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Published: 2012-01-16 17:56:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 552; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 23
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I decided to do some testing today, and combined 2 of my favorite types of shooting which are HDR and Infrared. This is 3 exposures blended in Photomatix, exactly the way I usually do it. I metered the first shot correctly, then bracketed around that the normal way I usually shoot my HDR's (3 exposures @ 0.7EV). I was worried about the clipping in particular, and as you can see on the overexposed shot this does have a negative effect on the outcome. This can be seen at the tops of the trees where there is some clipping. Other than that I am fairly happy with the results.Thanks to my friend [link] for suggesting this method.
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Thanks! Theres alot to it... google is your friend
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love it! just got my IR filter today, but it doesn't work
but nice job
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Amazing photo! I dont think the overexposure has had a negative outcome, It looks amazing!
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Thanks! The more I look at it, the more I agree with you about the overexposure.
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Many thanks for the link - glad to have been of help. I think the image well worth studying by anyone contemplating this type of work. It has the HDR "feel" to it with good shadow areas that would not normally be seen in such clarity and it is also IR with the light toned trees and dark slate blue sky. The very slight clipping at the high end is interesting. I wonder if this means we should drop the bracketed exposures by 1/2 a stop against a meter reading. Really it should not matter if Photomatix has an exposure that is not clipped, so puzzlement.
Cheers
David
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Sure, thanks for putting the idea in my head. I do love the clarity and detail this adds to IR, which normally lacks in detail compared to normal shots. While out shooting this, I thought the exact same thing that you mention here - as far as dropping the exposures by 1/2 stop - but I didn't do it. Really, I was thinking that if it was too bad I could only use the 2 of the darker shots to make a simple 2 shot HDR. I'm glad I used all three though. I have to say, that I tried a few of these IR/HDR's and it was quite tough to get acceptable results... much harder than expected... at least in my opinion.
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I need to get a test bed set up for this - good light, camera, lens, tripod, and lots of shots. I have tried in the past but something has always got messed up.
David
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