HDR Photography: Black and White
July 7, 2009 by Alec
Filed under HDR, Landscapes
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Hi Gang, there is a lot going on around HDR photography, especially with the advent of software packages like Photomatix (and others). Much of the work I see out there is targeted toward surrealistic, super-graphic imaging. That is a direction I have yet to fall in love with. So, I’m sharing some work in two seperate posts that I consider more photorealistic. Since these labels really fall on a continuum, its probably fair to say the images do as well.
This first post illustrates a set of images in B&W using HDR. My personal goal in the B&W’s was to build TONAL RANGE, moving towards what film might have produced, or BETTER. The subject matter here is VERY MATURE, but easily available to practice on. Hope you enjoy and would love to hear your thoughts. The second image was shot last night, but that’s as far as I got before stumbling upon a 6-man drug deal going down behind the grain towers. Just sayin’…..
Technical: In all cases Singh Ray Warming Polarizer, 2-stop bracket (3 images total), ISO 100, f/10
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Stunning images, Alec.
Wes
AJ,
No excuses for the mature subject…these are stunning. I think you are seriously approaching the tonal quality of film. The luminosity is stunning. I particularly enjoy the 4th image and the high polarization of the clouds. Which black and white conversion did you use?
KG
PS…good job on getting out before the deal when bad.
have I told you I think these area stunning? (apparently I need some new adjectives)
Hi Wes,
As always, good to hear from you and THANK YOU for the kind words. Hope all is well in D.C.
Cheers,
Alec
Hey KG,
Thanks for being here. And your comments are very much appreciated. When we grab that beer I'll have to tell you the rest of the story!
The Black and White conversion is custom and in at least two of these I probably used “custom A” on part of the image and “custom B” on another. What exactly I did I do not recall.
Cheers,
alec