So, are you gonna tell us how you blended these most excellent
composites or just leave us in the dark?
In looking at #1 it may be that an intermediate exposure was required
but I'm not yet convinced. The fundamental problem with the composite
is that the walls in the window passage are brighter than the sky
outside which makes it look "funny".
In thinking about this three-shot problem it occurred to me that that
the answer lies in the shooting data for the successful shots. How many
stops are there between the light and dark shots of the successful
composites? This value can then serve as a guide for future shots. If
the difference between light and dark is more than "x" then take one in
the middle.
Anyhow, nice stuff. Tell us more.
Chuck Norcutt
Moose wrote:
>
> So here are the first tries. Mostly not outstanding shots that would be
> worth all the effort otherwise, but good try-outs. I notice that my
> choice of exposures seems to have improved over a few days
> <http://moosemystic.net/Gallery/tech/Combos/>.
>
> The first shot was on my second day of serious shooting and my first
> attempt at the technique. Clearly I could not get with the camera what
> my eyes were seeing, so I tried it. In retrospect, I should have taken
> another shot between the two I took in exposure. The differences are so
> great that blending them is quite difficult.
>
> The second shot works better, but I didn't tone down the "bright" shot
> enough and lost some cloud highlight detail.
>
> The third worked very well. Clean enough to look good in a pretty good
> sized print, I think. The subject is again not of general interest, but
> significant to those where there at the time.
>
> I don't know what I was thinking when I took one of the shots of the
> fourth example. How did I manage to cut off the fan light in one? Oh
> well, I found the challenge of getting a good looking composite worth
> while anyway. Another example of a subject that simply can't be captured
> properly with a JPEG camera in one shot.
>
> There are a few more that I may try out and add later. I don't know what
> the DR number for these combo shots is, but it's a lot more than the
> singles!
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