HDRs and a Tutorial

HDRs! For those new to the concept HDR means High Dynamic Range, which in my mind is a good definition as your main objective is to get a large range of exposures for a scene and put them together to get the best of each one.

This can be accomplished with only a few photos, and here's an example from my PSPX4 program:

Recently, I've been trying my hand at making these things, with a little success, but I know I can probably do better.

Here's my 2nd HDR of some clouds (my first stunk too bad, lol).

I rather like it, actually.

And now for my best one so far (at least in my DeviantART watcher's opinion, as I have more favorites on this thing than any of my other photos EVER).
The downsides are that the color is kind of unnatural, and it could have gone more sunset style than I did, but oh well.
Also, I kinda made this a tutorial, but as I'm no pro it's really just showing what I did. Please click it for Full View or view it on deviantart HERE.

After the processing I actually went and did more contrast and noise removal, as well as a few other minor things I don't remember. XD

I hope you like it!

P.S. These are all edits of the same image to resemble actual seperate exposures on only a slight scale. I haven't gotten the hang of actually taking a bunch of shots with a tripod. It would be too slow with my camera for a sunset.

Beach Hike Photos (One)

Hey all! I've been quite busy with everything about this page except the posting part, lol. I've added a couple new SideBar gadgets and even a page on Facebook! (I hope the extras don't slow down any of your browsers, if it does, please post something in the "Contact Me" page)

Speaking of Facebook, I added a bunch of new pics on there that I hadn't yet here, so this post is one a few that are going to fix that (minus the Facebook exclusive pics). Enjoy!

Most of these photos were taken on a hike along the beach some time in 2009. They look like dunes because they are, lol. It's pretty awesome to see dunes and ocean in the same shot. I've also been getting better at placing my watermarks, lol.

 

^This picture was not on that hike, but it is the same beach^

Ocean Spray

The footprints add to the effect, no?

If anyone wants to see them, I have a few just-desert shots that I could show upon request 

Paradise Beach (actual name)

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~GT