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Posted by Twelvebit (Victoria, United States) on 5 March 2008 in Business & Industry.

Pulling back some from Monday's shot, and yet another three exposure HDR image.

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Melissa from Warsaw, Indiana, United States

Love the glow from the lights. Your three exp. HDR images are amazing. I need to learn how to do that...sounds tricky though.

5 Mar 2008 1:19pm

@Melissa: Thanks. Actually, it's just a matter of: 1) bracketing exposures at the same aperture using different shutter speeds; 2) either being very fast and steady with auto bracketing or using a tripod (most often using a tripod); 3) using the lowest possible ISO because HDR processing is intolerant of digital noise; and 4) having HDR software (I use Photomatix but I understand there is better and cheaper HDR software available).

Will from Gainesville, United States

Great HDR...i need to learn too:)

5 Mar 2008 2:08pm

@Will: Not a lot to learn at least as far as the basic technique is concerned. Just buy the software (see above comments) and experiment.

MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany

Very fascinating, looks like a rendered computer graphic. Soft colors and absence of people add a surreal moment that I like very much.

5 Mar 2008 6:57pm

danthro from Suburbia, United States

nice photo. good use of hdr again. looks a lot like one of the earlier ones, except i don't think you used hdr in that one. great color and light. i'm thinking hdr is better for night shots since it seems to tend to make shots a bit brighter in most photos i've seen.

6 Mar 2008 1:26am

@danthro: Very similar to an earlier shot. If you looked at my originals you'd see that in a lot of these HDR shots the difference between the best exposure after adjustment and the HDR processed image is not tremendous, but actually rather subtle. Sometimes, depending on how you use it, HDR is just a short cut to using masks and other adjustment techniques. And some people who use HDR, especially on night shots, end up using masks and layers to fix the noisy areas anyway.