Tag: HDR

HDR processing - Photomatix 4 beta vs Photoshop CS5 HDR Pro

Photomatix just released their beta 4.0. I have been expecting it for a loooong time, as photoshop CS 5 introduced to a new era in HDR with the ability to remove ghosting and camera shake and producing sharp images from handheld brackets.
My first results show  worse ghost removal,  more noise, but much better tone maping in photomatix.

what works best for me is doing the HDR fusion in PS CS5, save a 32Bit EXR image and tonemape it with photomatix.

Photomatix Tonemaped

Photomatix Tonemaped 100% crop

Photoshop CS5 Tonemaped

Photoshop CS5 Tonemaped 100% crop

Fused in PS CS5 and Tonemaped with photomatix beta4

Fused in PS CS5 and Tonemaped with photomatix beta4

Note that all 3 versions have been processed with Lightroom 3. The PS CS5 version required lots more work with the sky to make it pop, while Photomatix version is almost straight from tonemaping, i only made very basic adjustments.

Made from 3 bracketed shots handheld with a 1ds3 – 24-105 lens @ 24mm f/8. 1/50 – 1/400 – 1/3200  ISO 100

we should probably wait for the final version of photomatix and test this some more before making conclusions.

Mount Sion

Horses in Vienna

Horses in Vienna, première mise en ligne par Alexis Tabah.

Small church in Susa, Italy

Small church in Susa, Italy, première mise en ligne par Alexis Tabah.

Une photo en HDR prise l’année dernière dans une petite église à la frontière franco italienne