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Over within another thread, a discussion has cropped up about HDR, prompted by one of Peter's photographs. In the brief give and take, I noticed that John had very helpfully posted including a link to Scott Bourne's blog post on photofocus.com and I thought I'd quote John here (thank you John!) and start off a discussion thread for those who might be interested in learning more about HDR.
I posted the following over at mu-43s recently in an HDR discussion thread. I have read several other photography pundits say the same thing that the debate is internal among photographers and that outside that circle, their customers like HDR and want more.
Photog Scott Bourne at photofocus.com had a blog post in the recent past about HDR...
I’m No Trey Ratcliff But Here’s My Basic HDR Primer « Photofocus
The post is a basic primer on HDR, but his last paragraph contains his subjective views on HDR. I personally think that it can be effective if not overdone, but do I do believe Scott Bourne's observations are probably valid and HDR is not going away especially as it now appearing as a built-in option in some of the newer cameras now hitting the market. The referenced paragraph is...
HDR is a controversial subject in the photo community. Just as the jump from B&W to color was controversial; Just as the jump from film to digital was controversial; Just as the use of filters and plugins was controversial; So is HDR – but note I said IN THE PHOTO COMMUNITY. Outside the photo community, there is no controversy. People LOVE looking at HDR photos. So if you think you’d like to try your hand at it, don’t be put off by the controversy. Go for it and have fun. HDR is a great way to retune your eye and your photography.