I have mixed feelings about HDR in general, coming from a old-school film background, but I can see its allure - and if it is treated and retouched carefully, it can create some very appealing images. Here is a selection I put together without too much retouching...
JamieT wrote:
Thanks Ron, I am new to FM and I see one has to pay/subscribe to be able to post pictures - will get onto that. Cheers, Jamie
You do not have to join, but that would be nice. You can post directly from sites like flickr, and there may be a way to post from your site - without joining ~ Ron
Welcome to the forum Jamie. Glad to see some more African wildlife on the forum. I dabble a bit in black and white and for me sometimes it works and sometimes not. These are very nice and would love to see more.
Eric
I think the HDR + B&W effect has worked very well here and makes these very striking and also something a little different from the usual safari images.
Thank you all for your comments - those images were processed with Photomatix, not in camera. It does an amazing job of creating HDR's from a single raw file. Most of those images would be nearly impossible to align if they were multiple frames blended together.
I have a photo trip in Botswana planned for the 28th October for 12 nights - only $3499.00 and staying in comfortable lodges. There are a couple of seats left for anyone interested! It is very good value and goes to excellent parks and reserves - http://www.jamiethomsafaris.com/affordablebotswa.html
You can post directly from sites like flickr, and there may be a way to post from your site - without joining ~ Ron