Here are photos from a series of 6 HDRs (High Dynamic Range) photos taken over a span of 2 evenings. The river has been very active so I wanted to capture that as well as try out some long exposure techniques.

The mist-like water in some of these photos comes from the longer exposures (5-20 seconds) and is so extreme because the water is flowing so fast.

I’m not a huge fan of HDR in general mostly because of the halos and artifacting that show up when it’s used too strongly, but when it’s used subtly I think itcan be very nice to look at. When HDR photography is used correctly it more closely mimics our own eye because our eye has the ability to adjust very quickly to various amounts of light, but when taking a traditional photo there is no adjustment. When you click the shutter, that’s it. HDR images are done using various images of varying exposures allowing detail to be seen in the shadows as well as the highlights.

Photos 1–3 were done with Photomatix. 4–6 were done with LR/Enfuse.

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