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Nice evening for a walk and a pic or two.
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This would have been a ideal subject for HDR you could have got the foreground detail and the sky colours.. -
You'll have to pardon my ignorance, I'm not sure what HDR is!Originally posted by K1W1 View Post
Shot was taken with Panasonic FT2 compact which has no manual controls. It's what I carry in my pocket when I go for walks.
Thanks for your comment. Cheers.Comment
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Less than 12 months ago I'd was asking the same; "What is HDR?" question.
It can be difficult getting the exposure correct. For example in your lighthouse you have a solid shape in front of a bright sky, hence your lighthouse is underexposed but the sky is bright.
HDR is where you can take a series of shots (at least two - some people take lots more). The idea is that the photographer exposes for darker and lighter areas and then puts them together to make an image where all parts are correctly exposed. So for instance you might expose for the sky in the first shot and expose for the lighthouse in the second. Everything else about your shot stays the same (angle, f stop, etc).
Then you use softwear to put the images together.
It can look silly if not done well but it can make magic when it's well done. So many ways to cheat in photography! (-:
I could do a fake hdr in lightroom and show you the sort of effect on your image if you give permission to edit this image.Last edited by Phoenix; 24-03-2013, 10:40 AM.Comment
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Go for it. Thanks.Comment
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I made one two steps lighter and another copy two steps dark and used your original image to put three through photomatix.
You can imagine how you could really get things popping with in camera adjustments done first.Comment
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Clever stuff!Comment
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There is still a fair bit of detail in the dark areas, even though the jpg quality was not the best. To get the most out of it, have you tried shooting RAW?
Had a quick play in Lightroom.
Charles
My indecision is final, I think.
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Can't shoot in RAW with that camera.Comment
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