I've expressed my opinion on this subject before, so I won't bore everyone again. Like nearly any form of artistic expression, I think anybody is free to do things anyway they like. I'm also free to like or dislike it. In my opinion, "HDR" has been ruined as label because of the stuff being done in the name of HDR. Say "HDR" to someone and they likely envision the over saturated, over sharpened, over contrasty stuff that in the old film days used to fall into the category of posterization. To me, HDR is extending the dynamic range of the image through the use of multiple exposures and then presenting more detail in the highlights and shadows than you could with a single image. I think the best (photorealistic) HDR does not scream "HDR" to you, but simply makes you go "wow".
The bottom line for me is, that I will never label any HDR that I do as such. I see no upside to the label. It is either a good image, or it isn't. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
