On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:06 -0500, "CheekyGeek" <[email protected]> wrote:
<snip> > A true HDR image will look natural but capture more detail in the > shadows or highlight than a single image can achieve. It will > expand/contract those values to the resulting image. It does not > "posterize" the image or produce colors that do not appear in real > life. </snip> Couldn't agree more. In my view one of the biggest advantages of digital photography is the ability to blend several exposures fairly easily to extend the dynamic range in a scene while still retaining a 'naturalness' to the resultant image. Having said that, I can appreciate Brian's work. The images have a graphic illustration appearance that looks unreal in many cases but I found them enjoyable - especially: P_1060211.jpg MG_1649.jpg 7d_0208.jpg Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The professional email service -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

