Nice Write up 94TurboGSR

Just something i noticed with this picture that may help some understand the "concept" of HDR, rather than "Ooo...it looks cool"

In a BIG scene, like this picture, its almost always hard to catch the full color and detail of the whole scene. By taking pics under several exposures and processing them in Photoshop, you can create a picture that will show details in both the dark and bright areas of the scene.



Example:



Box 1: There would be no way to see ALL the way back here...Without HDR Merging. Not to mention the color quality of this area.

Box 2: Dark clouds are a bitch to shoot when your not focusing on them. Again, Without the Merging process, you wouldn't be able to get the detail in the clouds to that extent. It would be more of a solid object and an area of darkness.

Box 3: Since the Fisher Price is obviously the point of focus. These areas wouldn't have much detail either, Due to it being overcast. But the HDR even brings out the ripples in the sand. Just another example on how bad ass HDR is.

So as 94TurboGSR said, knowing the theory is one thing, getting pictures like this is entirely another.

BUT...At least you have the theory down