20 Beautiful HDR Pictures

There are some photography techniques that really give me the goose bumps, but the good ones. HDR is one of those techniques... and you'll probably love these as much as I do.

"In computer graphics and photography, high dynamic range imaging (HDRI) is a set of techniques that allows a greater dynamic range of exposures (the range of values between light and dark areas) than normal digital imaging techniques. The intention of HDRI is to accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from direct sunlight to shadows." - From Wikipedia.

What I've read on some foruns is that a program called Photomatix does the job... Does anybody have already used it? I'm looking forward to it. Well... either way, if I don't get to use it, I'll probably find out how to simulate that effect on Photoshop. All this pictures are from a Flickr HDR Group.

Don't forget the visit 20 Beautiful HDR Pcitures - Part 2 and the new Outstanding HDR Night Pictures!! ;)









































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Hello, everyone! I'm Paulo, a 24 years old designer from Porto Alegre, Brazil. I work as a webdesigner since 2006, but websites and blogs have been a hobbie for me since 1999. At Abduzeedo, I try to bring only the hot stuff for you guys... and hope that all of you enjoy my posts! Cheers! *Now on Twitter.

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Thank you for sharing. Thats photos supper examples.

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Burun Estetigi (not verified) 12/30/2008

Bravvo! Thank you for sharing them with us!!

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burun estetigi (not verified) 12/24/2008

HDR photographs - or more accurately in these examples exposure blending because they're not real HDR images :) - anyway, when they're done well and done subtly the results can be amazing. But that's the get for me, doing it subtly enough to bring out some extra detail in the clouds or shadows etc, but not so much as a lot of these do as I think they just end up looking way too over processed and fake.

I think it's just personal taste in the end, so I'm not criticising anyone's work - I'd have just held back a bit and kept a lot more contrast in most of the images.

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Richh (not verified) 12/19/2008

The project’s official name is “JVM Language Runtime”, rather than “Java Language Runtime”, and it’s intended to target *all* varieties of languages for the JVM. And yes, the name is a direct nod to the DLR (Dynamic Language Runtime) for the CLR, which is both a good idea and a good name. But we’d like to be all-inclusive, providing tools and frameworks for all varieties of languages. And rather than starting right away building a common base all languges must conform to, we’ll generalize existing solutions to common JVM language implementation challenges, drawing from the large existing base of already-implemented languages for the JVM.

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liseli k?zlar (not verified) 12/18/2008

Hahaha... when will people notice that there are more people on the team? ;p

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otomobil (not verified) 12/15/2008

This is a great collection of photos! I wish I got more into photography before I graduated college... maybe I'd be better today!

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haber (not verified) 12/15/2008

Great car photography here. You can really see the passion. I really love it when photographers give life to inanimate objects like cars.

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gas savers (not verified) 12/12/2008

WOW!!!
How pretty pics!!
Thank you for sharing them with us!!

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flash game (not verified) 12/10/2008

Nice to see a lot of people coming from this website to my photo. The fifth from above. I have to admit I don't use HDR software anymore because I think there isn't enough personal control. I'm planning to write a tutorial how to create a much more realistic and personal HDR image. Just using layers.

Great website.. will add it to my faves!

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Wesley (not verified) 12/07/2008

These images are fantastic and you should seriously think about registering at the Saatchi online art gallery and see if you can sell your work on there, it is free to show your work on the Saatchi website as far as I know.

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estetik ameliyat (not verified) 12/06/2008

I was never a fan of hdr images before,but these are just amazing. It's just too bad that some people abuse this technique,thinking it will make up for the lack of photography skills

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otomobil (not verified) 12/01/2008

This item is only up here because this is San Diego Comic Con convention week(with that very weekend coming up),otherwise this most revealing news(that Geroge Lucas suggestively admits that Han Solo actually did shoot first) is very irrelevant to me.

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estetik (not verified) 11/27/2008

all is wonderful love the pictures

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news (not verified) 11/14/2008

These are really unbelievable. This motivates me to pursue my Minneapolis skyscape.

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College Guy MN (not verified) 11/14/2008

I wasn’t blaming you, it was my (sometimes lack of) English - not my native language. Glad I got want you meant in the end (and also everything from your latest link).

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Estetik (not verified) 11/13/2008

great photos! gave it thumbs up on SU

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Kelkyron (not verified) 11/13/2008

i love HDR pictures

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littlegod 11/06/2008

Hymmm.. Very Nice. ßlaCK!! :)

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Anonymous (not verified) 11/05/2008

Wow! Those images are great! Thanks for sharing!!!

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Busby (not verified) 10/30/2008

These images are fantastic, you should seriously think about registering at the Saatchi online art gallery and see if you can sell your work on there, it is free to show your work on the Saatchi website as far as I know. They are also hosting a competition for artists to make a piece of art using adobe software and offering 2k and to display the winning design in the gallery in London, looking at what you have done I think could be worth your while t give it a go.

Regards Dave (UK Gent)

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Art (not verified) 10/25/2008

i need a better camera... i´ve been saving since 1990 but they just get more expensive...that and the fact that i only earn 4 bucks...at a month...that´s a joke if you didn´t notice.

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korku gerilim (not verified) 10/21/2008

Greattttttttttttttttttttttttt Job
good stuff
keep it up

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Pawandeep Singh (not verified) 10/21/2008

wow..very nice images..from where you get those?

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Manish Malhotra (not verified) 10/15/2008

vps very good mesaj thank you

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vps (not verified) 10/10/2008

I have used Photoshop CS2.In file menu there is a drop down menu for automate.In that you find an option for making an HDR.For This there must be three photos to combine and make a HDRI.The three photos are combined and the new photo or HDRI has a depth of 32 bit.The result is quite good.The three photos must havesome difference which you want to highlight e.g. difference in exposure,ambient light,etc.

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Anonymous (not verified) 10/02/2008

You can fake bracketing exposures with images that have movement (people, vehicles, animals) in Photoshop, Paintshop Pro, or any other decent image editor and get acceptable results using Photomatix. These, with very, VERY few exceptions, are NOT acceptable. I don't want my images looking cartoonish. Not all images are suitable for HDR conversion, as you can see above. And Jesus Christ...if you ARE gonna try it, try and do it right. Go to Flikr ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/hdr/ ) and see some more examples of how NOT to do HDR. It was funny at first...now it just looks stupid.

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Ignatz Horowitz (not verified) 09/29/2008

Thanks for photo. Realy beautiful!! i add to my stumble pages. ? account name pdks.

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PDKS (not verified) 09/15/2008

oka

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sohbet (not verified) 09/12/2008

I Love the posts. The are the reason why man can see the beauty of Life, for the those who believe this God's pics

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Jackonium (not verified) 09/08/2008

Beutifull fotos.

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ana (not verified) 09/06/2008

HDR is nothing unless you can view the before and after...

20 HDR before and after photographs

Hope this helps those who want to get into HDR or just admire it like me.

Thanks
The Floating Frog

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The Floating Frog (not verified) 09/04/2008

Overdone, overdone, overdone! There's such a thing as reducing the overall contrast TOO much. Someone said the other day, "HDR is the new Star filter". Indeed.

HDR is very useful for bringing the dynamic range closer to what the eye sees - but overdone, it just looks fake, and not compelling.

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Allan White (not verified) 09/04/2008

wow love it!

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ada (not verified) 09/03/2008

they really are awesome pictures and omg 4597 diggs to this picture its well deserved i love some of photos and wish if they come widescreen as wallpapers i am thumbing up on this one :)

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MOin (not verified) 09/02/2008

WOW...What wonderful pictures! They are awsome, Thanks for sharing! Nice!
caricatures
love animation
a -caricature

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cute cartoon (not verified) 09/02/2008

i like allmost every work from U. Thanks for hours of tutorials. stay tuned.

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artiboy (not verified) 08/31/2008

this is totally awesoooooooome... ten thumbs up for this collection bro :D

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jago mabok (not verified) 08/25/2008

Very nice collection, wish to see more!

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Min Thu (not verified) 08/16/2008

Hey guys, thanks for the Great graphics.

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Anonymous (not verified) 08/15/2008

Very nice collection.

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hdr photos (not verified) 08/13/2008

very very nice HDR photo.

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kabin (not verified) 08/06/2008

Very Beautyful.

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Ooty Tour (not verified) 08/05/2008

i insterested and will bookmark it, thank

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resetter printer (not verified) 08/02/2008

Super! thanks for sharing.

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Simplu (not verified) 07/27/2008

Elinize kolunuza sa?l?k evlatlar. On numara olmu?. Bende zaten Fiyat adl? sitede kulland?m bunlar?. Saolun.

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Fiyat (not verified) 07/24/2008

Very few of these are what most people would call 'beautiful'. They look fake or like bad illustrations.

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DaviDC. (not verified) 07/19/2008

beautifulllllllllll......................................................

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anish (not verified) 07/04/2008

I really like Photomatix, but i find that it falls very short on so many photos i have, which is where Artizen HDR comes into play for me. Not only does it do all of my HDR work for me, but i can work with all of my RAW's and us it as my RAW converter.

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Anonymous (not verified) 07/03/2008

Stunning photos. Thanks for posting.

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Drupal Museum (not verified) 07/02/2008

okok!???????????

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Anonymous (not verified) 06/30/2008

hey that's great job...
keep it up

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snehal patel (not verified) 06/24/2008

Oh my goodness... these graphics are excellent quality!!!

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After5PC (not verified) 06/20/2008

Awesome photos, if they're not be modified.

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limkee (not verified) 06/19/2008

Stunning photos - wherever they came from :)

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Swimming pool photos (not verified) 06/18/2008

Wow, these graphics are amazing. Thank you for posting these.

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myspace layouts (not verified) 06/17/2008

amazing pictures

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bedava oyunlar (not verified) 06/13/2008
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Anonymous (not verified) 06/12/2008

Very cool pics!!!

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MoiN (not verified) 06/07/2008

i just discoverd hdr and tried the photomatix on one of my photos and it came up delicious with only three photos in landscape but i did not overdo the conversion i think some of the photos are overdone this make them to cartoonish
but still arty i think i will use this a lot now

this may be a new era in photography along with digital

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joseph mc glue (not verified) 06/04/2008

I do like many of these HDR images, but they do look a bit weird. They look like they've been solarized. Most of what I've seen so far are very surreal images, rather than an image with more headroom to capture shadow and highlight details.
In many of these pictures, the light levels seem off.
Anyway, they are cool images.

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Todd K (not verified) 06/04/2008

B&W HDR
Gran Madre di Dio

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Anonymous (not verified) 05/31/2008

Nice pictures you got here.
Thanks!

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ezoryak (not verified) 05/28/2008

Wow.. very awesome pictures...

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Aerobic Instructor (not verified) 05/27/2008

all pictures are very beautiful.
and the second one is my favorite picture.

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web designer (not verified) 05/25/2008

Marvelously stylized photos! The stylization adds a new dimension to the same old so-called realistic photographic styles. Realism is not real to begin with. So why bother? Here, the hard-color-contrast stylization deepens the meaning of the photos transforming whatever subject is focused on into icons. BRAVO!

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BillSlm (not verified) 05/24/2008

I am an amateur photographer and very passionate about my work. I havn't given photoshop much thought until lately, and I keep seeing all of the wonderful things people are doing and then I find these AWESOME works of art and I want to create work like this also. I would love to know more about this style of work! It is mind blowing what you can do with an ordinary picture. Thanks for sharing these works with us, and for opening my eyes to something new!!!

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Kim (not verified) 05/20/2008

Wow, absolutely mindblowing.

I think its time I gave this a shot!

Thanks a bunch for the tips and advice.

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Nikhil (not verified) 05/19/2008

Awsome !!
terrific !!
so fucking great pictures

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vladimire (not verified) 05/13/2008

Venice Italy

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Anonymous (not verified) 05/12/2008

simply mind blowing!!!!

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Sachin (not verified) 05/09/2008
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porno video (not verified) 05/07/2008

awsome pictures whoow!

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Renata (not verified) 05/01/2008

These are great! thanks for sharing. I'll have to learn more about this.

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Matt (not verified) 04/30/2008

Wow. that audi is really impressive... I would love to have that car.

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bmw 740 brakes (not verified) 04/22/2008

"enhanced images" ... you mean not really what it looks like, more like photoshop, not the real thing --- Dont get me wrong im sure you have to be good a adding effects, but dont tell me it is a even better picture. For art pretty cool, for photography they kinda suck

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Tyler (not verified) 04/21/2008

I find this site: www.hdrcreme.com
HDRcreme is the first HDR photo gallery that let you share photos, explore and learn about High dynamic range imaging. HDRcreme is a free image hosting service.

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Anonymous (not verified) 04/15/2008

Great selection, I like it!

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jwoehrl (not verified) 04/13/2008

How are they able to capture movement in an HDR photograph? specifically the one with the planes, the beach, the cattle, and the smoke?

i've been expirementing alot, but i'm unable to successful capture any motion.

any help would be awesome

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Anonymous (not verified) 04/09/2008

Wow. Some of those are pretty fun! Nice concept. Amazing work!

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Advisor (not verified) 04/08/2008

These are just awesome! (like drupal!)

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darek (not verified) 04/05/2008

forgot one

Blackpool Sands outside of Dartmouth

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Anonymous (not verified) 04/04/2008

There is an art to using HDR without going overboard. I think a lot of people do over do it. When it comes to portaits, HDR, shouldn't be used. It makes people and animals look more like aliens then earthly creatures. Here are some realistic HDRs, which are what I prefer.

Blackpool Sands outside of Dartmouth

Dittiscombe Trail

Dittiscombe

Happy Easter

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Michael (not verified) 04/04/2008

Nice pictures you got here. This pieces motivate me more to continue learning.

Thanks!

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Leana (not verified) 04/04/2008

Great work. Some of the images can really be used for wall poster.

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Acronyms (not verified) 04/03/2008

Great pics and thanks for sharing. As for that coffee, I wonder if you've got a tastee for Kenyan coffee?

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Anonymous (not verified) 04/02/2008

I love them!

Those who say these pictures don't look real... Could you please let me know why do all pictures have to look real????

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Anonymous (not verified) 04/02/2008

I have to say that there are a lot of techniques to make better image and HDR can be one of these but all of these example are horrible over done. They are dramatic but really are not that interesting once you get over the extreme contrast.

If you are going to highlight HDR images, you might want to try to find ones that are well done as opposed to these that are done using default settings and create really false looking images.

It's just like wearing too much make up - it does not look natural and it does not look attractive.

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Anonymous (not verified) 04/02/2008

amazing work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Anonymous (not verified) 04/01/2008

How old is the fire truck at the very top of the set???? Ity looks kinda 80's feel on it.

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allenfre (not verified) 04/01/2008

Pah! Most of them are taken from the smashing magazine post - and what a surprise, just 3 days after they posted it.

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/10/35-fantastic-hdr-pictures/

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Anonymous (not verified) 03/31/2008

They don't look real - they look like videogame graphics.
I like them, it's just that... they look all fake, and not real. Except for that photo someone posted in the comments - that one looked real.

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Anonymous (not verified) 03/28/2008

Tonemapping for live!

Corus

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vanDekaart (not verified) 03/27/2008

Before & After magazine has been sharing its practical approach to graphic design since 1990. It's a nice car!

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Zacknolden (not verified) 03/27/2008

terrible masking (to say the least)... a huge pet peeve. ____________________

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dfarah (not verified) 03/27/2008

You don't necessarily need an expensive digicam to be able to pull off nice HDR pictures. The key thing is being able to take a picture in several exposure settings so a tripod would be the most beneficial tool. So take a picture, properly exposed, then take a couple that is on the underexposed side and a couple on the over exposed side and then HDR them together. Also, it helps a lot if you camera can shoot RAW, as sometimes you can HDR from 1 RAW photo pretty well. All you have to do is 'develop' your RAW images in different exposures and then use the results as your HDR source images. It's great fun. Also, great pictures - keep up the great work! Yep! he's right! _____________________ My Truck Accessories

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dfarah (not verified) 03/26/2008

You don't necessarily need an expensive digicam to be able to pull off nice HDR pictures. The key thing is being able to take a picture in several exposure settings so a tripod would be the most beneficial tool. So take a picture, properly exposed, then take a couple that is on the underexposed side and a couple on the over exposed side and then HDR them together. Also, it helps a lot if you camera can shoot RAW, as sometimes you can HDR from 1 RAW photo pretty well. All you have to do is 'develop' your RAW images in different exposures and then use the results as your HDR source images. It's great fun. Also, great pictures - keep up the great work! Yep! he's right! _____________________ My Truck Accessories

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dfarah (not verified) 03/26/2008

You don't necessarily need an expensive digicam to be able to pull off nice HDR pictures. The key thing is being able to take a picture in several exposure settings so a tripod would be the most beneficial tool. So take a picture, properly exposed, then take a couple that is on the underexposed side and a couple on the over exposed side and then HDR them together.

Also, it helps a lot if you camera can shoot RAW, as sometimes you can HDR from 1 RAW photo pretty well. All you have to do is 'develop' your RAW images in different exposures and then use the results as your HDR source images. It's great fun.

Also, great pictures - keep up the great work!

Anonymous (not verified) 03/24/2008

Hey guys, thanks a lot for the comments... we have a new post on hdr photos, HDR: Superb HDR Pics of Grafitti! Check it out! http://abduzeedo.com/superb-hdr-pics-grafitti

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abduzeedo 03/19/2008

you got a cup of colombian coffe, would you send me some tutorials or anything like that? I'm a begginer and wanna practice :)

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kike & the blues (not verified) 03/18/2008

Really nice picture of the firetruck. Sort of reminds me of Dodge Trucks specifically my Dodge Ram. Keep it up!

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Dodge Trucks (not verified) 03/18/2008

Great work - some of your stuff is especially good. What are you using? I am using Photomatix. I am a bit of a beginner, but really enjoying HDR. Here are some of my efforts (most, but not all, not all are HDR): http://www.flickr.com/photos/eldubyer/. Please feel free to comment on my stuff, as we can all benefit from tips and advice. For the meantime, keep up your great work - it's an inspiration!!

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LA-Dub (not verified) 03/16/2008

very beautiful pictures. thanks. ;)

computer jobs (not verified) 03/16/2008

good photos...

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Aswathy (not verified) 03/15/2008

Absolutely Beautiful, it's like opening your eyes for the first time, so much clarity and contrast. Great pics, cool concept.

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defrost3 (not verified) 03/14/2008

What I find amusing is the fact that so many of you are disrespecting others artistic expression. We should embrace different techniques and styles, even if they look "fake". As a highly trained photographer, who shot for YEARS with nothing automatic (my first camera was an Original Nikon FM circa 1977, purchased in 2000), I had to learn the art of photography. Now with the advent of Digital I think branching out and experimenting is definitely an advantage and great fun. There are so many styles and techniques and perspectives to visual media. Perhaps we should see the beauty in an image rather than spout ignorant, tasteless comments because something isn't in the style we prefer.

Nikongirl (not verified) 03/14/2008

Dude.. they're not bad at all.
"Most of these shots are so ugly. Might as well take your picture and throw em in a microwave.

* puke"
Or he can take your Picture and post it here, You alone tops all these in ugliness, Get a life.

Nice pics man, don't listen too people here who can't even spell their own name... They're all uptight because their parents don't love 'em

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Catalyst... (not verified) 03/13/2008

I think your photos are tremendous. I have doing photography for years but am new to HDR, any tips on shooting people this way?

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Anonymous (not verified) 03/12/2008

HDR has gotten me back into photography again. I love it.
...and as Presell was saying... what is a nice camera to buy with a +/-2 auto bracketing

http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/ProductDetail.page?pid=25235

..this is nice but I'm on a budget!

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Kenny (not verified) 03/12/2008

I think the pictures are very well done - you have definitely peaked my interest. I am new to photography and am amazed by all of the tools that can be utilized to increase the aesthetic value of the shots. The links and info provided by the folks who added comments that actually matter will be put to good use as well.

Please ignore the negative feedback from the self important "art critics" out there; it takes real brains to give CONSTRUCTIVE criticism.

Thank you for sharing your talent and allowing others to share theirs and their information!

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Kimberly (not verified) 03/12/2008

I think most of you are off your rocker. These aren't fine art photography pieces. Most of these photos with HDR effects applied to them would best be suited for magazines. I agree some of them are ridiculous and have no or next to little balance (coliseum) , but some of them would work well.

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Nick C (not verified) 03/11/2008

Kitsch is the word that first comes to mind when viewing these images. It's one of the reasons that sites such as Flickr can be very tedious to go through. Ahhh Yuck!!!

Dominique (not verified) 03/11/2008

This is absolutely HORRIBLE. The only good one is the last b/w the rest are kitsch crap. HDR can be good if when you look at it you cant tell its HDR. But most of these are absolutely horrible. This is not photography. Thats why its probably on a blog about DESIGN.

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jinju (not verified) 03/11/2008

OH MY GOD

I just pucked in my mouth

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Anonymous (not verified) 03/10/2008

How much does a good HDR program typically cost? Great pics, BTW!

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Tamara S (not verified) 03/10/2008

For those of you interested in HDR. There's a free programme available for download called FDR Tools. You'll find it at: http://www.fdrtools.com/front_e.php

Tom W (not verified) 03/10/2008

Oh so fake! The point of HDR is to make high dynamic range scenes look more REALISTIC...the way your eye sees the scene when you took the shot. Some of these shots look like they should be in a comic book.

Anonymous (not verified) 03/10/2008

So awesome!! I am going to list this post in Computer Link Magazine next issue!

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Anonymous (not verified) 03/10/2008

Sweet. Most all of these look like a video game. Where can I purchase a Wii that will connect to my scooped out eye sockets?

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timoteo (not verified) 03/08/2008

eshehtrshrt

Anonymous (not verified) 03/08/2008

Here's a great tutorial of a fake HDR effect using Photoshop: http://www.nill.cz/index.php?set=tu1. They also offer an action including the same steps.

Fabio: Parabéns pelo excelente blog! Congrats for the awesome blog!

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DesignGrl (not verified) 03/08/2008

Hi Andrew

I found this handy: http://stuckincustoms.com/2006/06/06/548/

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arsebat (not verified) 03/08/2008

Loving HDR, is there any tutorials on how to go about it? i'm fairly new to photography?

Andrew-Thomas (not verified) 03/08/2008

Simply beautiful. Thanks

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Melisa (not verified) 03/08/2008

Great Photos!
And one of mine.....

Ominous colour

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C.J. Gregory (not verified) 03/07/2008

Oh yes - in response to the blogger, I use photomatix. I actually bought the thing, so much did I like it. The beta version of the new version is worth getting (esp if you're on vista).

It's nice for boosting single pics too - I've made the colours really pop out of previously dull pics before.

Also, having AEB on all the time is great (for landscape stuff) - as even if most of the pics will make crap HDRs, you have three exposures to work from, so are less likely to have a pic that fails because of poor exposure.

arsebat (not verified) 03/07/2008

And... ahem... one of mine :)

arsebat (not verified) 03/07/2008

I was never a fan of hdr images before,but these are just amazing. It's just too bad that some people abuse this technique,thinking it will make up for the lack of photography skills

cheers,
Dmitri

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photographer (not verified) 03/07/2008

Apart of the different taste people show in HDR-photography it shows once again in the comments that people posting anonymously are to be considered real trolls. Not having the guts to provide a name or link to one's website speaks for itself. Guys and dolls: you're discrediting yourself! @abduzeedo: again a nice (polarizing) post - keep it up...

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Robert (not verified) 03/06/2008

Nice top 20! The firetruck is definitely well done!

Incase anyone wants to view more HDR photos, I have plenty of them on my site.

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Panther (not verified) 03/06/2008

Nice selection ;-)
Here's one of mine :

871 @ Sattahip Naval Base (Thailand)

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Eric Rousset (not verified) 03/06/2008

I am hooked on HDR. I know from experience that some images work better than others. It is all trial and error. I love the effect because it takes photography to another level of creativity. Maybe that is why some don't like it. It is all subjective in the end. I have quite a few HDR images posted on my blog. If you would like to look please follow this link http://slgphoto.aminus3.com

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Shawna (not verified) 03/05/2008

I think that maybe most ppl on here might just be jealous that they cannot produce such creative images...This is about artistic ability and creativity...There are many aspects and ideas about photography, I have learned to respect and appreciate them all.
I love these series of photos!!!

You get a large coffee from me!!!!!

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Jennie (not verified) 03/05/2008

I'm still debating whether to buy the HDR program or not. Probably not. My sample tries turned out looking like cartoons or illustrations. So I think you have to use HDR very sparingly unless you want that effect. I especially like the cow and the airplanes shot although to me they don't look like "real" photos. However, a lot of the photos here already have good composition and would stand alone as excellent even without HDR. Hats off to Greg who outlined how to get the effect in Photoshop. Thanks, Greg. I'll give that a try.

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Michael Skorulski (not verified) 03/05/2008

Most of these shots are so ugly. Might as well take your picture and throw em in a microwave.

* puke

Anonymous (not verified) 03/05/2008

After going through these images, I expected the vast majority to have ultra-high definition images linked somewhere on the page -- so far, only found a couple worthwhile ones which were higher than 1600x1200 resolution ... oh well ...

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AvangionQ (not verified) 03/04/2008

These are beautiful! Now, where's the time saving .torrent file to download the lot, so I can add them all to desktop background rotation ...

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AvangionQ (not verified) 03/04/2008

Nice photos. A couple are too much. But I quite like most of them.

Anonymous (not verified) 03/04/2008

Fix your links to porn off here.. for goodness sake, if you are going to blog and let people comment; at least clean out the crap and spam!

Anonymous (not verified) 03/04/2008

Wow great shot between them, not all. Some are a little bit to much for me...

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Robbie Veldwijk (not verified) 03/04/2008

They look horribly fake. More like illustrations than photos. That's fine for a specific effect, but for most photos you want natural colors. HDR is best when it's used subtly to enhance photos which would otherwise be impossible with one exposure: blown out windows, for instance. I've seen it used wonderfully in a few photos in a church where the stained glass was always blowing out. The final result looked natural and real. The photos above might look cool now, while the technique is new and fresh, but they're starting to look dated and unoriginal. Too much focus on the color saturation and not enough focus on actually taking good pictures.

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Anonymous (not verified) 03/04/2008

The end result of a perfectly executed HDR image is that the viewer should not be aware that it has been manipulated.

It should look like a photograph that has a lot of detail in shadow and highlight area but not overdone to the point that it looks unreal.

You can certainly push it past reality at which point it becomes an illustration (and there's nothing wrong with that).

But those who use the technique well, use it in moderation.

One excellent use is in extending the range of interiors that have blown-out window highlights. The eye can see both the room details and the outside details but both cannot usually be captured together on an image unless one lights the interior. HDR can do this easily with a series of exposures from about minus 2 to plus 2 in one-stop increments.

Once the novelty of this technique wears off, we will begin to see a more realistic use of it. Until then, brace yourself for some bizarre images (not all bad, BTW).

An application (other than Photomatix) is FDRTools which we use on our DSLR Photography Workshop Cruise (http://www.dpcorner.com/cruise).

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Arthur Bleich (not verified) 03/04/2008

terrible masking (to say the least)... a huge pet peeve.

jessekillerkay (not verified) 03/04/2008

Funny when sissies make sissy comments about HDR images.

Sure there are bad images, but making them surreal is in the control of the artist.

What if he really intends to show it that way, artistically?

Not the best selection though, except maybe
for the WW2 like image, not the usual stuff you can find anywhere.

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Anonymous (not verified) 03/04/2008

Yuck.

HDR: read HDR Capture, Compressed dynamic range results = ugly and unreal looking pictures.

IMO (obviously)

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Anonymous (not verified) 03/04/2008

Here's another one they missed:

Valley View Bridge

Anonymous (not verified) 03/03/2008

disappointing selection of images.

Anonymous (not verified) 03/03/2008

One coffee for you from Ukraine ;)

Voloshka (not verified) 03/03/2008

I'm truly fascinated by HDR photography. But I have to admit that there are not much good examples around. Some of your findings I truly like, but most of them are to much of a trick. Almost like a photshop action. I'm working on some of my own. And I have to admit isn't easy.

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About (photography) (not verified) 03/03/2008

Fantastic collection. Thank you!

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Mil (not verified) 03/03/2008

amazing!!

jeff (not verified) 03/03/2008

These pictures do not look good. The color is totally oversaturated. It's not natural at all.

How is this supposed to be good? Try taking real pictures, it's much harder.

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Anonymous (not verified) 03/03/2008

Dont like this at all.

Anonymous (not verified) 03/02/2008

MSG for Presell

The 350d can bracket at +/- 2 but I'd seriously consider a 400d now the 450d has been released. The 400d has much better features over the 350d for not much extra cost.

Paul