Originally posted by reh321 I have mixed feelings about HDR. Sometimes I use in-camera HDR to extend the DR of my Q-7, and it looks quite normal, and I just have to adjust contrast using "Curves" within gimp, but there are some people who use HDR in PP that do end up with some rather dreadful things.
Well, to me there is a difference between opening a bit the shadows, and slightly expand the DR of digital cameras at times, which I don't have much of a problem with. What I really loathe is the garish, plastic-fantastic, completely cartoonish HDR effects that we see - or used to see - so often around. Luckily, that trend seems to be fading away to oblivion (which is where it belongs, IMHO).
Best regards,
Vieri