ampguy
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I was at this place recently, and will show my photos soon. I'm curious if this is considered HDR, or just saturating color levels? Although I'd prefer my flatter less saturated color photos of this scene, I think I'd like to try doing this for fun once or twice.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raavi/4098826485/in/set-72157622458377419/
I was at this place recently, and will show my photos soon. I'm curious if this is considered HDR, or just saturating color levels? Although I'd prefer my flatter less saturated color photos of this scene, I think I'd like to try doing this for fun once or twice.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raavi/4098826485/in/set-72157622458377419/
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Mablo
Well-known
I consider this HDR. Nice photo anyway.
antiquark
Derek Ross
Appears to be HDR.
Neare
Well-known
Yep that is HDR. I'm not a fan, makes everything look fake.
martin s
Well-known
This is what could have been a decent photograph. I'd say it's also HDR.
martin
martin
elshaneo
Panographer
HDR most probably I'd say 
Steve Karr
Film tank shaker
"kinda like Botox lips or B**bs, just looks weird.
Roberto V.
Le surrèalisme, c'est moi
Hahahah, couldn't have said it better.
Alpacaman
keen bean
I can see how it would appeal to someone. It is a nice picture, just not quite to my liking. But that is probably more to do with the composition than the colours. My eye simply does not know where to look.
Edit: I realised that I had not answered the question. I couldn't tell at first, but looking at the rock face above where the river leaves the lake keads me to believe that it is an HDR. Also, the soft waterfall but the sharp clouds suggest a bracketing sequence, but it could just be a few second long exposure.
Edit: I realised that I had not answered the question. I couldn't tell at first, but looking at the rock face above where the river leaves the lake keads me to believe that it is an HDR. Also, the soft waterfall but the sharp clouds suggest a bracketing sequence, but it could just be a few second long exposure.
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AJShepherd
Well-known
I'd just say it was hideous and leave it at that.
user237428934
User deletion pending
Not necessarily HDR. With one of my NIK packages comes one filter (Tonal Contrast) that increases contrast in details like in the photo above. But it's not my taste.
Neare
Well-known
Also consider that the photographer tagged the photo with "HDR" and "Exposure Blending"... added to HDR groups as well. His entire photostream seems to be of this type of photography. Looks like something out of a video game, not the real world.
squinza
Established
HDR, definitely innatural...
gdi
Veteran
There outta be a law...
Bobfrance
Over Exposed
What's that whirring sound?
Oh it' Ansel Adams spinning in his grave at 200rpm.
Oh it' Ansel Adams spinning in his grave at 200rpm.
Vincent.G
Well-known
It's HDR but I prefer shots that are selective in details either in the highlights or shadows.
kossi008
Photon Counter
It's both: HDR *with* saturated color.
Not my taste, but hey, it's a free world, right?
Not my taste, but hey, it's a free world, right?
RF-Addict
Well-known
Over-sharpened, over saturated over-everything. And yes, it appears to be HDR.
ampguy
Veteran
Thanks all, to be clear, this isn't my photo, I found it in google images, then posted the flickr image and his info link below.
This isn't my taste either, but I'm still interested in trying this out. I guess one needs photoshop, and then a tripod to take a few exposures up and down?
This isn't my taste either, but I'm still interested in trying this out. I guess one needs photoshop, and then a tripod to take a few exposures up and down?
Ezzie
E. D. Russell Roberts
HDR tone maps the different exposures. I'd have liked a tool to map several exposures with different focus points, achieving real infinite depth of field. However HDR can be used to enhance an image, bring out some shadow detail for instance, but most of the time the photographer goes overboard and overdoes it. At which point you get the bland result shown here.