Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I,ll give it a try with my canon. Have not used bracketing before and thge thing offers many choices one can bracket exposure time or aperture ,iso and even white balance.With a big lens and high iso's outside it shoulbe possible to bracket moving people at 1/8000 th thx for the idea simon On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 1:31 AM, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com> wrote: > I believe I've mentioned this before > but I'll say it again > you're using HDR to achieve > wonderful, natural rendering of "reality" > I honor your > admirable craftsmanship > > Fond regards, > George > george@imagist.com > www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07 > > > > On Apr 24, 2008, at 6:45 PM, Ken Carney wrote: > > I can usually get an HDR image with a three-shot auto bracket burst, even >> hand-held if I don't have or want the tripod -- assuming nothing is moving >> in the scene, of course. Sometimes I can improve an image by opening the >> single raw file at, say, -1, 0 and +1 EV and blending. Photomatix Pro is >> good for this, if used with a light touch. >> >> Here is one made from a single raw file in Photomatix: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/mcloud.jpg.html >> >> And one made from three files, hand-held: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/mosque.jpg.html >> >> Kyle's idea sounds easier. >> >> Ken >> >> -----Original Message----- >>> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- >>> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Henning Wulff >>> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 3:00 PM >>> To: Leica Users Group >>> Subject: RE: [Leica] Auto HDR -- is nobody paying attention? >>> >>> At 12:32 PM -0400 4/24/08, wildlightphoto@earthlink.net wrote: >>> >>>> Kyle Cassidy <kcassidy@asc.upenn.edu> wrote: >>>> >>>> Light comes through the lens, hits the sensor. As soon as values reach >>>>> 254 the camera should save a file at that exposure which can then be >>>>> merged (if necessary) with the master file so that burned highlights >>>>> >>>> can >>> >>>> be salvaged. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Or with 16-bit pixels, 65534 instead of 254. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> The limiting factor is dynamic range, not number of bits. The Fuji S5 >>> addresses that to a limited degree, but not to HDR standards. >>> >>> With present sensors and photon acquisition methods it's hard to get >>> real time greater dynamic range. One possibility might be to actually >>> do two exposures during the nominal exposure time. Exposure time >>> would then take on a new meaning, and this clearly wouldn't work when >>> you need an extremely short exposure, but it should be doable when >>> you only need 1/125sec. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> * Henning J. Wulff >>> /|\ Wulff Photography & Design >>> /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com >>> |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >