HDR (High Dynamic Range) images often make our eyes bleed. Don’t get us wrong, we think HDR is an awesome way to bring out lighting in a photograph that was difficult to bring out in any other way, but since the world was first introduced to HDR, it has been a little overdone by some folks. Now sometimes overdone has its place, but we should remember that you can also use HDR to produce realistic and beautiful photographs. Here are a few that we think get the balance just right.
Majestic Tree by G a r r y.
Strange by Christolakis.
Autumn at Rock Island Falls by Lee McCain.
Morning Meeting at the Fish Market by Lucas Jans.
Scenic view of mountains during dawn by Simon Matzinger
The home of the red knight!! by fatboyke.
The Lightness of Being by Lee McCain.
Milan – Il Duomo – 12-01-2008 – 00h11 by Panoramas.
Single by Christolakis.
Steveston style Cosmetic Surgery – Bow lift by janusz l.
Passeggiando by Roby Ferrari.
Into the future but not without the past by janusz l.
All Ashore by ecstaticist.
Sunrise and Fog on the Refuge by Lee McCain.
Holsbeek, Belgium by fatboyke.
View from our cottage by wili_hybrid.
Jungfrau by Pear Biter.
More Resources on HDR
- 50 Beautiful HDR Images from 50 World Cities
- A Simple HDR Tutorial
- Second Picture’s HDR Tutorial
- Stuck in Customs’ HDR Tutorial (PDF)
17 Comments
I love HDR shots when done properly, and these are fine examples of using it the right way. Keep up the good work!
Beautiful HDR examples! My favourite in the set is “The Lightness of Being” by Lee McGain. Thanks for sharing!
In a world where HDR images can be out of control, these are all fantastic.
HDR is fun! These pictures are beautiful, and like you said “Not Overdone”. Thanks for sharing:)
Love em. Very nice.
These are remarkable. Gives me something to aim for.
PERFECT examples of doing HDR without it looking way overdone. VERY cool work.
Really cool shots 🙂
It's good to mask certain areas in and out, as well as dodge and burn to make those dark areas lighter and those light areas a little bit darker rather than just putting the Strength and Saturation up to 100%. It's cool to use the 'unnatural' look as well as the natural look, it just depends on what you like 🙂
Amazing photographs. Not too harsh on the eyes, beautiful.
Glad you enjoyed it, Loz. Thanks for stopping by!
incredible
Beautiful..!! Excellent..!! Hope to see more in future
Very Pretty. I think HDR is an essential digital tool – one I’m trying to master at the moment – and looks a lot nicer when it’s not overdone.
These examples, to the untrained eye, look just like well lit and well composed photos, which I think is what all HDR should aim for.
I think that is the beauty of HDR … that it is a true form of photographic art.
If you want realism then you can create it. If you want impressionist or romantic then you can create that too.
Overdone? It’s all art ….
Nice examples of well done HDR!
I personally like HDR technique for it capability to create true tone pictures, similar to what human eye see.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mykita/4685210776/
And its a big help when it’s comes to do professional work(mostly true tone and some times a little bit overdone).
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mykita/5195979466/
With time I found a way to improve this technique to obtain half true tone and half ultra contrast(overdone) pictures.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mykita/4997906322/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mykita/4997906318/
And it has a big potential to be applied in creation of awesome MHDRi panoramic pictures.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mykita/5200453030/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mykita/4814686520/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mykita/4686151891/
All bar one… Even at this size ‘Good Morning by Lutz-R. Frank’ is overworked. Too much haloing/edging.
Otherwise all very nice indeed of course!