80 More Top-End HDR Photos
After a whole year, some HDR photography inspiration is back. Sit back and enjoy the best true HDR photos and tone mapped images on the internet.
HDR images…. A recap
If you missed last years article then here is a slight recap. HDR is a high-dynamic-range photography which is achieved by capturing multiple standard photographs, using different exposures. Then software, such as Photoshop or Photomatrix, is used to merge them together. HDR images can be taken with any camera that allows you to over and under expose a photo.
Tone mapped images on the other hand are fake HDR’s. The photographer has to edit the photos to create a overexposed and unexposed image before merging them together. Any scene containing fast action is usually tone mapped as scenes like that make it impossible to shoot two or more identical images.
Where can I find last years examples?
If you wish to view last years collection of images, have a good look here: 80 Examples of Stunning HDR Photography
Raymond Larose
Raymond Larose started shooting landscapes in 2008. In his gallery, he had a large collection of true HDR as well as tone mapped images. These images below show what can be done when using multiple exposures and not going over the top with the effect.
Have a look at his full gallery here.
David Burch
After using photography as an excuse to get outside and hike more often, David Burch caught the photo bug and has spend many hours taking photos of landscapes. Along with his landscape photography, his gallery contains a large handful of HDR tone mapped images: showing you what you can do with the power of just one RAW file.
Have a look at his full gallery here.
MorBCN
With 600+ HDR’s currently uploaded on his flickr account we may have just met the HDR king.
Check out his full gallery here.
Mark Verlijsdonk
The thing I like best about Marks’ photos is that none of them look like they are HDR images. They just appear to be perfectly exposured images. Have a look at his full gallery for more.
Maschinenraum
Machinenraum is an executive and entrepreneur in the music technology industry, but this doesn’t stop him from being creative and snapping a huge amount of stunning HDR images.
Have look at his full gallery here.
Trey Ratcliff
Trey Ratcliff is a master of HDR work. His online tutorial “Everything you need to know about HDR photography” has been read by thousands. There’s a good chance you have already seen his work with 45 Million hits on his flickr account alone.
Check out his website and tutorial here.
Marcp_dmoz
Marc loves to take and develop HDR images. You can see that in his amazing photography. Most of his work is true HDR with combined multiple exposure shots.
Vxside
A Romanian photographer who processes his HDR images with from just 1 image. This is tone mapping to its full potential.
Check out his full gallery here.
Slack12
After years of misunderstanding the art of photography, slack12 (or Houser) bought a camera and started shooting. Here are some of his strongest images in his gallery.
Check out his website here.
Colin Berry – Unnamed
TGIGreeny – London Skyline HDR
Samuel Briškár – EST Swingo
ISIK5 – The Ferris Wheel HDR
Snowsoft – Clouds Over Hurricane Ridge
Dandude666 – Louvre
New York City at night HDR
Alexkess – Miranda Car Park HDR
Luke Andrew – Bristol City Centre at Night (HDR)
Lifes a stream HDR
Elite PhotoArt – High water at the mill
Lipjin – Lily Pond HDR
Toni Rodrigo – Museo Principe Felipe
Farstar90 – The Magic of the Lake 2
Amassaf – Winding Azrieli Towers
MisterDedication – Petronas Twin Towers HDR 2
Tony Rodrigo – Torre de Francia
Woodbridge – tone mapped
Henrik Hansson – Pudong HDR
Arsenikk – Old mining cart
Any.colour.you.like – Palude HDR Decay
Linh_rOm – Sydney Opera house HDR Sydney Australia
Carl Jones – Llyn Padarn HDR
DailyM – Ship in lock IJmuiden [HDR]
Guervos – Mi primer hdr
Max – Pink Clouds At Perch Rock HDR
The Icy pitt to hell
New York, New York
Werner Kunz – Siegestor in Munich at Night
Williamcho – Lower Pierce Reservoir in HDR
Thanks For Reading!
If you have taken any more HDR’s in the last year, please post them in the comment. Also, if you have a favorite HDR photographer, give them some love by posting links to their work as well!
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Some great examples of HDR work here! Really showing what it’s all about. I’ve done a few on http://flickr.com/thefella, but they’re nowhere near as good as some of these!
Loving the Astronomical Clock Tower shot.
Really awesome angle……..
HDR, when done properly can be great. I personally think many of these photos look too “cartoony” for my liking. It makes them look too unnatural.
When selecting photos for the roundup I attempt to find photos which cover all types of the photography.
So with the HDR it is a mix of true HDR, tonemapped and then HDR used to bring out details……
I understand everyone might not like every photo but hopefully everyone finds at least a few photographers they really do like.
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My personal favourite here is actually the selection by Mark Verlijsdonk. You wouldn’t guess at first that the photos are HDR shots.
Beautiful collection.
Here is one of my HDRs
http://photo.adesignstudio.net/2011/04/10/old-vespa-hdr/
Here is my HDR:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/linkahwai/sets/72157623378168541/
Interesting article, may I suggest crediting Trey on “The Icy PIt to Hell”… That is also one of his photos.
I do feel that the author could have chosen better examples, as many of these shots carry typical HDR editing mistakes such as halos, uneven toning, etc. Framing and choice of subject matter is also important, shots like “Lifes a stream” could have been shot & processed differently for a more pleasing result…
My HDR Photography
http://www.flickr.com/photos/edenbrackstone/sets/72157625610824647/
HDR photos, LSD style
Many of the shots look great. And I think it’s a nice roundup, but honestly I can’t stand these HDRs anymore. To me it’s an effect that was used way too often over the last one or two years. So I feel definitely sated with those images. It’s kinda like that glossy, shiny “web-2.0″-look in webdesign. It was nice to look at for a few times, but after a while you’ve seen it and can’t stand it anymore.
I agree with Andris. The HDR effect would to use gingerly. Most of these shoots are overstated..!
One of my HDR photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/b8n/5645783237/in/photostream
PhotoTutsPlus, can you post a tutorial that construct how to make a HDR photo like that?
I’ve tried many times but fail!
I can do a quick tip style tutorial for Photoshop if you wish………..
jesus hate this hdr style, makes me wanna throw up.
Sorry for so many links
http://www.flickr.com/photos/christianfrarey/5254851385/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/christianfrarey/4920267917/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/christianfrarey/4976944519/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/christianfrarey/5538108853/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/christianfrarey/5584407726/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/christianfrarey/5537837064/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/christianfrarey/5238771752/in/photostream
Vomitorium.
All the typical HDR crimes: banal images patched up with technology equals utter kitsch.
I agree with the others, there is nothing I hate more right now than HDR (read: tone-mapped) photos. Unfortunately, we live in a day and age where every kid out there has a DSLR. Instead of learning how to take great photos, they try to make otherwise drab photos look good by boosting the levels all to hell (again, tone-mapped… 99% of these are NOT true HDR) in a program like Photomatix or Photoshop. So sad. It makes me cry every time posts like this are posted which just furthers the epidemic that won’t seem to die out. Luckily, the HDR thing seems to be a stage that beginners usually grow out of, I just wish the trend wasn’t perpetuated by posts like this one.
Hey, thanks so much for the plug! Great selections from all the other photographers highlighted here.
Ray
This is what I can share for this topic.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eddaling/5301237409/in/photostream/lightbox/
This is probably the only decent HDR shot I’ve had
http://venture-imaging.deviantart.com/art/Coignafern-HDR-137017213
one word … HORROR
Some of what I’ve done…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattsh/sets/72157626589917646/
FYI all of the moving ones are not true HDR that wouldnt be possible its PSEUDO HDR get it straight.
Hi Guys, if you like HDR photos, check out my photos.. i shot interior with HDR
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pocix/5703579791/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pocix/5704144120/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pocix/5686918240/in/photostream
my flickr : http://www.flickr.com/photos/pocix/
thanks!
And HDR photos make HDR movies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkbQ2FwZvYk
here some my HDR photo
1. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sedi78/6178803502/in/photostream
2, http://www.flickr.com/photos/sedi78/6084676683/in/photostream
3. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sedi78/5407349755/in/photostream
4.http://www.flickr.com/photos/sedi78/5285749272/in/photostream
5.http://www.flickr.com/photos/sedi78/5260599422/in/photostream
6.http://www.flickr.com/photos/sedi78/5260603264/in/photostream