexposure bracketing, one frame was shot over exposed, one under exposed and one correctly exposed. I then used Photomatix software to blend the three images together to produce this final output.
This type of high dynamic range processing allows the nuances of color and light to be better captured than with a single frame. If you have not tried this technique, you can download a free trial of the Photomatix software at www.hdrsoft.com
This is a HDR image merging of 7 exposures, starting at f/22, 15s and subsequent frames with +/-1EV increment. Processed in HDRSoft Photomatix Pro to convert 32bit hdr file to 16bit printable file (tone mapping) then edited in Photoshop for color & contrast.
My pictures are also posted on Silver Pixel Photo Club
There is a neighborhood not far from where I live where all the yard's flowers have peaked and is absolutely spectacular at this time.
Carezza Lake.
My Trentino Alto Adige's favourite shooting location!
Take a look at my 2011 pictures
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Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC (8 mm)
ISO 200; f/11
HDR from single 3 shots (-2; 0; +2 EV), handheld
Processed with Photomatix Pro
Noise reduction with Noiseware Professional
Curve correction with GIMP.
Resizing and watermark with Fastone resizer
Copper Canyon, Texas, USA.
This multi-exposure image was created by combining three exposures with Photomatix software. The resulting image is called an HDR image - for "high dynamic range" - because it captures a wider range of the actual colors and light than a standard one image exposure. This relatively new technique begins to replicate what a human eye actually "sees" when it views a scene.
If you're interested in Photomatix, you can download a free trial from their website:
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Jeff R. Clow"
Finally, I managed to process all of my summer vacation Trentino's shots. I will keep sharing them through this year.
This is one of my preferred locations, Carezza Lake. HDR + reflection, a good wedding, well celebrated by a wideangle...enjoy it :)
Take a look at my 2011 pictures
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Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC (8 mm)
ISO 200; f/11
HDR from 2 exposures (-2; 0), handheld
Processed with Photomatix Pro
Noise reduction with Noiseware Professional
Curve correction with GIMP.
Resizing and watermark with Fastone resizer
Threatening clouds swirl around the Fountain Place skyscraper in downtown Dallas, Texas.
This is a handheld multiple exposure image that was blended from three exposures taken in quick succession. This technique allows the nuances of the light at the scene to be better captured...
If you are interested in this technique, you can download a free trial of the Photomatix software I used to blend the image at:
Five Three exposures post-processed in Asobe Lightroom and PhotomatixPro by HDRsoft.
Carrizo Plain National Monument is described on pages 98-100 of my 320-page guidebook Photographing California Vol. 2 - South.
For those who are not familiar with HDR, this is not from a single exposure shot but from 3 seperate exposures merged into one image.
I haven’t really got into HDR since coming to know about this technique recently but on this occasion I thought I’d dig up some of my old photos and play with it for a bit of fun.
Shot taken from behind a rock pool at Coogee beach on a sunrise and I was blessed with the awesome sky on this day.
Additional Info: HDR stands for "High Dynamic Range" and to achieve this, there is a technique where you can combine few differently exposed shots into one photo that allows you to extend the dynamic range far more than what single exposure shots can achieve.
So here, I took 3 differently exposed shots of -2, 0 +2 from the same place with my camera placed on the tripod and then combined it together using the trial version of photometrix software which can be found at www.hdrsoft.com/
The result can often end up being sureal but in my opinion sometimes photography can stretch beyond capturing the image as seen with our eye and made into something "different".
I hope it makes bit of sense :)
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In response to some requests, my photos are not for sale, publications (web or magazine) or use for any other purpose at this time. The photos may not be copied, reproduced, redistributed, manipulated, projected, used or altered in any way.
This is a handheld multiple exposure blended image taken with a Nikon D70. One frame was over exposed, one underexposed and one at correct exposure and then they were blended with Photomatix software. This blending allows the final image to more closely approximate the actual color and light of the scene as seen by the human eye.
I know it seems a bit hard to believe, but the prairie grass along the track was really that distinctive color of orange. It caught my eye immediately and that's why I jumped out of the car for the shot. You can see the whole scene better at the larger sizes.
You can get a free trial of Photomatix at
HDR from 3 Exposures.
It's been a while since I last used Photomatix and I must say, they really did some good stuff in their latest version. Keep it up HDRsoft!
A shot I almost missed. Driving the June Lake Loop I drove by this spot when I saw something that caught my eye. I backed up and grabbed the shot. Lightly processed using HDRsoft's Photmatix with three bracketed images.
Yes. I went back in Lapinniemi, this time an hour before sunset. Out nearly 150 shots, this one is my favourite. It's been three Lapinniemi pictures in a very short while, so next ones will have a different topic. ..hopefully! ;)
As my other recent uploads, this picture has come together by virtue of processing: this time, I used Photomatix PRO, a really nice piece of software [www.hdrsoft.com/it/], together with GIMP for some pre- and post-processing [www.gimp.org/]. Many thanks to all who gave me nice advices on HDR!
We took Rosie for a walk up the castle this afternoon.....I wanted to take some bracketed shots to try out a free trial of photomatix. It's a bit like doing HDR or tonemapping. Because it's a free trial you end up with the watermark, you can see it across the tower.
I added the border and text in picnik.
This is a multi-exposure blended high dynamic range image taken at Yellowstone National Park last summer. I felt that the use of hdr imaging brought out the magical color of the actual scene better than a standard one exposure image could accomplish.
This was handheld and shot on autoexposure bracketing ... one shot at plus 2.0, one shot at minus 2.0 and one shot correctly exposed. They were all then blended together using Photomatix software.
If you'd like to try out the software, you can download a free trial copy at
Carezza Lake. Tried to frame it with trees acting as a natural curtain
There wasn't so much light, I tried to bracket but the overexposed shot had motion blur problems, so I decided to use only one shot
Take a look at my 2011 pictures
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Press "F" to add to favourites
Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC (8 mm)
ISO 200; f/11
HDR from single raw shot, handheld
Processed with Photomatix Pro
Noise reduction with Noiseware Professional
Curve correction with GIMP.
Resizing and watermark with Fastone resizer
©2006 Kris Kros
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Buick Eight 1953 Model.
Special thanks to Antoine and Erika, my friendly neighbors who gave me this special chance to take this elegant car's pictures.
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So many are asking me about Photomatix HDR. So here are the HDR facts and some guidance.
HDR stands for high dynamic range. You can get more information from www.hdrsoft.com. There's also a flickr group HDR ( flickr.com/groups/hdr/ ) that is focused with this new technique. Photoshop CS2 has HDR rendering too but my preference is to use Phtotomatix.
Now, this is not a replacement for graphic software like Photoshop. HDR is using multiexposure pictures and blending them into one great picture. But still, it all depends on the person who is using Photomatix. Like you either want more sugar or less for your coffee I guess.
HDR can be very good and very addictive. And take care ...
This image of an oncoming sunrise was taken in Badwater Basin salt flats in Death Valley National Park last month.
Post-processed in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, HDRsoft Photomatix, and On1 Perfect Effects 9.
The same shot taken a few minutes earlier than the one I uploaded yesterday, with a different processing method. I decided to try tone mapping using Photomatix for once.
This is my first attempt trying Photomatix, and I am impressed. Photomatix is a software that can create HDR photos. I have tried the photoshop HDR function and it didn’t work nearly we well. (Or maybe I just didn’t know how to use it properly… which more likely the case) Anyway, Photomatix brought out the colors (look at that blue) and was very simple, fast, and user friendly. Anybody who wants to give it a shot can click on the link for a trial version here:
I personally prefer the natural look over HDR most of the time. WIth this HDR image, I tried making it look as natural as possible. What do you guys think?
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Deventer is a great city to photograph. Old buidlings, the river, lot of nature. Here is nice xmas themed image of The IJssel hotel in Deventer taken on Tripod with Tokina 19-35 f/4 and Pentax K1 combined in hdrsoft Photomatix using natural template. Finished with some dodging and burning in Lightroom and some cleaning up in Photoshop.
More info about the hotel: www.sandton.eu/sandton-ijsselhotel/nl
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A multiple exposure blended shot taken with a Nikon D70....one over exposed, one under exposed and one correctly exposed. The HDR image was rendered with Photomatix software.
I believe it is much better when viewed at the larger sizes.
You can obtain a free trial of Photomatix at
Coastal cliff formation and beach inlet in HDR: Philip Island, Victoria, Australia
...the title is the least of your worries if you choose to swim here, believe me!
single RAW
processed in RawTherapee to produce -2,0,+2Ev and Photomatrix
crop and curves adjusted in PS
RawTherapee www.rawtherapee.com/
Photomatrix www.hdrsoft.com/
Tram auf der linken Seite.
Bei dieser Aufnahme hatte ich zwar die AEB-Einstellungen wie gewünscht - -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3, aber ich konnte die Blende nicht wählen (CN2). Und weil ich nicht richtig aufgepasst habe, wurden nur JPEGs auf der Karte gespeichert. *Humpf!*
Taken from overlook #3 on the Virginia side of the Potomac River. This is a 3 shot HDR merged to a 32bit tiff with the HDRSoft Lightroom plugin and then tonemapped in Lightroom 4.3. Thanks so much to all who viewed, faved and commented on my previous photo!
A Super Moon 2013 Special by Kris Kros
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3rd Ed: The Photographer, the Kombi and the Super Moon
I was not happy with the earlier editions. So, I made more changes.
I hope this time, it is the final color edition.
The fourth is the black and white which is by far, my favorite edition.
Get to know me better by ordering my HDR UNLEASHED book at www.facebook.com/hdrunleashed. You will learn how I do my stuff.
A note on the processing. Some friends were asking if this is a composite. Yes, it is. It's made up of the super moon, the Kombi, the photographer, the blue sky with the stars, the hill with trees and L.A. downtown and the suburbs.
The hill was shot at daytime. So, just made it dark to look like it was night time.
© Jeff R. Clow
This is a high dynamic range image crafted from five different exposures using the latest beta software from Photomatix (Version 3.0 Beta 13). This newest version reduces significantly the halo that previously appeared on certain hdr images. I used a tripod and self timer on these shots that were separated by 1.0 stops.
You can download a trial copy of the blending software here:
www.hdrsoft.com/download/beta/win30.html
And here's a link below to the larger version of this photo:
The kind & generous Ron from hdrsoft have invited me to become a partner & affiliate of their software - Photomatix Pro. I guess with a photostream as awesome as mine, its hard not to be impressed by anyone lol! :P Seriously i'm only jokin'!! Really a big thanks for the offer Ron! :))
Let's go straight to the point. I have a Photomatix code for you hdr fanatics out there ! If you have been thinking of buying yourself a copy of Photomatix Pro all along...this might just be the right time to do so! :P (haha! Just kiddin' I'm no salesman here.. guess I watch too many TV commercials :P) I know most of my flickrs friends here are already using photomatix.. that is just too bad too sad :P This is especially for those hdr lovers out there who have been (quietly) following my photostream & wish to kick off this new found interest ;)
Here's the important part!
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Now you can get a fifteen percent off any photomatix software (both Windows & Mac) just by entering -> “A R T I E N G 1 5” (no spacing between letters :)) in the coupon code box of the Photomatix purchase website. With that money u can save, you can also treat yourself to another awesome dinner & tell yourself how good life is! haha! Btw this code is valid from 06 August 2009 to 06 August 2013 so lots of time to think about it :)
Of coz..before you decide to part with your hard-earned cash (like i always do :P), you should always download a free trial version of Photomatix from w w w . h d r s o f t . c o m to play around & see if you like it. Beware tho.. it can be addictive! :P
Last but not least, TGIF!!!!! Its party time! Hope everyone has a wonderful end to the week & a lovely weekend!
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The Victor Harbor Causeway, South Australia
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It was a long walk that day, with a long number of stops to take pictures ;)
In the afternoon the sky was covered with beautiful clouds...HDR paradise!
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Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC (8 mm)
ISO 200; f/11
HDR from 3 exposures (-2; 0; +2), handheld
Processed with Photomatix Pro (auto deghosting)
Noise reduction with Noiseware Professional
Curve correction with GIMP.
Resizing and watermark with Fastone
resizer