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HDR Photography what is it?

December 16, 2015 by andy

Photographic example of the steps to produce an HDR picture

Some or most of you are probably wondering what’s the difference between a normal photograph and an HDR photograph … Without getting into too much of the technical’s, a normal photo has a limited dynamic range of light, so we see a loss of detail in areas of darkness and light in the picture. An […]

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HDR Photography Hong Kong

December 16, 2015 by andy

I stopped over in Hong Kong for a few days on a recent overseas trip and thought I would return to Victoria Peak to try out a few HDR pictures. It’s a pleasant but steep 15 minute ride in the Peak Tram before arriving at the top, named Peak Tower. I had taken a few […]

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HDR Photography Japan

December 15, 2015 by andy

I arrived in Japan about a week after the devastating and tragic 2011 March earthquake/ tsunami. I stayed in the southern regions to keep away from the developing situation up north around the affected Sendai areas, and from Kyoto south on the surface daily life seemed as normal, except for the very reduced numbers of […]

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HDR Photography Philippines

December 15, 2015 by andy

It was my first time to visit the Philippines, before I left I had read the scam horror stories, the drink and food spiking warnings and finally the Government travel websites not recommending travel to the Philippines because of terrorism, unsafe ferries and dangerous public transport … so it was with a little unease that […]

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HDR Photography South Korea

December 14, 2015 by andy

HDR picture – Kyung Hee University is a private university in South Korea that is considered as one of the top institutions of higher learning in Asia. Seoul, South Korea

This was my third visit to South Korea, I always find the people there incredibly friendly to travellers and they will often go out of their way to make sure you get to where you want to go or find what you are looking for. I took this HDR picture from the Hyundai Residence Hotel […]

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HDR Toshogu Shrine in the Konchi in Temple, Kyoto, Japan

February 5, 2015 by andy

A photograph of the Toshogu Shrine, Konchi in Temple grounds, Kyoto, Japan

The picture above is of the Toshogu Shrine in the Konchi in Temple grounds in Kyoto, Japan. Due to a bright overcast cloudy day the underside of the roof is very under exposed and there is no detail of the wooden rafters that are hidden in the darkness. The grey tiled roof is over exposed […]

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