The World's Worst HDR

[Rob MacKillop]

Lightroom 6 boasts an HDR feature, which normally I avoid like the plague. But this evening I thought I would at least have a look at it. I didn't have three bracketed shots, so I took one from earlier today, and created a copy at +1.5EV, and other at -1.5EV. Then I hit Ctrl-H, and sat back to watch the magic happen. Result? Not magic at all. Bloody awful!

Original:



+1.5EV:



-1.5EV:



"Magic"!



Progress! LOL.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

LOL glad someone else is useless at HDR. I've tried exactly what you've done a long time ago. Once was enough. Probably improves after some substance or beverage but as I indulge in neither it never looks good

 

[Rob MacKillop]

LOL. I'm sure I'm not alone. But, I've done some, again by way of experiment, in NIK HDR2 which are certainly better than the above, so I'm not 100% useless Still not "me", though:

 

[Rob MacKillop]

That last one is an example of a more subtle use of the technique. It's not bad, I suppose.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Probably best to get up early and avoid the problem. Some good drama in these above.

 

[Martin Carlin]

Yep I hate HDR with a passion very rarely see good a good one.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

I am convinced that SPP does some sort of HDR when you use the fill light slider, which I always put too the negative.

 

[Brian Moore]

I am convinced that SPP does some sort of HDR when you use the fill light slider, which I always put too the negative.

I agree, Julian.

This NIK ones are lovely Rob.

 

[Pete Askew]

Is there a world's best HDR?!

Those last 2 might be contenders though.