Comments on: 4 Arguments against Photomatrix HDR http://www.photoaxe.com/arguments-against-photomatrix-hdr/ Digital Photography Tutorials For Beginners. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:10:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Goldstein http://www.photoaxe.com/arguments-against-photomatrix-hdr/comment-page-1/#comment-12782 Jim Goldstein Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:21:30 +0000 http://www.photoaxe.com/arguments-against-photomatrix-hdr/#comment-12782 Thanks for the insight into Photomatrix. Also thanks for the comment on my "I Hate HDR" post. Thanks for the insight into Photomatrix. Also thanks for the comment on my “I Hate HDR” post.

]]> By: Ferrell http://www.photoaxe.com/arguments-against-photomatrix-hdr/comment-page-1/#comment-11328 Ferrell Sat, 11 Aug 2007 00:54:58 +0000 http://www.photoaxe.com/arguments-against-photomatrix-hdr/#comment-11328 Much of the problems you speak of are due to extreme use of the tools in Photomatix. It's easy to over-compress the image and get halos, just like in PS it's easy to over-saturate or over-sharpen. Careful use of the tools will allow you to obtain better results. Noise in Photomatix is the result of not capturing the full dynamic range in your image set. When the full dynamic range is captured HDR offers the wonderful benefit of a noise free image - something you will never find in a single shot image where the dynamic range of the sensor is exceeded. The beauty of HDR is it's able to capture the full dynamic range of the scene. What could be bad about that!! It's not HDR that is unappealing to you - it's the extreme tone mapping. It's a matter of tone mapping with good judgement. I have some tutorials at www.beforethecoffee.com for more info on HDR. Ferrell Much of the problems you speak of are due to extreme use of the tools in Photomatix. It’s easy to over-compress the image and get halos, just like in PS it’s easy to over-saturate or over-sharpen. Careful use of the tools will allow you to obtain better results.

Noise in Photomatix is the result of not capturing the full dynamic range in your image set. When the full dynamic range is captured HDR offers the wonderful benefit of a noise free image – something you will never find in a single shot image where the dynamic range of the sensor is exceeded.

The beauty of HDR is it’s able to capture the full dynamic range of the scene. What could be bad about that!! It’s not HDR that is unappealing to you – it’s the extreme tone mapping. It’s a matter of tone mapping with good judgement.

I have some tutorials at http://www.beforethecoffee.com for more info on HDR.

Ferrell

]]> By: Ricky http://www.photoaxe.com/arguments-against-photomatrix-hdr/comment-page-1/#comment-8971 Ricky Sun, 22 Jul 2007 23:18:00 +0000 http://www.photoaxe.com/arguments-against-photomatrix-hdr/#comment-8971 I find the photo from digg it interesting. Almost looks like a bad burn and dodge job in the darkroom. I can not understand how that would happen with three controlled exposures of the same image. True, there is a place for HDR. I do not think of it as a gimmik, but more of a method to enhance your tonal range, up to you how you bracket. Since I have not even tried this yet, am excited to start. Ricky I find the photo from digg it interesting. Almost looks like a bad burn and dodge job in the darkroom.
I can not understand how that would happen with three controlled exposures of the same image.
True, there is a place for HDR. I do not think of it as a gimmik, but more of a method to enhance your tonal range, up to you how you bracket.
Since I have not even tried this yet, am excited to start.
Ricky

]]> By: visual photo guide http://www.photoaxe.com/arguments-against-photomatrix-hdr/comment-page-1/#comment-5938 visual photo guide Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:31:43 +0000 http://www.photoaxe.com/arguments-against-photomatrix-hdr/#comment-5938 Good points. I think some people just get overzealous when they find something new (me included). There are times when HDR makes a photo look much better, but more often then not it's just more about taking a good photo. Good points. I think some people just get overzealous when they find something new (me included).

There are times when HDR makes a photo look much better, but more often then not it’s just more about taking a good photo.

]]> By: Wojtek http://www.photoaxe.com/arguments-against-photomatrix-hdr/comment-page-1/#comment-3848 Wojtek Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:21:14 +0000 http://www.photoaxe.com/arguments-against-photomatrix-hdr/#comment-3848 HDR is great - but to me Photomatrix is not more than just a fancy way of making your images less real, a tricky tool for all these blokes who are in love with Photoshop effects plugins. I think it went little bit too far from being an useful HDR combine tool to something gimmicky annoying. Good post! :) HDR is great – but to me Photomatrix is not more than just a fancy way of making your images less real, a tricky tool for all these blokes who are in love with Photoshop effects plugins.

I think it went little bit too far from being an useful HDR combine tool to something gimmicky annoying.

Good post! :)

]]> By: Jas http://www.photoaxe.com/arguments-against-photomatrix-hdr/comment-page-1/#comment-3819 Jas Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:39:43 +0000 http://www.photoaxe.com/arguments-against-photomatrix-hdr/#comment-3819 I agree entirely. When you see those hdr images with the halos it just looks pants! I like hdr when it is used to enhance the image where there are extremes of tonal range but when it is pushed so it looks like a scene from another world I don't see the point. I agree entirely. When you see those hdr images with the halos it just looks pants! I like hdr when it is used to enhance the image where there are extremes of tonal range but when it is pushed so it looks like a scene from another world I don’t see the point.

]]> By: Raoul http://www.photoaxe.com/arguments-against-photomatrix-hdr/comment-page-1/#comment-3746 Raoul Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:41:01 +0000 http://www.photoaxe.com/arguments-against-photomatrix-hdr/#comment-3746 Lau, mersi pentru review. Este a doua oara cind vin la site-ul tau. Ma bucur sa vad o romanca cu un site bun despre fotografie, in engleza. Si pe deasupra si din Cluj, orasul unde am crescut. Succes in continuare! Lau, mersi pentru review. Este a doua oara cind vin la site-ul tau. Ma bucur sa vad o romanca cu un site bun despre fotografie, in engleza. Si pe deasupra si din Cluj, orasul unde am crescut. Succes in continuare!

]]> By: qureyoon http://www.photoaxe.com/arguments-against-photomatrix-hdr/comment-page-1/#comment-3702 qureyoon Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:10:55 +0000 http://www.photoaxe.com/arguments-against-photomatrix-hdr/#comment-3702 this is so true. all of your arguments are right, i have a feeling of it too, but you can described it very well ! nice article here. and i love all those samples you provided :) this is so true.
all of your arguments are right, i have a feeling of it too, but you can described it very well !

nice article here. and i love all those samples you provided :)

]]> By: AC http://www.photoaxe.com/arguments-against-photomatrix-hdr/comment-page-1/#comment-3672 AC Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:23:12 +0000 http://www.photoaxe.com/arguments-against-photomatrix-hdr/#comment-3672 Interesting. I for one think that there is too much focus on changing and modifying an image as compared to taking good snaps. Interesting. I for one think that there is too much focus on changing and modifying an image as compared to taking good snaps.

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