So much for The Decisive Moment. -- Bob
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 15 November 2006 21:24 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: RE: PESO- merge to HDR (OT-Surreal phot) > > High Dynamic Range. You capture multiple shots, identical > apart from shutter > speed. The shutter speed is varied to give a range of > exposures from 1-2 stops > under to 1-2 stops over in 1 stop increments (although I > prefer 1/2 stop > increments). These are then blended in photoshop and the > result is a 32 bit file > which can't be displayed or printed as the dynamic range is > too great for the > average monitor or print media. > > Converting the file back into a 16 bit file allows you to > tweak it to show hightlight > and shado detail, but the adjustments are quite difficult to > do if you want to keep it > looking relatively natural. > > Quoting Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > what is HDR? > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > Bob > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > Behalf Of Don Williams > > > Sent: 15 November 2006 15:20 > > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > Subject: Re: PESO- merge to HDR (OT-Surreal phot) > > > > > > Then my taste has to be in my mouth. I think the colours are > > > incredible > > > and the lighting amazing. Of course it isn't "real" but > that's what > > > > > makes it so interesting -- to me. There are paintings on some > > Vatican > > > walls that have a similar range of colour and intensity. I'll try > > to > > > > > find one or two and post them to illustrate what I mean. I think > > the > > > > > picture is great. > > > > > > D > > > > > > > > > > > > >> BTW. I just saw an interesting, but terrible IMO, semi HDR > > picture. > > > >> http://www.photosight.org/photo.php?photoid=44863&ref=author > > > >> The light looks surreal. Kind of funny effect, but tiresome to > > the > > > >> eye. > > > >> > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

