Comments on: Why Didn’t You Use HDR? http://www.digitalrelish.net/99/why-didnt-you-use-hdr/ Focusing on Digital Photography Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:53:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Will http://www.digitalrelish.net/99/why-didnt-you-use-hdr/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Will Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:32:42 +0000 http://www.digitalrelish.net/?p=99#comment-394 Those hugely exaggerated HDR composites aren't exactly my cup of tea either and yet there are Flickr groups dedicated to the wild and whackier ones so someone must like them! When I see a photo with a large dynamic range, I automatically think it's a HDR comp, even when it's very subtle. It's not necessarily because it's a HDR comp, but because I'm used to seeing photos with less dynamic range. This seems a bit perverse because we're used to seeing a greater dynamic range with our eyes and yet when a HDR photo demonstrates a greater dynamic range than a single exposure we deem it unnatural looking! Surely, traditional single exposure photographs with their cut-down dynamic range are more unnatural? Those hugely exaggerated HDR composites aren’t exactly my cup of tea either and yet there are Flickr groups dedicated to the wild and whackier ones so someone must like them!

When I see a photo with a large dynamic range, I automatically think it’s a HDR comp, even when it’s very subtle. It’s not necessarily because it’s a HDR comp, but because I’m used to seeing photos with less dynamic range.

This seems a bit perverse because we’re used to seeing a greater dynamic range with our eyes and yet when a HDR photo demonstrates a greater dynamic range than a single exposure we deem it unnatural looking!

Surely, traditional single exposure photographs with their cut-down dynamic range are more unnatural?

]]> By: SarahG http://www.digitalrelish.net/99/why-didnt-you-use-hdr/comment-page-1/#comment-393 SarahG Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:28:21 +0000 http://www.digitalrelish.net/?p=99#comment-393 I have to admit I'm not a big fan of HDR. Mainly because most HDR makes the photo look unreal. I realise this is often just an abuse of HDR, but it's put me off the idea. Of course slight HDR to simply improve a shot is fine, and if it's not noticeable then that's great. But if I can look at a photo and spot it a mile off then it's probably because the photo looks more like an oil painting! I have to admit I’m not a big fan of HDR. Mainly because most HDR makes the photo look unreal. I realise this is often just an abuse of HDR, but it’s put me off the idea. Of course slight HDR to simply improve a shot is fine, and if it’s not noticeable then that’s great. But if I can look at a photo and spot it a mile off then it’s probably because the photo looks more like an oil painting!

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