Amsterdam HDR photos
High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDR) photos of Amsterdam. Be sure to view this one full size, and check out the birds. If you like it be sure to check out the whole set. [mmeiser blog]
High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDR) photos of Amsterdam. Be sure to view this one full size, and check out the birds. If you like it be sure to check out the whole set. [mmeiser blog]
Here is a superb explanation of the why? as well as the how? of HDR Imaging, as a response to a limitation of digital cameras —
The dynamic range dilemma. As digital sensors attain progressively higher resolutions, and thereby successively smaller pixel sizes, the one quality of an image which does not benefit is its dynamic range. This is particularly apparent in compact cameras with resolutions near 8 megapixels, as these are more susceptible than ever to blown highlights or noisy shadow detail. Further, some scenes simply contain a greater brightness range than can be captured by current digital cameras of any type.The "bright side" is that nearly any camera can actually capture a vast dynamic range — just not in a single photo. By varying the shutter speed alone, most digital cameras can change how much light they let in by a factor of 50,000 or more. High dynamic range imaging attempts to utilize this characteristic by creating images composed of multiple exposures, which can far surpass the dynamic range of a single exposure.
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