April 10, 2008 HDR Thriller (scenery)
There is a kind of power in super-engineered structures like dams, and this shot of one in Japan certainly brings that out. GOTTA SEE IT IN LARGE ON BLACK.
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There is a kind of power in super-engineered structures like dams, and this shot of one in Japan certainly brings that out. GOTTA SEE IT IN LARGE ON BLACK.
Posted by HDReader at 9:38 PM 14 comments
Todays Search Word: scenery
Pretty neat shot here. Despite the noise mush that sometimes happens in HDR processing, the detail enhancement still makes for a very watchable scene. GOTTA SEE THIS IN LARGE ON BLACK for best effect.
Posted by HDReader at 10:13 PM 1 comments
Todays Search Word: wave
Back from a vacation...but definitely not from the above spot (I wish though)!
Tha above is from the Maldives. GOTTA HAVE A LOOK IN LARGE ON BLACK...the lush textures and colors for a completely meditative spot. Add this to the list of places to go, and that list is getting rather long.
Posted by HDReader at 7:27 PM 1 comments
Todays Search Word: pleasure
This great shot (HAVE A LOOK IN LARGE ON BLACK) came up with the search word "honeymoon"...chosen while listening tonight to Aimee Mann's Red Vines (link to listen below)...cool song with both a hook AND classic Mann poetry:
Red Vines (Listen Here)
They're all still on their honeymoon
just read the dialogue balloon
everyone loves you--why should they not?
And I'm the only one who knows
that Disneyland's about to close
I don't suppose you'd give it a shot
knowing all that you've got
are cigarettes and Red Vines...
Posted by HDReader at 10:48 PM 0 comments
Todays Search Word: honeymoon
the path throught the arcades HDR*. Uploaded into Flickr by David Giral. Click on pic to see it in Flickr.
This shot isn't much UNTIL YOU SEE IT IN LARGE ON BLACK. It's a collection of trendy shops today, but with HDR photography like this, it's not hard to imagine Monpazier, France from centuries ago. The town was founded in 1284, evidently, as the photographer says on the Flickr page, by the King of England as a fortification to defend conquered lands. In large it almost puts you right there.
Posted by HDReader at 4:58 PM 2 comments
Todays Search Word: almost
I have seen a lot of shot of Yosemite's Half Dome, but this one is pretty unique...especially the light, which you've GOTTA SEE IN LARGE ON BLACK.
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Todays Search Word: texture
"Thread" is the word today...thought this was the best by far...cool composition showing relationships of light and dark on many levels. GOTTA SEE THIS IN LARGE ON BLACK.
Posted by HDReader at 8:32 PM 24 comments
Todays Search Word: thread
Yowza...like a photo with some depth? Stop right here in the Italian Alps for a second. GOTTA SEE THIS IN LARGE ON BLACK. No way to know for sure if it's true, but the photographer said:
"Years ago a young hiker disappeared in this valley.
No traces of him. Neither backpack, nor any kind of object. A pure nothingness. Disappeared. Just as if he went through a door to somewhere else"
Posted by HDReader at 5:47 PM 0 comments
Todays Search Word: pure
Quite an HDR shot here. TRULY AWESOME IN LARGE ON BLACK.
As the photographer, Amundn, tells it, the orange windows are refecting a sunset, and there is no inside illumination (nor fire!). Eerie and wonderful colors.
Posted by HDReader at 8:27 PM 3 comments
Todays Search Word: strange
This is an HDR processed image, and a good one at that, but it's also a tilt-shift processed one too. That's what gives this shot its miniature look. I kinda wanna know where the model train is, but this is a real place...but you might not believe that if you SEE IT IN LARGE ON BLACK.
Need proof? Here's the mountain, and just about any other you want to search for, on peakware.com.
Posted by HDReader at 7:44 PM 0 comments
Todays Search Word: peak
Tibet is high and beautiful. I hope things can be resolved there peacefully. Great depth in this HDR shot, and that's from the composition as much as the HDR processing. To gain the full effect, you GOTTA SEE IT IN LARGE ON BLACK.
Posted by HDReader at 8:40 PM 0 comments
Todays Search Word: Tibet
Quiraing HDR. Uploaded into Flickr by aleatoric_yersinia. Click on pic to see it in Flickr.
Posted by HDReader at 8:07 PM 0 comments
Todays Search Word: painting
I am back from a brief trip without posting ability, so its nice to get back to it.
Noise can result from HDR processing, and it can be a two edged sword...it can give a shot a dreamy look, but also make it appear too artificial. I think the photographer on this one admits to some noise problems with this shot and the halo next to the flagpole, but, on balance, it is still compelling and has that gaze-grabbing quality to it. I like it. GOTTA SEE IT IN LARGE ON BLACK.
Posted by HDReader at 6:12 AM 0 comments
Todays Search Word: mind
A remarkable shot that exemplifies how HDR can result in photos that have the character of an oil painting. GOTTA SEE THIS IN LARGE ON BLACK.
Boats rafted up just after sunrise in Naples, Italy. It's going to be a good day. I love how the chairs are stacked two to a boat. I can picture this scene later in the day when everybody is there for the fun. If this is chaos, let me have some.
Posted by HDReader at 8:05 PM 0 comments
Todays Search Word: chaos
Pizza. Uploaded into FLickr by Bill Strong. Click on pisc to see it in Flickr.
Posted by HDReader at 8:49 PM 10 comments
Todays Search Word: preparation
M104 Hubble Remix. Published by Astronomy Pic of the Day. Click on pic to see it in APOD.
I kinda keep touch with a cool photo site, Astronomy Pic of the Day, which is exactly what it says it is. I was just going through it the other day I SAW THIS PIC ABOVE POSTED ON APOD and said to myself, you know that galaxy...it has..well...look at the dust ring detail...it looks kinda like and HDR image. I was curious and found sure enough, it is processed in HDR! But to get the best effect, click the link at the end of this sentence, and then click the image that comes up to really superzoom it....LINK.
I know, I know...not real exciting, unless you blog HDR shots everyday...then it's sort of a tiny personal Carl Sagan moment.
Pretty cosmic...in HDR.
Posted by HDReader at 6:34 PM 3 comments
Todays Search Word: Sombrero Galaxy
Finnigh_HDR - 12041. Uploaded into Flickr by finnigh. Click on pic to see it in Flickr.
Posted by HDReader at 10:09 PM 1 comments
Todays Search Word: you and me
San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge Sunset. Uploaded into Flickr by zachwsu. Click on pic to see it in Flickr.
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Todays Search Word: pink
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Todays Search Word: storm
A glimpse of the bastide through the arcades IV HDR*. Uploaded into Flickr by David Giral. Click on pic to see it in Flickr.
This one is calming for some reason, at least to me. GOTTA SEE IT IN LARGE ON BLACK. The archetype of an old town in Europe, Giral's photo here is from Monpazier, France. I could stare at it a long time. The colors. The history. The search word is quite ironic today, because if I were here, I could sit in this place or under that veranda on the right, with a good cafe, for hours.
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Todays Search Word: glimpse
Astounding, this one is. I know very little about Islam, but I am aware of the Hajj to Mecca that moslems are required to partake in some time in their lives, if they have the means. Thought this was a terrific shot of the Hajj's centerpiece that gives a dizzying perspective of the faithful whirling around the Ka'baa shrine in the middle of the Grand Mosque. GOTTA SEE IT IN LARGE ON BLACK. And what you see here is just a very small part of the mosque. To see it in relation to Mecca itself, DEFINITELY HAVE A LOOK AT THIS (another HDR shot by the same photographer). Now that's a mosque!
While there is something very intriguing about a religion where all the followers at some point journey to one place on earth, you might think by looking at the photo it could get a bit dangerous, and you'd be right.
Posted by HDReader at 8:45 PM 0 comments
Todays Search Word: unfinished
First, this is a great HDR shot...YOU GOTTA SEE THIS IN LARGE ON BLACK. Do you think all of the folks who live here appreciate it? I mean REALLY appreciate it...every single day...are they getting up just to see the damn dawn...every day of their lucky little lives? I don't want to know for sure, but I suspect there's gotta be one sniveling, sorry-ass Tuborg-drinking reprobate who doesn't value this place. As for the people who do appreciate living in this town and have an extra measure of joy added to their day because of it...I salute you!!!
Posted by HDReader at 9:58 PM 0 comments
Todays Search Word: scenic
ayutthaya-B-head_0204. Uploaded into Flickr by Water Bowl. Click on pic to see it in Flickr.
Just your average ancient stone Buddha peering through a banyan overgrown temple. Part art, part history, and all eerie. GOTTA SEE IT IN LARGE ON BLACK.
Posted by HDReader at 7:24 PM 4 comments
Todays Search Word: stone
An easy selection today. There are a lot of elements here beyond just HDR processing, but HDR really allows asmunder to take advantage of an amazing lighting condition. And, of course, it's from Iceland. When am I ever going to get there already! A MUST SEE IN LARGE ON BLACK.
I think other shots from asmundur have popped up before, too...Like this one.
Posted by HDReader at 11:03 PM 0 comments
Todays Search Word: ominous
Pretty cool view of the Nova Scotia sea coast. A MUST SEE IN LARGE ON BLACK.
Posted by HDReader at 9:16 PM 1 comments
Todays Search Word: wave
Back after a brief time away. Here's an unusual shot that mesmerizes. Like it either ON BLACK or LARGE ON BLACK.
Posted by HDReader at 9:01 PM 1 comments
Todays Search Word: fair
The Greek Islands are on the "go to" list for sure. HDR processing here really does a pretty remarkable job enhancing the detail in the rock texture. I know some geologists who might really like ths one for that reason. GOTTA SEE IT IN LARGE ON BLACK for the full effect.
Posted by HDReader at 9:33 PM 0 comments
Todays Search Word: enjoy
Wow, that black and white can up and grab you sometimes. A MUST SEE IN LARGE ON BLACK. A very cool shot, but I am not sure what the waterfall is actually falling "into" or "onto".
Posted by HDReader at 9:26 PM 0 comments
Todays Search Word: lookout
The Flu bug has hit me hard, so this will be a quick one. Liked this shot (from Finland), but am sorry there is not large verson available.
Posted by HDReader at 5:59 AM 3 comments
I've not done this before in 238 posts...I am reprising a photo. This one appeared in a post from the very first month I started this blog using the term "warm". It showed up again in this search, and I somehow regard sort of like an old friend. So I am going to post it again for those who may not have seen it the first time around. Definitiely A MUST SEE IN LARGE ON BLACK. I think this is just a sensational shot that shows so much of HDR's positive qualities. Look at the soil texture, at the wood grain, the embers, the pot texture, the pot shadow. It's all very real and very zen.
Posted by HDReader at 9:44 PM 1 comments
Todays Search Word: inside out
Magical. Every now and then a true jawdropper comes through that is a perfect example of why I do this blog. This shot is definitely in that club. TRULY AWESOME IN LARGE ON BLACK! Where's it from?...from Romania in the Transylvania region. A perfect use of HDR and extremely well done...thank you, tudor tigau.
Posted by HDReader at 6:14 PM 0 comments
Todays Search Word: light
It's one of those days where a search word presents itself...today it's because Kosovo declared its independence. I have no special connection to Kosovo, but I figure that there are a lot of people for which this is supremely important and who are doing some heavy celebrating tonight. The search produced just one pic, but, boy, is it a good one...and good for Kosovo. GOTTA SEE IT IN LARGE to fully appreciate it.
Posted by HDReader at 7:20 PM 0 comments
Todays Search Word: Kosovo
I do have specific rules for these posts, but I won't bore you with them here except to say there's a search word of the day based on something I see/ feel/ hear, and I only post HDR processed images.