Sometimes in Photomatix Pro 4, tone mapping an image is really benefitted by also using the Fusion operator. Here is an image from a high contrast scene that required me to shoot six exposures: -2EV, 0EV, 2EV, -1EV, -3EV, and 1EV. (I knew I needed … Read More →
Category Archives: Tone Compressor
The HDR Sky
Sometimes, when you create what you thought would be a great HDR landscape, the sky, with its clouds, appears very contrasty, dirty, and ugly. The tone mapping process using a local operator such as the Detail Enhancer in Photomatix Pro, can sometime exaggerate the realism … Read More →
Using Photomatix Pro 4 Fusion with Tone Compressor and Detail Enhancer
The photos that made up this HDR image of Hickory Falls were taken on a very cold October morning. I was using a Canon 300mm L with my Canon 5D Mark II. I only took three exposures, two stops apart — 0EV, -2EV, and +2EV. … Read More →