Picture of the Day - July 3, 2009

"Landscape of colors"

Photo courtesy of John Nyberg.                  (Click on the photo for a larger view) To me, most HDR (High Dynamic Range) images appear overdone and "fake", but I have seen a few of late that were done to perfection. In today's picture, photographer John Nyberg has "created" a gorgeous scene that showcases all the amazing colors that God gave, it enhanced to the max - yet the image is not so over-processed that it appears unnatural. What you're looking at here is the combination of five separate photographs taken with an Olympus E-520. Fantastic job John!     Visitor Comments... Name: Gordon Brugman Town: Gatlinburg, TN While the “overdone” HDR has its uses in graphic art projects and commercial special effects work, Mr. Nyberg shows that when used as it was originally intended (to capture wonderful detail in all areas of an image from light to dark) HDR can produce stunning images that retain their “natural” look. Great use of the technique on a wonderfully composed image, John! Yes, truly magnificent!!!!     Name: Terry Poole Town: Lexington, KY Amazing colors. Amazing colors. Amazing colors. Did I mention the amazing colors? I LOVE this one!     Name: Phyllis Helton Town: Bristol, VA Stunningly beautiful!     Name: Ron Trees Town: Spokane, WA Excellent photo Mr. Nyberg!! I would whole heartedly agree with Gordon and his comments about HDR. I am really staring to like HDR a lot, but not when it is overused. I know it has its place, but I like HDR when used to create what our eyes have seen. This is a really great photo today and IMHO, the HDR process is just right!! I would be hanging this one on my wall.   Comment on today's picture  |  View previous "Pictures Of The Day"  |  Submit a photo Why I publish the "Picture Of The Day"