More Fun with HDR

By Silver Blue

High dynamic range, that is.  Since I’m new at all this, there are times that I forget I need to have “bracketed” sets (under, normal, and over exposed), and so… I want to play around with the technique, but I simply don’t have the correct media for it.

BUT… there is still some fun to be had.

I snapped a shot of what I call “the Mesa house” near where I live. I love the juxtaposition of the verticals and horizontals in this shot and, barring the utility lines, find it to be quite good IMHO.

If I had bracketed my shot, I might have been able to regain some detail from the blown out sky, and some in the shadows, as well. Thing is, I’m still learning to “see” an image, not just “look” at it when I’m composing a photo. Does this make sense? Photography is indeed an art form, and unless one is a prodigy, it takes time to hone.

So, there were other shots before this, with the power pole (just barely visible on the right border) more prominent in the scene.

What happens if I attempt an HDR conversion with THIS shot, and one of those, telling it to “align”? (Knowing the limitations means that even though it will do the best it can, there will be “ghosting” and other anomalies that will cause it to be a “de”-composed, or rather, mis-composed shot.)

In this case, instead of getting something to be deleted, I was surprised at the effect. Eerie, spooky, like something you’d expect to see in an suspense film/horror film poster, etc.

Mind you, I’d not print this for the house, but delete it? Actually, the offset is not something I would have considered through lens manipulation, so… it’s a keeper.

Silver Blue, who reminds you — great photos almost NEVER happen…they’re made.

Published by Silver Blue in HDR, Mesa House, misalign, T3i