09-21-2009, 10:59 AM
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HDR (High Dynamic Range) Photography – How To (Nikon D80)
I've had some emails as to how I shot this image: Havre de Grace, MD at Sunset in HDR
So this is a short tutorial on that. I have a Nikon D80 so this is tailored for that camera. First the images are done in RAW format and ISO 100 for the greatest detail. Also, this has to be done in Aperture priority mode (A). Then press the BKT (bracket) button and dial the settings to 3 frames at 2.0. Then set your camera to continuous mode. This will shoot a normal, +2 and -2 photo. Make sure you first focus in automatic, then switch your lens to manual focus as the camera will try to re-focus between shots if left in auto focus. I picked the subject, set the aperture settings and shot on a tripod with an external shutter trigger. The images were imported into Photomatix Pro but Photoshop can do this also (not as good though). After processing I did a very slight color fix in Photoshop and that's it.
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09-21-2009, 11:06 AM
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Thanks for this thread. As soon as I saw your photo last night, I went searching on the web trying to figure out how you did this.
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  Susie MY GEAR: Sony Cybershot; Olympus E-500 DigitalSLR MY SOFTWARE: Lightroom 2; PSE7; Photoshop CS2; Wacom Intuos 3 Graphics Tablet; Painter 8.
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09-21-2009, 01:16 PM
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Wonderful processing, but curious as to why do 3 photos need to be taken as opposed to one?
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Francine My Gallery Software: Adobe Photoshop CS Gear: Nikon D50 w/28-80 mm, 70-300 Tamron lenses 
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09-21-2009, 01:20 PM
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Thanks for the explanation - I have been wanting to try this out for a while.
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09-21-2009, 01:41 PM
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09-21-2009, 05:16 PM
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I really want to try this.
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09-21-2009, 05:21 PM
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For those of you with a different camera than Randy's here's a quick tip:
Canon's without BKT button on back of camera Go into Menu/Custom Function 09/Bracket Sequence 2 Those with BKT can follow steps Randy listed 
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09-21-2009, 08:14 PM
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Nikon it's also the BKT button on the side.
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09-21-2009, 10:57 PM
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Great tip. I've been doing HDR photos but I had no idea that I could do them with one "shot" (I use my tripod with manual adjustments and hope for the best)
You can also mimic HDR in photoshop but I haven't been happy with any of the results. Thanks
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Michele  My Gear: Nikon D60 w/ 18-55 VR lens & 55-200 VR lens My Software: Photoshop CS4, Lightroom,
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09-21-2009, 11:25 PM
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The Nikon D60 doesn't have a bracket button. Noooo...I guess I will stick to the manual way.
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Michele My Gear: Nikon D60 w/ 18-55 VR lens & 55-200 VR lens My Software: Photoshop CS4, Lightroom,
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10-17-2009, 09:39 PM
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very cool! thanks for posting the how-to, Randy!
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