Some A700 ver-4 update results

This was a re-shoot and HDR of the upper falls:

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Obviously, the angle of the Sun plays a major role in how this "develops"?

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Originally Posted by dr4gon

Seems really dark/hazy. Why is that? Is there a vast differince in range with this picture? I can't really tell. :cool:

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No ... there is no wide variation, which tends to make for a lack-luster HDR. :o

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Originally Posted by DonSchap

No ... there is no wide variation, which tends to make for a lack-luster HDR. :o

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I can attest to that! :p

Nice image Don.
Frank

Don, i think it may be the subject matter and/or the type of shot you are choosing and/or your technique, but imho you HDR's are almost as bad as mine. which is not good. lol most of the HDR's your posting look worse than the originals and i dont see any increase in DR at all.

i think you;re missing something somewhere mate.

Yep ... lighting!

I know what the problem is ... it's my timing and angle of lighting. I was planning on retaking the shot in the AM ... with the sun directly striking the falls, instead of behind it. Unfortunately, the weather has taken a turn for the worse ... and we have a fine rainy day on our hands ... and cloudy for the rest of the week. Certainly not the wide spectrum of light I had hoped for. There may be three f/stops of range out there, right now. Plenty foir a regular shot, with hardly any highlights and light shadow.

Oh, I can probably monkey with what I have and brute force it, as I have been trying to MAXIMiZE the detail in the highlights.

Time to experiment.