Friday, August 19, 2011

World Photography Day 2011 - Downtown Hampton HDR

Today's blog is in celebration of World Photography Day. It features an HDR image of Downtown Hampton, Virginia on the Hampton River. I shot three images right after sunset, 1 correctly exposed, 1 over exposed by a stop and 1 under exposed by a stop then blended all three images into 1 image in Photomatix Pro. The benefit of HDR and blending more than 1 exposure into a final image is that you don't lose any detail in the shadows or highlights and you have much more exposure latitude, than in any one image. The down side is that the image saturation and hues can look a little unrealistic if not adjusted for the final image.

As always your comments are always welcome!



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