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<\/a>Georgian Infinity<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Rebecca Fountain<\/p><\/div>\n
Finally, an HDR shot of the Abbey:<\/p>\n
<\/a>Bath Abbey HDR<\/p><\/div>\n
So this is bracketed around a 5 second exposure at F8 [the other exposures are 1.3 and 20 seconds respectively]. I still find the HDR to be very hit and miss, so while this isn’t the best shot I’ve taken, I have a few rules of thumb, which at least minimise the failures.<\/p>\n
I find dusk gives the best results, as it makes for the broadest range of exposure without super stopping down [F22] or using filters during the day, and B setting long exposures at night. Trying to keep electric light sources out of the shot also helps, as you get massive halos, and blown out sections on the long exposures.<\/p>\n
One variable which is very hard to mitigate for – other than a postponement! – is the cloud cover. When I took the shot above – actually, it was something of a photographic scourge all weekend – there was very even cloud, with no variability in light quality. The long single exposures made for a very deep blue colour, which by the time the HDR software had stirred the pot, looked pretty awful. I will often desaturate in post, or even go for full black and white.<\/p>\n
All of which is a lovely story. In a deeply unrelated final comment, if you are in Bath, try to get a table at Sotto Sotto. It’s fab!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We are just back from a really lovely long weekend in Bath, which was my first extended play with the latest toy, my 16-35mm L, which I picked up at the end of December. The lens is the last step … Continue reading