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Friday, May 10, 2013

Fisgard Friday 2

The new camera has some interesting features - particularly its well-developed set of possibilities for HDR effects. The above photo, for instance, is actually made from 5 separate exposures at different shutter speeds. These were then fused (in Photomatix) to produce a more balanced exposure while at the same time retaining and strengthening the detailed contrast. In this case I did the fusion in post-processing. However, the camera also produces finished tone-mapped HDR images from multiple exposures and we'll have a look at one next Friday.

6 comments:

JoJo said...

What they can do with cameras and photo software is amazing isn't it? This is a lovely picture!

Dean Lewis said...

Stunning clarity and depth!
I'm impressed at all the "post-exposure" work that goes into this.

William Kendall said...

An ideal angle for the shot!

Jack said...

This is quite a fine photograph. I have not fooled around with effects like this, but it is tempting.

Stephanie said...

Stunning shot! So you think Photomatix is a good one to purchase? Been on the fence for some time, I have the trial version.

Benjamin Madison said...

Thanks all for your kind comments.

@Stephanie - I've been using Photomatix for a couple of years - it does what I want but I have not tried any of the newer HDR software programs. There may be better ones out there.