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More barns
~Michigan~
Update 06/2012: I'm not 100% sure but fairly certain that it's in Jackson County.
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You are always welcome my friend! 
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Very nice shot. And also a very nice place to live..
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Hui, mΓ€rchenhaft irgendwie. Ich muss so an den Zauberer von Oz denken dabei, warum auch immer. Die Dachform ist ja auch knuffig. Deine Galerie ist immer wieder einen Besuch wert.
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I usually don't care much for HDR ..but this one looks terrific
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So it's HDR. Do you need a special camera for that, or is it a special lense. Special and special, but what do you need or do take a photo in HDR?
Not to forget, the image is so great!
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No and no: all you need is a tripod or an otherwise stable platform (trying to align images by hand is um... not fun) and the software. The whole trick is to not only take one photo but a series of exposures. The software will then take the bits in the middle of the exposure range from the normally exposed one, the highlights from the dark and the shadows from the bright shot and combine them. A lot of newer digital SLRs have what is called exposure bracketing = you set the desired range and the camera will take the series of shots which is very convenient because you don't have to touch the camera in between and risk moving it. But you can of course do HDRs with any other cam, too
And not to forget: Thanks a lot
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Oh, thanks so much for explaining! I knew it was something about blending different exposures, but not that it would need to be different images. I guess that's a matter of course. Well, I've learnt something new about cameras. Thank you. ^_^
If you don't mind me ask another question, What kind of software is it?
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There are several pieces of software out there, the ones I know about are
- the built-in feature in Photoshop (never really used that one, bitches too much about missing Exifs*, has trouble getting the bright and dark areas right and looks generally too "flat", imho)
- Photomatix: "unfortunately" the most used one, gives you those 
- EasyHDR: What I use most of the time. Just what the name says. Doesn't care whether the Exifs are there or not, two easy steps and gets the colours right most of the time (see above 
*Exif: data header the camera attaches to image files where e.g. the exposure settings are stored which are then used by the software to calculate the values for the HDR.
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Thank you so much again. I will try EasyHDR. As you said 'also the cheapest of the lot'. 
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that is perfectly exposed... how did you do it?
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It's a HDR - there is more software out there than just Photomatix and some of them actually get the colours right...
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hdr's are so confusing. somehow i can never find a good description... (please?)
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The main problem with normal photos is, that the human eye can perceive a far wider range of lights and shadows than the average camera. E.g. if you stand in a room facing a window on a sunny day, you can both see the details of the trees outside and the textures of the sofa in a dark corner. A camera can do only one or the other. So for a HDR, you take at least three photos. A normally exposed one, a darker shot to get the details of the trees and a brighter one for the sofa. The software than combines the info in one picture. Unfortunately computer screens are also limited in their dynamic range so in a second step, the software breaks the image down into something displayable which still has a higher dynamic range than the original images. That's what you then see as HDR photo
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I'm not Limaria, but meh. What I know, HDR is a technic to blend different exposures. And the shot is always broader than a normal shot. It's actually called HDRI, and stands for High dynamic range imaging. It's commonly shortened to just HDR. It's easier to say.
If you want more info, wikipedia is a good place. [link]
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