Re: Still playing with HDR

> Software is irrelevant. I use HDR to get proper exposures of both 
> highlights
> and shadows. The idea is to set your camera on a tripod and take a
series 
> of exposures. You then merge the images so that your highlight and
shadow 
> areas are properly exposed. You can get this effect  by using each 
> exposure as a layer, then masking and adjusting the density. The merge
to 
> HDR feature provides a starting point that saves you a lot of work. I
find 
> that most results have to be further adjusted. YMMV
> There are some who further play with HDR to get artistic effects they 
> like. Others may claim the exaggerated effects are not photography. I
will 
> not get into that issue. If the artist likes it, that's all that's 
> im****tant. If a client likes it and pays for it, so much the better.
>
> Have fun and don't let the snobbery stand in the way of your of 
> photography.
>
> -- 
> Peter

Yes and let the PC processor decide what is what!

Blending techniques take longer admittedly that pressing a button, but the

results are far far better and ten time more realistic and believable.