High Dynamic Range

I read a book about my camera on the plane as we flew to Nevada. I discovered I could set it to take seven pictures in a row, fast, changing the exposure from two stops under to two stops over in 2/3 stop intervals. These photos could then be combined to increase the dynamic range using Photoshop CS5 or another processor. So I took a bunch of sets of seven photos to play with when I got home. Here are some of the results. I have more coming but thought I'd share the ones I've done so far. They can be done "realistically" or more "surrealistically". Most of mine so far lean toward realism. But I'm beginning to explore moving further.

The Real

 

The Surreal