http://www.ackdoc.com/wordpress/2010/02/15/hdr-vs-exposure-fusion/ J. Greg Hinson, MD Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:10:46 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.ackdoc.com/wordpress/2010/02/15/hdr-vs-exposure-fusion/comment-page-1/#comment-490 TJ Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:37:57 +0000 http://www.ackdoc.com/wordpress/?p=1039#comment-490 I wouldn't say "unreal" for these images. They just have good contrast and vibrant colors I'd say. The unreal stuff might be better used to "artistic" touches when doing the tone-mapping, like these "grundge" and "painterly" modes in Photomatix. Adding life and vibrancy to colors is something , that I would say, a "must" when tone-mapping HDRs. Why do we take HDRs for then? I wouldn’t say “unreal” for these images. They just have good contrast and vibrant colors I’d say.
The unreal stuff might be better used to “artistic” touches when doing the tone-mapping, like these “grundge” and “painterly” modes in Photomatix. Adding life and vibrancy to colors is something , that I would say, a “must” when tone-mapping HDRs. Why do we take HDRs for then?

]]> http://www.ackdoc.com/wordpress/2010/02/15/hdr-vs-exposure-fusion/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Bob Hall Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:41:31 +0000 http://www.ackdoc.com/wordpress/?p=1039#comment-462 It looks like both merge and HDR do best when the contrast is low. Monitors differ significantly, but on my LCD screen the colors look unreal in top photo using EF and HDR. Of course, you might not want "real." It looks like both merge and HDR do best when the contrast is low. Monitors differ significantly, but on my LCD screen the colors look unreal in top photo using EF and HDR. Of course, you might not want “real.”

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