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Jason writes -
High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography is the process of taking several images at different shutter speeds and combining them into a single photo that contains no washed out or underexposed areas. The result is a surreal, almost too perfectly lit photograph that contains a high level of detail throughout the image.Photoshop has a built-in HDR photo merging tool which produces some incredible results without too much effort. The image above, from Ryan McGinnis' excellent Photoshop HDR tutorial, is pretty surreal. It reminds me of a high-res rendering from a video game.
If you're using the GIMP, you can get similar results by carefully masking and merging layers, or you can download and use the exposure-blend plugin which will simplify the process a little. Below are links to both processes - you can see which works best for you.
Whatever package you use, the important thing is to use a solid tripod and only adjust the shutter speed between shots. For the best results, you'll also want to set your camera to RAW mode.
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well... i do believe that that picture was stolen from a linux magazine.
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great lighting in that pic... however, maybe someone should also post a how-to for ridding of converging verticals and other lens distortions!...
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Actually, Tone mapping is "the process of taking several images at different shutter speeds and combining them into a single photo that contains no washed out or underexposed areas."
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WRONG, HDR is something else, combining images into a high dynamic range image that you then need to expose appropriately to view (and you won't see the full range if done correctly), you're doing something else here.
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HDR sucks sucks sucks, except for maybe 0.0001% of the time. It's an artless pox.
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