One HDR and one not - more New Mexico
Scoupe
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5 exposures .5 stops apart. I use PS's (or Adobe Bridge's) Merge to HDR command, then gently tone map with the Photomatix PS plugin.
This was a gorgeous day with banks of clouds marching across the sky from the NW. We sat here with the camera on the tripod for about 30 minutes waiting for a break in the clouds to light that cliff face for us. I've taken better scenery shots, but I like what the HDR process did for it.
The location is on US 64 west of Tierra Amarilla about 20 minutes or so. This a scenic turnout to view the Brazos Cliffs. It's an impressive formation and apparently a good rock climbing spot.
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Next, is the reconstructed church and campo santo at San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. There are 19 Native pueblos in New Mexico, all similar, but each with a different look and character and divded between two major language groups (Kerese and Tewa). San Ildefonso is a "living" pueblo with an open feel and most buildings in good shape. I think they charge me $3 for the camera pass.
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This was a gorgeous day with banks of clouds marching across the sky from the NW. We sat here with the camera on the tripod for about 30 minutes waiting for a break in the clouds to light that cliff face for us. I've taken better scenery shots, but I like what the HDR process did for it.
The location is on US 64 west of Tierra Amarilla about 20 minutes or so. This a scenic turnout to view the Brazos Cliffs. It's an impressive formation and apparently a good rock climbing spot.
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Next, is the reconstructed church and campo santo at San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. There are 19 Native pueblos in New Mexico, all similar, but each with a different look and character and divded between two major language groups (Kerese and Tewa). San Ildefonso is a "living" pueblo with an open feel and most buildings in good shape. I think they charge me $3 for the camera pass.
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Ray Stll
Nice rendering you have captured
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I'll ride 100 miles out of my way just to ride over that pass
Do you find that 5 shots at .5 EV intervals gives you better results than does say 3 shots at 1 EV? I've never heard of anybody using such tight bracketing before and haven't seen any basis for it in any of the reading I've been doing. On the other hand, one cannot argue with results, and your picture looks great. Hence my curiosity.
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However, I'm embarrassed. I did bracket 1 stop for 5 exposures. Not sure how I got .5 in my head.
I do prefer 5 and 7 exposure runs, although I'll sometimes throw out one or two exposure in the mid ranges. I posted a church interior in the Cool Shots sub forum that was a 5 shot run that I used only three of - the two extremes and the -1 exp. I'm still very much in the discovery and note taking mode with HDR.
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