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Re: First edition of Diversity is online
Serge Maandag 2009-Apr-14 20:55:00
Don,
> Yes, I shot five exposures of each frame, one stop apart, stitched to
> hdr format in PTGui then tone mapped in PhotoMatix. Without this half
> the sky would be blown out. As it turned out, five stops was not quite
> enough for the brightest clouds. I don't have a lot of experience at
> tone mapping, a real expert might have been able to do better.
It's encouraging if you call yourself unexperienced, but still manage to
get results like this. My HDR tries have rendered terrible results until
now. Exposure fusing will work, but the results have been a bit
underwhelming. I think I need to have a go at tone mapping again. And I
probably have to tell my lazy self that I need to take at least 5
exposures and not just 3 :)
> I took some dramatic panos in a dust storm the day before, I'll post a
> link when they are ready.
Waiting for them!
I must say it takes quite some guts to set up your precious camera in a
dust storm. The last time my macro lens touched a bit of sand I had to
have it cleaned professionally :(
Thanks,
serge.