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Thursday, March 09, 2006

The Door


Nikon D70 @ 22mm, 1/15 to 2.5 secs, f/4, ISO 200


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Jeez, it's been quiet here recently...

Tried to update last night, but blogger was down... again.

HDR images seem to be all the rage at the moment, so I thought I'd jump on the bandwagon. I've not actually seen any hdr night images yet so I thought I'd start there. Plus, it's easy to find high contrast scenes at night.

So I took this one a couple of nights ago as an experiment more than anything. I got a few funny looks when I was taking it, as if to ask "what on earth are you taking a photograph of?". Well, it's a door... of course.

I combined 5 images using Photomatrix with exposures of shutter speeds varying from 1/15 sec to 2.5 seconds. I'd definitely recommend this program - it's incredibly easy to use and gives you some crazy results. Initially I wasn't very impressed with hdr images I'd seen, but recently londonrubbish and chromasia changed my mind.

I'm sure you'll be seeing quite a few more of these types of images from me over the next couple of months.

11 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Lovely shot John! I've been trying to get some HDR shots recently too, but not to any degree of success. I tried a night one but it just didn't work hehe.

:)

2:26 pm, March 09, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sorry.... but what is a HDR image?

5:42 pm, March 09, 2006  
Blogger Brent Vermilyea said...

Very nice composition, light, and lines. It feels like a welcoming image. That unusual for a lot of your night images, which are usually dark and mysterious. Regards, Brent

6:25 pm, March 09, 2006  
Blogger Alecia said...

This is just, extremely lovely to me. If I knew anything about photography I could probably give some better compliments, or use the right language. Instead all I can say is that I really love it.

7:09 pm, March 09, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

HDR usage is quite common at the moment .. but this one really is quite special.

7:57 pm, March 09, 2006  
Blogger Sergei Kovalenko said...

So crispy clear and sharp, it looks almost 3D. Great photo!

To Anonymous above: HDR is High Dynamic Range, usually made by exposing different areas of the image at different exposure settings and then combining the best parts of each frame into one.

9:03 pm, March 09, 2006  
Blogger Dana said...

John, I love the picture. It sort of reminds me of a Tim Burton movie. It looks like it could be part of the Corpse Bride setting. Very nice pic.

9:05 pm, March 09, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A very nice and subtle use of HDR. A well lit night shot with lots of detail. Thanks for the link btw.

9:09 pm, March 09, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I like the eerie mood this image gives me.

1:33 am, March 10, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I like this. I too have been trying to capture a few night shots with HDR in mind.

I just hope people keep HDR's use in context and it doesn't get over used

10:21 pm, March 10, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

now this is an hdr image i love! however i still wonder though why they all seem to have a cartoony look to them. is it because the eye isn't used to seeing these kind of images on screens? i wonder...

3:54 am, March 19, 2006  

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