Single Image HDR

Today I’ve had a look at single image HDR or tone-mapping. I chose three images to experiment with; Here I’ve posted the images with a comparison. I didn’t realise you could have tone-mapped images just using a single file and a range of tools: Photoshop, Photomatrix and Lightroom.

I actually really like this image, not because it’s a fantastic photo – because it’s far from it; I just find it very calming. It was very overcast on this particular day. Taken near Bushy Park, Tasmania (images are cropped in the post, you can click though to the original picture)

Tone-mapped:

The sky is pretty grey in this one, I was happy with the fields though.

This image below is from Mount Field National Park, Tasmania. Again this isn’t the most fantastic subject for HDR but I was very keen to give it a try.

Tone-mapped:

Very noticable difference in the shadows, and I don’t think this is too over done.

Taken during a bike ride recently. Very warm day.

The next photo is one I took of Melbourne city, turned black and white using a gradient map and a little bit of colour bleed.

Thanks to: http://www.beyondmegapixels.com and http://www.pixelens.com/blog/ for my inspiration and interest in single image HDR.

Tags: Blog, HDR, melbourne, Photography, Photoshop, tasmania, victoria