[pure-silver] Re: Today's Watercooler Discussion: Dynamic Range
- From: Eric Nelson <emanmb@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:28:42 -0800 (PST)
I think it depends on the eye of the practitioner as some folks have definitely
gone over the top HDR-wise creating an almost hand colored postcard look to
things. Certainly clouds can get a weird look to them when worked on by a what
I would call a novice as they tend to add way too much drama that wasn't in the
original scene.
In re:to your question, I think it's a combination of what we're used to
seeing,
surprise at the range from our lowered expectations from digital up till
recently, and users getting a little heavy handed in their use of the method.
Your examples didn't seem too heavy handed for the most part. In B&W I'd be
bleaching and dodging and burning like crazy to achieve that range....or is it
just my negs? ;)
Eric
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From: Tim Daneliuk <tundra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, January 28, 2011 10:24:38 AM
Subject: [pure-silver] Today's Watercooler Discussion: Dynamic Range
Monochrome film photographers routinely handle well over 16 stops of light.
Digital ... not so much. They resort to HDR techniques like this:
http://www.perfectphotoblog.com/high-dynamic-range-images-hdri-before-and-after-landscapes/1201/
I judge these to be quite beautiful but ... they don't look "real" to
me. To my eye they seem more "surreal".
So, here's the question: Is this a byproduct of the digital manipulation
process OR are we so used to seeing color without a lot of dynamic
range (even color film is pretty limited by comparison to B&W) that
when we see a full dynamic range color image it seems "fake".
Discuss amongst yourselves...
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Tim Daneliuk
tundra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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