HDR to the rescue

I spent nearly every free moment during summer of 2006 on Lake Hefner aboard a Nacra 5.2. She was a great boat considering her age, as old as me, and cost, less than my Canon 40D. There is something about being on a sailboat that makes everything seem better, even a Miller High Life.

Apparently I chose the most boring scene to use as practice for my first real attempt at HDR. I can only promise the view from a sailboat is much better.




I really like how this photo pops. It's a very standard, boring and thoroughly unexciting picture but I think it demonstrates the power of HDR. Stand by for original and exciting examples in the future.

The Most Difficult Model

Despite her low rate, typically a small dollop of peanut butter per ten minutes, I have found Dr. Samantha to be one of the most difficult subjects to photograph. She is impatient, inquisitive and chock full o' energy. However being an adorable Morkie puppy I often find myself willing to bear the minor headache in exchange for a striking photograph.

Were it not for the recent acquisition of my first chainsaw I would probably have a few nice, crisp new backgrounds. Alas, the allure of the powerful saw was too much and I spent most the weekend with my girlfriend clearing out brush from our decrepit backyard.