HDR Mushroom Photo

keithyoungblood (33)in #hdr • 7 years ago (edited)

My first HDR (High Dynamic Range) image. Of course, this image is a JPG lossy copy of the original. Hope you like it anyway.

I found this Morel mushroom next to a small stream in the Entiat area in western Washington State. Beautiful specimen!

This was taken with automatic exposure bracketing (+-2) on an old Canon S90. It was taken with steady(ish) hand and post processed with align_image_stack from the hugin-tools Ubuntu package. I then compiled the photos into an HDR using HDRShop.

#photography #mushroom #nature

7 years ago in #hdr by keithyoungblood (33)

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jeremycrow (55) 7 years ago

The detail on that morel is incredible! Did you harvest it?
(P.S. I've upvoted this and followed you)

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keithyoungblood (33) 7 years ago

Yes, I did. Together, my friend and I got about 2-3 lbs. Not as many as we had hoped. We talked with other people from around there and it was a strange year for them and we seemed to be a bit early. This mushroom that is in the photo was pretty good-sized.

I think the detail is enhanced by the method of processing that I used. I took three photos: one with normal exposure and one under and one over exposed. I then combined them to form an image with all of the darkest darks and the lightest lights blended (i guess) together magically. If you can't tell, I am not an expert in HDR images. LOL

Thank you for your interest. It is very encouraging for me to post more things that I do. If i haven't already, I will follow you back. :-)

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