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<blockquote data-quote="sassafras" data-source="post: 18965" data-attributes="member: 499"><p>Actually, it was a really crappy example of why and where to use the HDR. I was surprised how close the two versions were, and did the single exposure one last. I always shoot with the AEB function on, and a lot of other pics I had done needed the other exposures to fill in lost detail. If you get a good working exposure with one of the three, it makes no sense to pursue the HDR route. I should probably attempt an edit on the single exposure using Luminar by itself. </p><p></p><p>Aurora has a fully functioning demo (<a href="https://aurorahdr.com/?utm_campaign=macphun_ref&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_term=%2F" target="_blank">Best HDR Software - HDR Photo Editor for Mac & PC | Aurora HDR 2018</a>)</p><p></p><p>I have used a bunch of HDR software over the years, and it continues to get better. Aurora is a nice improvement over NIK's HDR Efex Pro2, especially if you prefer a more understated look but want the extended dynamic range. The anti-ghosting on Aurora works better too (where objects shift in the exposures). Both Aurora and Luminar are releasing big updates soon too. My biggest gripe is the use of layer masking and brushing in for selective adjustments – which is pretty time consuming. NIK's u-point tech lets you drop a control point anywhere on an image within any filter and control the effect from 0% to 100%, and also the size of the affected area (plus, if you want to restrain spillover, just drop an empty control point where you want the selective adjustment to stop). U-points let me bang an average image out in 3-4-5 minutes for general post work (and when you work on 1000s of pics, it adds up). I am way more proficient and quick with the NIK stuff, but was worried since it has been mothballed by Google for awhile now. NIK was just bought out by another company and will be back in development for 2018. Oddly, some of the original developers from NIK left Google to start MacPhun/SKYLUM after Google acquired NIK. So two splinter groups from NIK will be making competing software... which will be interesting to watch.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sassafras, post: 18965, member: 499"] Actually, it was a really crappy example of why and where to use the HDR. I was surprised how close the two versions were, and did the single exposure one last. I always shoot with the AEB function on, and a lot of other pics I had done needed the other exposures to fill in lost detail. If you get a good working exposure with one of the three, it makes no sense to pursue the HDR route. I should probably attempt an edit on the single exposure using Luminar by itself. Aurora has a fully functioning demo ([URL="https://aurorahdr.com/?utm_campaign=macphun_ref&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_term=%2F"]Best HDR Software - HDR Photo Editor for Mac & PC | Aurora HDR 2018[/URL]) I have used a bunch of HDR software over the years, and it continues to get better. Aurora is a nice improvement over NIK's HDR Efex Pro2, especially if you prefer a more understated look but want the extended dynamic range. The anti-ghosting on Aurora works better too (where objects shift in the exposures). Both Aurora and Luminar are releasing big updates soon too. My biggest gripe is the use of layer masking and brushing in for selective adjustments – which is pretty time consuming. NIK's u-point tech lets you drop a control point anywhere on an image within any filter and control the effect from 0% to 100%, and also the size of the affected area (plus, if you want to restrain spillover, just drop an empty control point where you want the selective adjustment to stop). U-points let me bang an average image out in 3-4-5 minutes for general post work (and when you work on 1000s of pics, it adds up). I am way more proficient and quick with the NIK stuff, but was worried since it has been mothballed by Google for awhile now. NIK was just bought out by another company and will be back in development for 2018. Oddly, some of the original developers from NIK left Google to start MacPhun/SKYLUM after Google acquired NIK. So two splinter groups from NIK will be making competing software... which will be interesting to watch. [/QUOTE]
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