I realize not everyone likes to browse Flickr, but I do. I’ve posted about a nice Flickr gallery before, but I’ve found a couple more worth mentioning.
The first heavily uses HDR, which is an editing technique used to, essentially, bring a photo to life. It basically increases the difference between light and dark, by using several different exposures of the same image. Part of me doesn’t want to get into that, as I’ve played with Photoshop a lot, and I’d rather not edit images outside of what can be done on the camera—for now, at least.
The second is (from what I’ve read) the most viewed user on Flickr. She’s an award-winning photographer. If you’re not planning on viewing either of the above galleries, at least check out her freeze! set.
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Nick on Mon Mar 19 at 05:01AM
Your link to HDR is broken.
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Ryan on Mon Mar 19 at 05:31AM
I usually mark links with a ’/’ until I grab the URL. I guess I forgot to get the URL that time. Anyway, they should work now.
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Brian White on Mon Mar 19 at 04:27PM
HDR actually decreases the difference between light and dark. It’s basically an intelligent way of decreasing the contrast of a scene (often captured via multiple images at different exposures) so that it can be rendered on a screen or on paper. I’ve written articles on night photography and high dynamic range on my own landscape photography blog.
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Ryan on Mon Mar 19 at 06:08PM
Ahh… I guess I misunderstood. So if HDR represents a range of intensity levels (light and dark), does that not mean an increase in the difference between light and dark? When I think of contrast in terms of color, I naturally think of a sharp difference, and therefore, thought the difference was increased.
But when I think about it, maybe that does make sense. HDR photos are always more vivid and lively, resulting in a brighter appeal—thanks for the correction.