Naked Fish (Night HDR)

I decided to do get in some practice for this Saturday's Boston POTN Meet, which is going to be a night shoot. I had actually wanted to get in some experimentation, but I ran out of time, since I got out late and have to work for a living.

This was one of my pratice/experiment shots, though I haven't really experimented with it yet. I want to test a few different HDR programs on this shot, as well as some serious testing with the number of required shots. And I meant to play with the 20D's Long Exposure Noise Reduction, but I totally forgot. So I guess I have to go out again this week....


So, this is an HDR of 7 exposures, each taken 1 stop apart. That's extreme - Duder has me convinced that I have to try 3 shots, 2 exposures apart, which is what I will be playing with later this week. I'm worried about that, though, since I think that the lights will still be blown out - many of these are even with a 6-stop range. But tomorrow, if I get a chance, I'll pick 3 shots that are 2 stops apart and try it. Check for a thread in Post Processing within the next week - I'll try to post a thread or two about Night HDR shots.


Tired of reading? Here's the shot:

Looks top notch on my monitor and I'll for sure be curious on the 3 shot comparison to this.

Well, I feel compelled to point out that I'd never claim 3 exposures, 2 stops apart, is the best option for all HDR's, but it's most suitable for the majority of brightly lit daylight scenes. I've also produced many HDR's from 5 or 6 expsoures where the situation warranted it (usually by exposing for the highlights and working backward until you acheive good shadow detail).
I haven't myself even really attempted night-time HDR's yet, and I expect I would do what I said previously and expose for the highlights and work backward, however many shots that turned out to be.

seems to me you got a pretty good result using 7.

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My best HDR result was with 3 manual exposures. luckily there was no movement in cars, clouds etc in the landscape. The 3 shots were miles apart too +/- 3 or more stops.

I love these shots. Have to try HDR on Neon.

newbie ?
when you take these multiple exposures, are the stops the only thing your changing?
Then i am assuming you blend them wih software?

pokertable wrote in post #2135347
newbie ?
when you take these multiple exposures, are the stops the only thing your changing?
Then i am assuming you blend them wih software?

Yes, exactly. Take a look at this tutorial: http://backingwinds.bl​ogspot.com …fessional-hdr-images.html

Sorry man, I didn't mean to blame you or anything. I just find your HDRs to be stunning, and I know you do most with 3 exposures.


Thanks for the comments folks!

Nice work Scottes...

I never had thought of trying HDR for night shots before.

The one thought I have with the long exposure noise is, what would happen if you shot your lower light shot with a higher ISO (400 or so)

And then shot the neon at 100 iso.. I wonder how much less (or more) noise would end up in the shot?

I just might have to try that.

-J

That's great, Scott! I would love to try some HDR shots, but I'll have to invest in CR2 first! BTW... that's one of my favorite restaurants!

Thanks for that link on HDR how to.... I think when I get the opertunity, I'll try my hand a HDR photos. I really like the look of the ones that turn out well.

nice hdr experiment... even if the subject does not say much to me sorry

Great job! I have found that for nighttime HDR more stops are warrented. I with I could AEB more than 3 shots at a time...