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Jan 25, 2005 Fred Parsons

CS2 HDR Test Image -See notes below

Prescott, AZ

This image was made using the High Dynamic Range (HDR) feature in Photoshop CS2. Six images were made in the camera from light to dark by manually adjusting the shutter speed about a stop between each exposure. The first exposure made was light enough to show all the detail in the dark shadows. In the last exposure the rocks were almost black and the sky close to what you see here. The camera was on a tripod of course. When the HDR feature was used, the 32 bit option was chosen so as not to clip the images being merged. The original RAW files were uploaded into Photoshop from "RawShooter 2006" with no adjustments in RawShooter. After the file was merged, the file was converted to a 16 bit file. Adjustments were made at this time as well as sharpening. The image for pbase was reduced to an 8 bit file and the hight and dpi reduced to 9" and 100 respectively. This image looks better on my CRT monitor than on my flat monitor, which has too much contrast.


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Igor Babkin02-Feb-2009 06:26
Great colour!
click17-Jul-2006 12:24
Thanks for telling us how you accomplished this image. I'm also in the process of learning CS2 and PhotomatixPro.
Guest 30-Jan-2006 10:33
pretty good fred.
i need to get my hands on ps cs2. :(
Buz Kiefer28-Jan-2006 01:08
I'd say the test shooting went extremely well Fred. Exceptional image and thanks for sharing your technique. Vote.
Gordon W27-Jan-2006 20:25
Great tonal range, Fred. I've never been able to get HDR to work. I guess I didn't take enough exposures for it to work with. I'll have to give it another try.
Guest 27-Jan-2006 11:56
Very well done Fred
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