Comments on: Trains & Modern Photography – High Dynamic Range

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:46:17 +0000

Your photography has always been inspiring. Thanks for the tips!.

By: William Hays

William Hays — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 12:35:36 +0000

‘Straightening out the fish-eye’ is neat!

By: Tyler

Tyler — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 16:46:43 +0000

Great writeup on a controversial and oft-misunderstood topic, Emily. I have nothing against the HDR technique (I’ve used it myself), my issue is with poor results. I shoot RAW and often use the leeway it gives me for dodging/burning and curves tweaks. I’m sure many purists would find fault in my work…there’s one photographer in my local photography group who certainly does!

Well-done “true” HDR (composite images), while I don’t shoot it, is a style I enjoy. You have a clearly defined style to your work, which is something a lot of photographers struggle to find. I think I’d recognize a real Emily Moser photo even without your name attached!

By: Dan Cluley

Dan Cluley — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 10:30:30 +0000

I’m not a huge fan of “obvious” HDR. It can make for cool art, but I tend to like photos that are more realistic.

However your article does a great job of pointing out that a lot of well done HDR doesn’t look like HDR. Used that way it can obviously be a good tool for making pictures that match what the eye sees.

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 22:06:38 +0000

In reply to Frank Keller. Thanks, Frank. You are definitely one of my favorite rail photographers... Your dedication and the length you'll go in order to get some amazing shots is really admirable. I think that you'll find this technique quite useful if you ever go out to get another train/aurora shot.

By: Frank Keller

Frank Keller — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 21:13:19 +0000

Thanks for the tips, I haven’t tried it myself but have thought about it but didn’t know of an appropriate program. You have done all of my leg work, now I just need to buy the program.