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Hi!

I searched about this but didn't found anything...

Don't know if anyone knows about HDR photography technique (for more info this is it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging)
In a few words, you take a picture in different exposures and then use a program that combine these photos into a single one (preserving all of the shadow and the highlight detail).
Now, since Photomode can take pictures in different exposures I was thinking if anyone had try something like this.

Bye!
 
Wow, I'm surprised with that, I didn't know that. I really don't have the necessary photography knowledge (At least today) but the HRDI seems pretty interesting. We usually use the levels, gama, color controls provided in Photoshop, even the EV, dodge/burn tool and other, so you can create an image very well balanced. The editting in layers is an advantage to create complex chops as well.

For sure, the image shown un wikipedia is perfectly reallistic because the EV and levels are as they should be, and no software have distorsed anything.

Btw, I'd like to see the method you've said in GT4 photos to compare with editted pics in PS.

Salu2.alexwrc
 
I don't think with Photoshop you can get balanced photos like with an HDR (wich preserve all the lost information you usually have with a 'normal' photo)

Bye!
 
I had actually tried out a HDR photo once. I had 4 shots left over from photo travel. 1 very under exposed, 1 under exposed, one normal, and one over exposed. Then I just found out that Photoshop would not let me do the HDR option with the shine and stuff. It needed the 'preservatives' I guess you can say.
 
Here is my first quick attempt (using a trial version of FDRTools)
This was generated using 5 different pictures (the little ones on the right of the image)...

 
Nice attempt. The results are not very good as we can see, and for this case PS could make better improvements imo. About losing info when editting, you are in truth, but the definition of GT4 and the bad texturing is not an advantage.

For real photography, should be better to use the HDR method according with the images I can see, but GT pics needs miracles in many times wich can do some PS/GTplanet gurus.

Btw, thanks for the info and the plugin, I'll try it when I had spare time 👍

Salu2.alexwrc
 
I must admit it, it could take time before everyone is doing HDR GT4 shots, but once someone does crack it then we could see even greater shots. However I reckon everyone is just waiting for GTHD, before doing any HDR GT shots.
 
Like PLmatt91, I remember unsuccessfully trying this—because Photomode images are low resolution, there sometimes isn’t enough data to successfully identify a range to apply a tone map to, and therefore HDRify your composition.

Good luck to those who achieve some satisfying results. :)👍
 
Well, this is my second attempt (I know isn't that good but things are getting better, I think)
This one was made again with 5 pictures but this time in PhotoTravel when the resolution is a little bit better then racing ones

 
That is much better, but if you keep improving at this rate, you may have one of the first true GT4 HDR photomode shots on here.
 
Interesting topics 👍
I guess GT4 photos suffering white balancing more than the brightness issue in most case. Anyhow I usually set a good balance of EV to preserve "overall" details, but I guess using HDR in extreme contrast shots may help to get the best details for everything, somewhat prevent the bad compression in dark photos. Quite time consuming if you do manually.
 
franz
Interesting topics 👍
I guess GT4 photos suffering white balancing more than the brightness issue in most case. Anyhow I usually set a good balance of EV to preserve "overall" details, but I guess using HDR in extreme contrast shots may help to get the best details for everything, somewhat prevent the bad compression in dark photos. Quite time consuming if you do manually.
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Also a good spec PC will help out a lot, when doing it manually.
 
Yes, I think HDR photos with a touch of Photoshop (for the compressions problems) could be very nice.

This is the last for the moment. Tomorrow I'll try other software and see wich is best. Bye!

 
Hi Celica!

It´s always good to see new attempts. 👍 👍 Keep on with that and post here, I think we´ll all be interested in your results.

From what I understood and realised when trying HDR (or DRI - digital range increase, as I learned it), is that it can be very powerful with night shots. Daylight shots often look too artificial. In my opinion though.
DRI is a way to overcome the lacking contrast range of digital cameras. I´m not sure if this is really a problem with computer generated pics like Photomode pics are.
I think if a pic is not really under/overexposed, then let it as it is. The given contrast lets it look more natural. But if you don´t mind try a night scene with bright lights in it. I´d like to see the results.

Prost! :cheers:
 
bjc-3000
Hi Celica!

It´s always good to see new attempts. 👍 👍 Keep on with that and post here, I think we´ll all be interested in your results.

From what I understood and realised when trying HDR (or DRI - digital range increase, as I learned it), is that it can be very powerful with night shots. Daylight shots often look too artificial. In my opinion though.
DRI is a way to overcome the lacking contrast range of digital cameras. I´m not sure if this is really a problem with computer generated pics like Photomode pics are.
I think if a pic is not really under/overexposed, then let it as it is. The given contrast lets it look more natural. But if you don´t mind try a night scene with bright lights in it. I´d like to see the results.

Prost! :cheers:
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Thanx, bjc!
Well, the last one we can tell is a night shot...
HDR are usually used in day shots when you take a picture where there is too much contrast in objects (in night I think this isn't a problem) But anyway, I realised that in Photomode, HDR doesn't work that much (yes, the pictures are always better then 'normal' ones) but you can never obtain results you get in normal photography, of cuorse. I think this is maybe because in Photomode the shutter speed doesn't work like in real camera (the light you get in 1/60sec is the same you get in 1/4000):scared: so you have to work with exposure (and I think this isn't the same).

Here is another one in the snow
(only Exposure Blending here)...

 
I agree about the shutter speed thing, because a lower shutter speed allows more light and a higher shutter speed allows less light in other words.
 

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