Bewl Water HDR

[ionian]

A couple more shots from my walks today, continuing the HDR experiments. Again, these are from the 1100D with the kit lens and a polarising filter. As before, comments on processes are appreciated, as is general help on photography on featureless, overcast days (although I am content with these images, I have many that are just featureless masses of grey and dark green - but this may just be what you get with lakes on cloudy days in the afternoon).

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[Shadowman]

One thing to look for on overcast days are bright colors. Search for interesting subjects when the lighting is limited. Nice processing on the first and conversion on the second.

[Manfred M]

Simon - I'm scratching my head trying to figure out why you are using HDRI for these shots. None of these images have a high dynamic range and can be captured without worrying about blocking shadow detail or blowing out highlights; the reason one might want to shoot HDRI.

[ionian]

Simon - I'm scratching my head trying to figure out why you are using HDRI for these shots. None of these images have a high dynamic range and can be captured without worrying about blocking shadow detail or blowing out highlights; the reason one might want to shoot HDRI.

I'm going to be honest - I used HDR because I could, not because I should, because I was excited about the images I captured with it the day before and wanted more! I didn't stop to consider if I should be using it...

I'll have a look at the correctly exposed images when I get home from work, and maybe as an exercise see if I can create a similar effect to the images above without combining shots.