Lost in the Details. Any photographer will tell you that is easy to do when it comes to photography. So interesting that it would be a challenge from WordPress. There are all kinds of details to think about when it comes to photography. I chose to focus on the details that you can get in a photograph when using HDR. Here is one of the exposures that I used in my final image:
ISO 100 50mm 0ev f/9 0.5s
Here is the image in HDR:
3 exposures together in Photomatix
The difference is subtle but can be seen most in the lower part of the butterfly wings. There is just more detail there. I took three separate images that had different exposures and merged them together in Photomatix.
Just for fun, I then made a black and white version:
HDR in Black and White
If you are interested, these HDR images are available for sale in this gallery on my website.
What I’d like to know is which version is your favorite? If you have a moment and an opinion, please leave a comment below.
Cheers!
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The original looks just fine. Very interesting-looking butterfly with all the eyes on the wing. Cool!
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Thanks 🙂 Putting an “eye” on your wing is just mother nature giving you a fighting chance 🙂
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Beautiful nature is so lovely!!!
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Thank you and thanks for stopping by 🙂
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I like the middle picture best. X
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Thanks, and thank you for commenting 🙂
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Love the change to black and white. Very nice ..!!!
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Thank you for commenting 🙂
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I like the HDR in colour the best. It doesn’t stand out in b/w quite the same way..
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Thank you for commenting 🙂
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nice shot
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Thanks!
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I love it, beautiful series until HDR processing. Great work !
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Thank you 🙂
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HDR, because it looks like you could actually touch the butterfly!
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Thanks for leaving a comment 🙂
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I’m on my kindle and I think top one looks best on this screen. Amazing detail on middle one but it looks somehow flatter – less depth overall to the pic.
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OK, and thanks also for mentioning what device you are using. It is amazing how sometimes that can make a huge difference.
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you’re welcome 🙂
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Very beautiful your “little” butterfly.. .I love the way you have edited it 😀
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Thanks so much 🙂
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Very good choice for this theme! Lovely photo.
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Thank you!
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I love them all and what an interesting butterfly!!
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Thanks, it is a rather large butterfly and quite interesting. I didn’t get a good shot, but the interior of the wings are blue.
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I love the subject matter of your photos, but the technique is just as amazing.
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Wow, thank you very much.
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It IS subtle the difference PJB ,but worthwhile doing to end up with a really good shot like this as the result .
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Thank you, I thought it was worth the effort. Sometimes it can be a challenge to capture the small beautiful details.
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