No, It's NOT HDR

HDR has become more and more popular, that frequently viewers assume that an image with nice saturation and good tonal range is a HDR image... But it's really just good photography. This blog celebrates those images.

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Autumn At Blackwater Falls by WJMcIntosh on Flickr.

After shooting with Mike Besant and Fred Wolfe on Saturday, October 12, I returned on my own the next day determined to find some sunshine. While the sun eventually came out, it clouded over again just as I began shooting the Blackwater Falls. I was very disappointed until it occurred to me that I might actually get a better shot without direct sunlight and was able to get the above shot with just a circular polarizing filter instead of one of my ND filters. I wasn’t able to stay long as I knew sunset was approaching and I wanted to make it out to Lindy Point, so I took a few hurried brackets and then took off for the other side of the gorge. Although I shot brackets here, I ended up using a single frame in Nik Efex and ACR rather than HDR for this shot. Such a gorgeous park!

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Port Bannatyne Pier by Peter Ribbeck

Via Flickr: This was the last shot of the night. After this I went back to st Ninains bay and slept in my car till the morning. This is a ten min exposure i would like to have made it longer but the tide was half way up the legs of my tripod by the end of the exposure.

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Largs prom by Peter Ribbeck 

Via Flickr: This was taken while walking along the Prom with my kids. It was a beautiful sunset. A big thanks to every who takes the time to comment and fave my shots it is much appreciated

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Purple Infinity by Extra Medium

Via Flickr: I had an engagement today at El Matador state beach. Then again, so did NINE other photographers. It was honestly the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. Photographer after photographer just lined up, shooting bride/grooms almost like a train, one after another. We were good and didn’t get in each others way, but like an assembly line, we all shot at the same locations as the previous. Up and down the beach. Now after everyone, including my couple left, I stuck around and got my tripod and wide angle lens out and got myself some “personal shots” of the sunset and the arch. While visiting Washington state, I drove several hours out of my way to visit Ruby Beach because of the naturally rugged shoreline. And here to think, something even better was only 42 minutes away. NOT HDR. I shot this in RAW, twice, and blended them manually for the sky and foreground. Now if I had a good filter set, with a Singh Ray reversed GND….

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Monument Valley Sunrise by Ian Foote 

Via Flickr: Spending the morning at Monument Valley reminded me of a quote from Forrest Gump - “And then in the desert, when the sun comes up, I couldn’t tell where heaven stopped and the earth began. It’s so beautiful.” It certainly is.

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CityCenter by Chimay Bleue

Via Flickr: Architects: Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn(Conceptual Master Plan) Gensler (Executive Architect) Foster + Partner (Harmon Hotel) Helmut Jahn (Veer Towers) Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (Mandarin Oriental) Pelli Clark Pelli (Aria Hotel) Rockwell Group (Entertainment District) RV Architecture (Vdara Condo and Hotel) Studio Daniel Libeskind (Entertainment District) (2004-2009) Location: Las Vegas, NV

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Tokyo River by /\ltus

Another cameraphone shot… as it Is starting to become customary of me snapping a few shots off with my Nokia cameraphone while on late-afternoon runs from the office after work. Most shots aren’t worth keeping/posting, but a few from time to time pop up that I’d like to keep for posterity’s sake. Non HDR shot taken as I was crossing one of the many bridges in the Shinkawa area of Tokyo (click the MAP link to the right under additional information to see where I was).

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Western Tranquility Tastes Spring by Fort Photo

With spring just around the corner I am getting stoked to see some landscapes like this soon! This is in southern Wyoming outside of Laramie. Image notes: this is a pano constructed from two vertical frames, and added luminance adjustments to balance the light (no hdr).

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Conejo Creek Sunset by Extra Medium 

Trying to peel away for 20 minutes to photograph the sunset just 3 miles from my house seems like something I should be able to do at just about anytime, right? Well, with a 3mo old it’s hard to escape at any time, even though my wife does most of the feeding, etc. So times have changed, but hopefully this winter I’ll get out a few more times to create some magic around town. I was asked by the Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District to get some more vertical scenery photos of the Camarillo area for their covers. I never thought this place would be photogenic, but with the right sunset, anything is possible. The other options I’m giving them are in the comments. I’m trying to think outside my normal box of beauty

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Over Tokyo Bay by /\ltus

Via Flickr: Non-HDR shot taken from the window seat of the 747 we were flying up to Hokkaido in for my last snowboard trip of the Season. Try clicking on the “map” button over on the right under “Additional Information” to see where I was when taking this pic. Tokyo Bay, Japan.

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Snuffer's Chicken Sandwich on Flickr.

Since Snuffer's has filled for Chapter 11 protection, thought it was time to make a trip to Greenville location.

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P.I.M.P by Victor Nomoto

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Wilth Ahwa by Emerald watcher

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"COMING STORM" by gorgonzo pictures

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Autumn in Gooi by Melnikovi on Flickr.

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Enemy at the Gates by R Scott Photography on Flickr.