Moon shot help

[tegan]

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[tegan]

Well here is a very quick, non HDR job of a moon shot with a foreground.
The moon was shot with an equivalent 35mm format of 135mm which looks realistic in size.

Tegan

[Marko]

I too have seen plenty of bad HDRs - but I have seen some amazing HDRs as well.

In terms of whether it would work with the moon shot, I was thinking about that yesterday evening before I read tegan's 'no it would not work' post. I too was thinking that maybe the range is too great. Maybe.

But tegan's sweeping statement (especially since he doesn't do HDR), for me is a challenge...and so I will try it. He may be right but I'm not convinced he's right. And if it does work there will be more detail throughout the photo.

More details and an HDR podcast to follow...

Thx
Marko

[tegan]

I too have seen plenty of bad HDRs - but I have seen some amazing HDRs as well.

In terms of whether it would work with the moon shot, I was thinking about that yesterday evening before I read tegan's 'no it would not work' post. I too was thinking that maybe the range is too great. Maybe.

But tegan's sweeping statement (especially since he doesn't do HDR), for me is a challenge...and so I will try it. He may be right but I'm not convinced he's right. And if it does work there will be more detail throughout the photo.

More details and an HDR podcast to follow...

Thx
Marko

My sweeping statements are somewhat "tongue firmly planted in cheek" so I am glad you did take up the challenge. The range however is so great that you are really only doing my collage approach in a slightly different manner. There is no real tonal benefit to the HDR approach for this type of shot, so why take that approach?

Tegan

[tegan]

I sometimes use HDR as an assist method to help bring out detail in a shot but I tent to use it sparingly. Whether HDR is acceptable is a matter of personal taste, some seem to love the story book look more than others. I, like you, have seen only a handful of worthy HDR shots and from experimentation I have learned that yes, you can get a much more believable look using classic filters. Adjusting levels and selective color adjustment work well for me in most images. I am tending to steer away from HDR of late as It feels like a fib when I post but that's just me I think HDR is a useful tool in one's kit, the trick is knowing when and how much to employ.

I totally agree with everything you have said.

Tegan

[tegan]

So, Marko, when can I expect to see your HDR moon shot experiment?

I provided my quick rendition.

Tegan