HDR

“Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it” ~ Confucius  The interior of this building provides a wonderful opportunity for the HDR photographer. It’s almost completely black inside this structure, and etched with urban art declarations.  I liked the interesting textures, shapes and colors within the building. Many of these locations are almost hidden…

I made a little self portrait on an aspen lined hiking path near Bear Lake (9,500 ft) in Rocky Mountain National Park. It’s beautiful up in the higher elevations, lots of color, orange, yellow and green. I always like the fisheye view of things, pulled together in a perfect circle. My portrait is in HDR,…

Fisheye lenses can be a creative tool for photographers. I used a Nikon16mm fisheye lens to photograph the stairway inside a lighthouse. A fisheye lens can alter the the look of a composition, making it a little more dramatic. HDR brought out the detail in the shadow and highlight areas, creating a better balanced image.…

One of the cool aspects of using a fisheye lens is that it allows you to be very creative! Certain outcomes are predictable, and others are serendipitous – which makes the lens great fun to experiment with! I used a Nikon 16mm fisheye lens to capture all the interesting and colorful elements of the composition.…

Just for fun, I took a few photos of this car that was reflecting all the urban art surrounding it. The image was a three shot HDR and was processed through Photomatix. To add a little more drama, I used two filter’s from Topaz Labs Adjust to enhance the texture, color and shine of the…