Comments on: Kubota Garden http://chilco.textdrive.com/~dmahugh/2008/05/15/kubota-gardens/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:04:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Doug http://chilco.textdrive.com/~dmahugh/2008/05/15/kubota-gardens/#comment-40601 Doug Sat, 17 May 2008 05:55:08 +0000 http://chilco.textdrive.com/~dmahugh/2008/05/15/kubota-gardens/#comment-40601 Yes, exactly: HDR remnants. There are ways to reduce that effect, but I sort of like it sometimes and the quickest thing is to just generate an HDR and not change a thing. That's what I did with these. As for the grey sky, that's because the HDR uses the darkest exposure for the bright sky, combined with the brightest exposure for dark things up close. Like the flowers -- that's how they get so vivid. It's not "real" in that it's three exposures, but I'm convinced that as soon as camera processors can do it, we'll have cameras that shoot a raw image, expose it three different ways, combine them into an HDR, and do it all in real time. And I think some folks will be willing to pay for that. Great pictures, Nic. I love the black&white trees. And the kung fu glasses, of course. Yes, exactly: HDR remnants. There are ways to reduce that effect, but I sort of like it sometimes and the quickest thing is to just generate an HDR and not change a thing. That’s what I did with these. As for the grey sky, that’s because the HDR uses the darkest exposure for the bright sky, combined with the brightest exposure for dark things up close. Like the flowers — that’s how they get so vivid.

It’s not “real” in that it’s three exposures, but I’m convinced that as soon as camera processors can do it, we’ll have cameras that shoot a raw image, expose it three different ways, combine them into an HDR, and do it all in real time. And I think some folks will be willing to pay for that.

Great pictures, Nic. I love the black&white trees. And the kung fu glasses, of course.

]]> By: tvp http://chilco.textdrive.com/~dmahugh/2008/05/15/kubota-gardens/#comment-40600 tvp Sat, 17 May 2008 05:35:11 +0000 http://chilco.textdrive.com/~dmahugh/2008/05/15/kubota-gardens/#comment-40600 The colors you are evoking are incredible. The difference from two years ago is two light years. The one thing that gets me is the sky. It was not grey that day. It was definitely a beatiful blue, also the weird halo around the trees, both remnants from a new technique you're using, right? (I liked that effect on your house though!) tvp The colors you are evoking are incredible. The difference from two years ago is two light years. The one thing that gets me is the sky. It was not grey that day. It was definitely a beatiful blue, also the weird halo around the trees, both remnants from a new technique you’re using, right? (I liked that effect on your house though!)

tvp

]]> By: Nic http://chilco.textdrive.com/~dmahugh/2008/05/15/kubota-gardens/#comment-40527 Nic Fri, 16 May 2008 14:06:32 +0000 http://chilco.textdrive.com/~dmahugh/2008/05/15/kubota-gardens/#comment-40527 That place is fun to photograph. I went a few months ago: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlaunceford/tags/kubotagarden/ That place is fun to photograph. I went a few months ago: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlaunceford/tags/kubotagarden/

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