High Dynamic Range

Frog Pond

This was an experimental image.  I have read that an image including the sun has a dynamic range of 16 + stops.  By comparison the human eye captures 15 stops but not all at the same time. It goes from place to place building up a memory which encompasses the entire scene.  I had  been thinking that I was not shooting enough range in the HDR captures.  I had been shooting about twelve stops using five captures.  I wanted to see if I could shoot a wider range using 7 captures.  The low end was limited by the fastest shutter available on my camera, 1/8000, meaning that the sun contains lost detail.   I was able to go as far as I needed to go on the high end, meaning detail in the shadows.  The above image is the result.  I made no effort to eliminate the flare.

I heard someone say that we are able to accept lost detail in the sun when included in the frame.  I agree as I look at this.  I think, overall, my experiment was a success.  I achieved good detail in the low tones and lost a little detail in the high tones, but only the very high ones.

Incidentally, my information came from Michael Freemans's Book, Light and Lighting in Digital Photography.  I have an old copy dated 2007.  I suspect that some of his information has changed in the number of stops covered by an LCD display and a print.  He says that the print covers five stops.

Do not look directly at the sun with your naked eye!  Likewise, photographing the sun directly may cause damage to the sensor on your camera!

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Fall Leaves

Copse of Trees

These were shot before the time change.  I liked the way the sunlight made the trees in the copse stand out.

Poplar Tree

Especially the Poplar on the end.

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Trail Leaf Colors

Trail Leaf Colors

I made this capture on Oct. 17 and am just getting around to sharing it.  I run two weeks or more behind sometimes.  This trail runs East and West at Gorman Nature Center.  In the image, we are looking due West.  The red leaves are Sassafras.

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Long-Jawed Orbweaver

Long-jawed Orbweaver

This spider has four very long front legs.  As you can see there are two exceedingly long legs.  This is their hiding posture.  They are often very difficult to spot.

I still have quite a few shots of this spider so here they come.  You can click on each image to see it enlarged if you wish.

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Forest Angles

Forest Angles

I thought the angular limbs were interesting.  The one is almost a right angle.  We have a partially fallen tree in the background which provides a 45 degree angle.  We have colorful leaves in the background.  I still would like to see the light do something.  I think that would make a difference!

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It's All Light

Bridge Two

I was thinking as I walked the other day that just about anything can be a subject as long as the light is doing something to it.  Even the red leaves without special lighting would not provide the interest that the rising sun light filtering through the trees lighting them provides.

I used a circular polarizing filter to control the reflections from the leaf surfaces and the water surface.  I think that it also enhanced the color. 

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