Image from Stuck in Customs
For those of you unfamiliar with the HDR process, it is a layered way of capturing the highs and lows of an image. It is a photoshop trick, but one that takes several exposures and superimposes them together to.
I’m blown away by the depth of the images it produces, the animals seem to pop out in 3D. The end result has a unique, dreamy quality when done right.
A Selection of Stunning HDR Horses
Image from Stuck in Customs
Image from hz526n
Image from all of a sudden
Image from hand
Image from dj @ oxherder arts
Image from erwlas
Image from Crowcombe Al
Image from MaugiArt
Image from Stuck in Customs
If you enjoyed this photography, you may enjoy looking at horses from around the world.
I love your photographs of horses. If you’re taking more than one exposure, doesnt the horses have to be in exactly the same postition so you can merge? How do you do that? Is it a program?
Thanks, I’m a horse lover and amateur photographer.
k.
Loved the pictures. Thanks for sharing.
I think I have the same question as above. For an HDR picture, any (potentially) moving object would have to stay completely still for all the exposures. I know we took a bunch of photos of my daughter’s horse yesterday for her b+w photography class…squirmin’ Herman couldn’t stay still for a nano-second! So I wonder how these were done…and where I can find the instructions because these ARE stunning!
Hi Katherine,
I believe you can do the process with a single image too. Here is a great tutorial:
http://scingram.blogspot.com/2006/07/hdr-tutorial.html
Your work is stunning.
Yes, it’s difficult with moving objects. In addition to the techniques where you can do it from a single RAW image, there’s also a plug-in for Photoshop called Lucis Art that is great and gives pretty much the same effect…and WAY easier. I highly recommend it!
Your pictures are absolutely brilliant. Keep up the good work!