Friday, August 01, 2008

HDR

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OK. So this is my first-ever HDR shot. I know it's not great - I took it while scoping a location for a wedding portrait session - but it's a classic example of an extreme-contrast situation.

What was cool is that I was able to do this hand-held because the Mark III has a shooting speed capable of bracketing out exposures from -3 to +3 in a little more than a half second or so. Couple that with the image-stabilized lens, and the Mark III becomes a capable hand-held HDR camera.

Although I'm still not sold on the HDR look, it's at least something worth investigating and another tool to throw into the creative toolbox.

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