HDR Photography

I have been playing around with my new camera and reading about high dynamic range photography on a few sites. If done right you can get very surreal looking photos or just extend the range you are able to display in a more normal looking photo (imagine showing the inside of a cave and the bright outside of the cave both exposed well). So I decided to give it a try. Basically you take a couple of bracketed exposures (changing the exposure compensation 1-2 steps above and below the "right" exposure) and then combine them in Photoshop or other programs (I am thinking about getting Photomatix as it does a great job), then tweak the "curves" to make it look more artistic or normal and voila!... HDR pictures.

Here is a example: (remember this is my first attempt and I am admitdly not that skilled at the "curve adjustment part of things")Here is Lianne taking a nap in HDR...


It has been fun exploring new photography techniques and I will have to try some more soon but I guess I should study for the BCPS exam as it is looming (Oct. 3rd!).