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Spitfire MH434 having a routine inspection at Duxford.

This is an HDR image that has been processed. perosnally I think HDR and the processing is interesting and offers a lot, but, is it real photography or the ability of software?

Uploaded07/10/2012 - 13:31

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pauljay pauljay

46 posts
18 years
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Posted 07/10/2012 - 17:08 Link

My missus says the same about my HDR shots. Personally I feel it can give you a much sharper image, which I always consider desirable. It's the difference between a photo and a picture!

Paul.

Photography is not a sport. It has no rules. Everything must be dared and tried! (Bill Brandt)
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Defragged Defragged

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Posted 07/10/2012 - 17:24 Link

It depends how you define what real photography is, if real photography exists at all. From the moment the image is composed some processing is taking place, even down to how you crop within the viewfinder. Good photography is like art and beauty, subjective! Photography is governed by one rule; there are no rules but there are extremes and even these depend on your viewpoint. And so it is with HDR. Some love it, some hate it. It can be extreme, or as in the case of your image, just stunning. But that's only my viewpoint....

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Edited by Defragged: 07/10/2012 - 17:27

Dogsbody Dogsbody

45 posts
14 years

Posted 07/10/2012 - 18:57 Link

Defragged wrote:
It depends how you define what real photography is, if real photography exists at all. From the moment the image is composed some processing is taking place, even down to how you crop within the viewfinder. Good photography is like art and beauty, subjective! Photography is governed by one rule; there are no rules but there are extremes and even these depend on your viewpoint. And so it is with HDR. Some love it, some hate it. It can be extreme, or as in the case of your image, just stunning. But that's only my viewpoint....

Thank you for your comment, I will remember that "Photography is like art and beauty....and there are no rules"
I have never considered myself to be creative but photography opens new doors.....

A very happily using a K30. My wife says I have too many lenses.

Edited by Dogsbody: 07/10/2012 - 18:57

davidstorm davidstorm

4934 posts
15 years
Sheffield,
England

Posted 07/10/2012 - 20:45 Link

HDR suits this subject really well and it is a lovely image. I use HDR, but very rarely. To me, HDR is used to recover details that are more difficult to recover in other ways, but I always try to make my HDR look natural.

I have used tonemapping on rare occasions and find it can suit some types of shots. Generally, I steer clear but I have no issues with anyone using HDR and it does not make it any less of a photograph, regardless of how it is processed.

Regards
David

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Bobbinalorry Bobbinalorry

205 posts
17 years
Ware,Hertfordshire

Posted 09/02/2013 - 18:20 Link

Who cares?...it's good if one likes it & not if not
Personally, I like it very much.

Best Regards, Larry.

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