Busker

[The Barbarian]

 

[Ilovemycam]

Nice freak out job. Glad to see some HDR for street work.

The first shot is going to be the cover of my next book...

(nude warning)


freezingtime

 

[NancyMoranG]

Am new to HDR. Looks excellent to me, but what were your issues here- backlight, sun etc.
and strumming a guitar, did you have him stay still or what?
Newbie, just tryi g to figure it out. I have not bought any programs yet, just figuring it out..
Nancy

 

[The Barbarian]

Bright sunlight, lots of contrast in skin and sky and clothing. My intent, though, was to play up the texture of his beard and the skin of his tatooed arms.

Most HDR people will tell you that an action shot is not a "real" HDR. Here's what I do:

I shoot in raw, so that my image will have about 9 stops of latitude. Then, I use a program that can handle raw files, and convert them in three to seven different stops of exposure. Then I just run them through Luminance (a freeware HDR product). Luminance is extremely flexible, but not all that user-friendly. There are various other HDR products that are easier.

Or if you just want to take a look at some of the things that can be done, you might want to download AutoHDR. It's freeware, and extremely easy to use, although not very flexible. Find it here:
AutoHDR - One-click HDR Imaging from single photos

Check out the gallery. Not too bad. I use it from time to time, and it never disappoints. If you like it, make a donation. Oh, and when you can, it's still best to take multiple exposures. Even 9 stops (which is what my K20d can do) is sometimes not enough.