11 members present
- Discussed a Low Dynamic Range RAW photo. 80% of the pixels occupied 35% of the tonal range, resultiing in a fairly low-contrast image. A “curves adjustment” made some improvement, but Photomatix tonemapping made a much better result.
- Discussed a Medium Dynamic Range RAW photo. There were hardly any pixels at the extremes, but they were equally distributed across the histogram. This resulted in a relatively flat looking image. A “curves adjustment” made some improvement. Tonemapping in Photomatix made a significant improvement. A +2 and a -2 exposure copies were made and then combined with the original exposure as an HDR/tonemapped image in Photomatix. This should even more improvement as the resulting mid-tones of the image were much more pleasing to the eye.
- Discussed Trey Radcliff’s HDR Tips.. A unique philosophy that stresses “don’t overdo the technical stuff”, “Create what looks good to you”, and “have fun”. Here is a link to the article: 9 HDR Tips
- Jerry W. presented a number of HDR images he created using the new “Artizen” HDR program. The images looked super without any visible indications of ghosting. He liked the program very much and recommends it to others.
- A request was made to the members to submit their HDR phots to be added to our page in the Grand Photos web site. Here is a link to our photo page: HDR SIG Photo Link
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