HDR Photography - Vermont

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HDR Photography - Vermont

HDR stands for High Dynamic Range and it's a very exciting part of photography these days one that Peter has really gotten in to.

Ever taken photos of a sunset at the beach or in the mountains and found that in the picture you have very dark areas showing none of the details that your eyes saw and very, very bright areas, also revealing little that you could see? Well, your eye saw much more, and a camera has limitations. However, processing digital photographs these days provides such exciting opportunities to reveal that which could not be revealed before .... ergo HDR photography.

In its basic form, it can be defined as taking a photograph at "zero exposure" and then auto bracketing so the camera will then take another photograph at +2 exposure and another at -2 exposure. What this does at the end of the day (thanks to Photomatix Pro) is merge all three so what's in the shadows is revealed and what's in the bright lights is not lost. I think it's truly breathtaking, and after all of that, you can then begin to have fun ... it's all art.

On our way to a wedding in northern NY state recently, we stopped in Vermont to see friends. Peter shot these in HDR, and we'd be very interested in what you think - of the photographic technique, of the picture, of the location, ...