Playing with HDR

“...a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box.” ~HCB

  

What is HDR?

        High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDRI or just HDR) is a set of techniques that allow a greater dynamic range of luminances between the lightest and darkest areas of an image than standard digital imaging techniques or photographic methods. This wider dynamic range allows HDR images to more accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes, ranging from direct sunlight to faint starlight. –Wikipedia

Basic Concept

        Its main idea is: getting the best light from different exposures of the same scene. At least 3 exposures are good enough. In my case ( as seen below), I used –2 EV, 0 EV and +2 EV. Combine these three exposures, plus tone mapping, and you’ll get a good HDR.

       

       I think this is more of a subjective process because the resulting image will result from your personal judgment – by that I mean, how you adjust the photo details according to what you want. I think of it not only as photography but a form of ART.  The resulting image shows how I see the scene, or even the world.  (^_^)