Nothing spectacular, but I’m pleased how it turned out. Taken through a window, 50-75ft away with my cheap Tamron 55-200mm lens. No photoshopping except for cropping and reducing. 
Played around with HDR. 
I really need a tripod, darn it. Lost it after my Mammoth trip. (i know huh…how can I lose something as large as a tripod!)
Hong Kong from the peak (not the greatest shot (didn’t want to lug my tripod up there), but I admired the vantage point a lot when taking it):
Great Wall of China:
Downtown Vancouver:
Nice, finally putting the camera to work…
Thanks Babak!
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I really need a tripod, darn it. Lost it after my Mammoth trip. (i know huh…how can I lose something as large as a tripod!)
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noob question, what exactly is HDR about those pictures? They look plain to me.
Sometimes the subtle look of HDR is great. That is my opinion anyway.
LOL. Sorry, maybe I didn’t ask the question correctly. I didn’t mean to diss the pictures. Those pictures look normal to me and I’m not sure what makes them HDR.
The images are just not dramatic (I think that’s what you mean) but you can still tell they’re HDR (specially the first one)
Technically HDR images are easy to make. Artistically, however, you need a whole other level of knowledge and experience.
thats coo.
Some people say a “good” HDR picture is one that you can’t tell is HDR. So i take it as a compliment. I would have taken more but without a tripod you can’t do much. I actually thought these HDR photos looked too fake. Some people take HDR way too far.
Basically HDR combines multiple exposures allowing you to get detail in all sorts of areas. As you can see the apartment building is backlit by the sun. Now if you take one exposure metered to the building, the building will be properly exposed, however surrounding areas will be over exposed due to the intense brightness of the sun. Therefore, to solve this issue, you take multiple exposures, which would allow you to capture detail throughout the exposure range in a picture.
works great for automotive shots, as we’ve seen some, as well as landscape shots.
edit: Here is a non-HDR shot, i believe its metered to the horizon and properly exposed for that area, however the building is under exposed. HDR allows you to capture the detail of the horizon and combine it into one picture.
edit 2: actually the picture above was taken with AEB, so it was exposed to -2 from a center metered shot. Oh and the HD in “HDR” does not stand for High Definition.
I think my frame is a bit exagerated but I’m just trying different styles…
nice colors B!
ez12a & theDude: just curious, but what are you guys using for your HDR photos? CS2/3, Photomatix, Enfuse, or something else? I’m just wondering what other people are using these days.
Thanks.
I’m using a program called Dynamic Photo HDR. I like it a lot more than the Photomatix program.
My friend introduced me to Photomatix a few weeks ago, and that is what i used for the pictures above. Photomatix’s interface looks like it could use more polishing, but it does a relatively good job.
How do you like Dynamic Photo? Does it produce more “realistic” pictures? Do they have it for Mac? 
Went on a solo photoshoot while I still have my dad’s BMW for the week. And I found my tripod!!
non-HDR. in a relatively flat colorwise environment, HDR shots wouldn’t reveal much i guess.
edit: still in the process of post processing…
taken with Rebel XT + 18-55mm kit lens.
Who’s the Olympus fanboy on here?
I’ve rocked some HDR myself here and I’ve come up with some stuff that looks alright…
Shot this dolphin crystal …
This is our “government” building, just down the street from my work…
Which overlooks our marina
Which has a cool lighthouse in it…
And just down the road from my city, is Grand Marais, MN…- which is pretty
I’ve got more on my flickr, but I can’t access it from work?
You guys have some sick stuff hope I’m worthy… I just have a lil point and shoot for now, what’s this “SLR” thing you’re all talking about?