This was a great week for photography. I have plenty of backlogged photographs to process, but I promised Dianna at The Funny Farm I would get this post up quickly (BTW, thanks for generously allowing me the time to do some shooting at The Funny Farm!).
The Funny Farm is a wonderful roadside vegetable stand and gift shop in Callaway, Maryland. If you are ever roaming the beautiful countryside of southern Maryland, I highly recommend a stop at the Funny Farm.
Not only has it been a great week for photography, I’m having a great time experimenting with HDR (see several recent posts on the subject). I have not fully formulated my thoughts on HDR, but I have discovered a few points regarding the kinds of shots that are good candidates for HDR.
So far, I find the following conditions favorable for good HDR results:
- Situations with a range of light that cannot be captured in a single exposure (duh!). In other words, under a single exposure, you would either lose detail in the highlights or the shadows due to the dynamic range limitations of the camera.
- Lots of color. HDR does fun things with color. The Funny Farm pictures are a good example.
- Shooting into the sun. This is directly related to the first point, but is a specific application. We have all seen the colorful sunset pictures…that largely turnout as a colorful sky and silhouettes or complete disappearance of most anything else in the shot. HDR lets you recapture the missing details. See the last photograph in this post featuring a beach in Piney Point, MD.
- Compositions that you want to result in gritty mood. My recent post on skateboarding at the Bridge Spot is an example.
I’m certain I will learn more as I continue to experiment. In the mean time, I am having a wonderful time attempting to master this approach.
Go make some great photography!
Craig
I'm liking the characteristic divisions within the same photos. These are my words and only I know what they mean. However, being good friends, I'm assuming you understand what I'm trying to say. If not, we can discuss it over a cigar and scotch.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, my purchase of a new camera recently got trumped by the replacement of an air conditioner for my vehicle here in Texas. Hopefully, it won't be too much longer before I graduate up to the D50 EOS.
Great photos and intel on this and your more recent posts. THANKS!