Stumbeling across the Automate>HDR menu on photoshop i thought i'd investigate, and of course went straight to Google......and discovered that this stuff is pretty cool!
HDR stands for High Dynamic Range, and with HDR technology, you can create images and landscapes that come close or become something of fantasy. Seeing as a camera can't mimic a human eye in terms of detail just because of the way our brain works, you can enhance detail using this tool and it can create something close or overdramatic, creating some pretty striking images.
After i read up a little bit about HDR i took a walk down a canal by my house where i knew theyre were some old buildings that would be a good starting point for this HDR tool.
Some of the effects to the building really highlight colors and can enhance shadows.
It really well with depth of field too. some of the colors still appear striking from a distance.
the over dramatic affect works well on old or rusting buildings.
but you can do this to modern buildings
and jsut make them seem a lot more powerful in pictures, I'm going to do
some more work on more modern buildings to see what i can create.
To create these sort of images, it jsut takes at least 3 different exposures of an image;
At least a few stops apart from one another in manual mode (just because its good to play with depth of field whislt your composing your picture) and keep the camera on a tripod or a level surface to keep the different exposures the same. And if you're doing low light shots use a remote release just so you dont run the risk of bashing the camera around when your trying to hit the shutter release.
