Re: Off-Topic, New Orleans Images

Dan,

That is on my list of things to try—HDR. I am assuming you are using this
feature in CSII?

How are you liking it so far?

I have found that I am able to compress the subject brightness range some by
stopping down to the maximum and extending the time of exposure—since I'm
not catatonic, I use a tripod for this. It helps some.

The hand colored (?) images are certainly striking. I also liked the "House
On The Car" image that you had in the group you referred to as the "Cliche
Shots". Nice work. Chris Anderson has also done work down in the Gulf
Region.... The two of you should do a show together!

Thanks for sharing.

Best Wishes,
Mark Nelson
Precision Digital Negatives--The Book
PDNPrint Forum at Yahoo Groups
www.MarkINelsonPhoto.com

In a message dated 4/22/06 6:44:15 AM, fdanb@aol.com writes:

> I'm experimenting with HDR (High Dynamic Range) shooting. I'm testing
> the waters so sometimes the results feel too "pushed." On the other
> hand, I'm gleaning a really good idea of how to use the tool for
> creative purposes. And some of what you see is the mold that has grown
> on just about every surface.
>
> Here are some more, with no mold. The interiors are not from New
> Orleans, thought the parade float figures (two at end of group) are:
>
> www.danburkholder.com/misc_HDR
>
> It's always exciting to use new tools to do things that used to be next
> to impossible. HDR lets us capture scenes with a brightness range that
> far exceeds anything film could capture, no matter how much contraction
> processing you try. For this group, there might be 8-14 exposures
> combined for each shot. The "Bathroom Clutter" images runs from 8
> minutes to 1/15 second. Since the chip itself can hold something like an
> 11-stop range, you get an idea of how contrasty these scenes were in the
> first place.
>
> Of course, the ultra wide (12mm) lens on a full-frame chip helps add to
> the intimacy too. That's why I had to leave Nikon (after 32 years),
> their half-frame digital cameras rob us of ultra-wides. (Note: I'm
> hanging onto my favorite Nikon glass in hopes they introduce a full-frame
> camera this fall at Photokina.)
>
> Thanks for looking!
>
> Dan
>
Received on Sat Apr 22 14:23:36 2006