HDR Landscapes

[Tobyh]

I personally like HDR pictures and really like both of these. If I were to pick one then I'd go for the first and would agree that the top left could do with brightening just a tad.

I think you've done really well to avoid sun flare and spots considering you are shooting almost directly at the sun.

I'd be really happy with both - remins me I must get out and do some 'scapes soon

TobyH

[loripo]

Perhaps you could use the two - layer them with the beautiful sun from the first and the rocks and heather(?) from the second...

[Markulous]

I'm another who dislikes HDR - I've yet to see a "true" landscape HDR which I've liked but then landscape's all about the light and shadow. Interiors are a different thing and seem to work really well - but then shadows are not really wanted in the artificial environment

However, blending of multiple exposures is another thing altogether and is my preferred method

[Richard G.]

Originally Posted by Tobyh

think you've done really well to avoid sun flare and spots considering you are shooting almost directly at the sun.

Ah, clone tool is a marvellous thing, though I do try to avoid flare as much as poss, but occasionally it can add something to a picture I think.

Originally Posted by loripo

Perhaps you could use the two - layer them with the beautiful sun from the first and the rocks and heather(?) from the second...

Not so easy I'm afraid, slightly different viewpoint and composition.

Originally Posted by Markulous

However, blending of multiple exposures is another thing altogether and is my preferred method

Hmm, but isn't that essentially the same thing, though you may get a little more control over the resulting image perhaps?


Anyway, another couple from last nights visit to the "Salt Cellar". Not a great sunset to be fair and no wind at all meant death by midge , so these were more desperate grab shots and not enough attention paid to composition, had to just run for my life in the end





Lots of Grouse about the place though, you'd think they'd be keeping their heads down a bit more this time of year...

[squishy]

that grouse is a fantastic shot

would you mind posting one of the original shots of the landscapes? it would be nice to compare and see which I prefer

[Richard G.]

Thanks squish, so used to being buzzed by Grouse, tend not to take much notice of them, but I really should make the effort to get some decent shots of them while the heather is out.

Not sure what you mean about the landscapes, you want to see one of the individual images that make up the HDR? I can post one, but none are usable on their own, contrast is too high, hence the HDR.

[Richard G.]

Final shot to demonstrate another interesting point.

If the colour HDR doesn't please, it's worth experimenting with black and white too. I'd never have thought such a colourful scene would work particularly well in monochrome, but it seems to.