Views from our balcony
Das Isartal und Photomatix - Isar Valley and Photomatix
Today, I downloaded a trial version of Photomatix Pro (hence the watermarks). This software needs three pictures or more with different exposure to create one very detailed HDR (High Dynamic Range) version.
This is my first attempt: I left it to the software to see what was best and didn’t change settings, but you get an idea of its potential. For me, it’s love at first sight...
[Edit: I have now replaced the Photomatix-marked version with a clean one; I’ve paid my dues...].
This is my first attempt: I left it to the software to see what was best and didn’t change settings, but you get an idea of its potential. For me, it’s love at first sight...
[Edit: I have now replaced the Photomatix-marked version with a clean one; I’ve paid my dues...].
Stiletto has particularly liked this photo
Kees has replied to StilettoToday, I still use Photomatix quite often, but prefer the “single picture” option, by which one TIFF picture (converted from RAW, in my case) is being processed to get as much detail as possible from it. Multiple images (even when they’ve been bracketed automatically) often show “ghost elements” (branches moving in the wind, people walking) and tend to be spectacular rather than natural.
An example of single file processing:
No conspicuous differences from an ordinary JPEG, unless you look closely at the details (in the original size picture!), especially in the shadows at the top of the door.
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