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Originally Posted by Senna4ever
Not necessarily. HDR in the photographic sense is exactly that. High dynamic range. I don't see a high dynamic range in those photos...the black points are too high, not enough details in the shadows. I would consider them as extended dynamic range.
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Next question then is, "how high is high"? Can you quantify that in dB? Or even bits? Where do you split the hair between "extended" and "high"?
I remember a few years ago, when I was participating in a certain photo-critique site, there was quite a debate raging over HDR - same kinda stuff, ranging between "what IS HDR" and "does all HDR look like shit?". I finally decided to give my input, by announcing that HDR was "played out" and introducing a new art form:
Fortunately, most people got the humor in it. Some played along, commenting on my overprocessing... or admiring the lack of processing... even starting a discussion on different grey levels. But of course, there were those with NO sense of humor as well... wish I could remember some of the inanities they came up with...