High Dynamic Range (HDR)

High Dynamic Range imaging (HDR)


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In image processing, computer graphics, and photography, high dynamic range imaging (HDRI or just HDR) is a set of techniques that allow a greater dynamic range of luminances between the lightest and darkest areas of an image than standard digital imaging techniques or photographic methods. This wider dynamic range allows HDR images to more accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes, ranging from direct sunlight to faint starlight.
The two main sources of HDR imagery are computer renderings and merging of multiple photographs, which in turn are known as low dynamic range (LDR)(also called standard dynamic range (SDR)) photographs.
Tone mapping techniques, which reduce overall contrast to facilitate display of HDR images on devices with lower dynamic range, can be applied to produce images with preserved or exaggerated local contrast for artistic effect.


Below are the before and after HDR transformation which i have created:

From the balcony of my Khor Fakkan Apartment Room 405 dated 21st March 2010.

BEFORE

AFTER

Guys what do you think of this type of photo editing? I have used Photomatix Pro.