http://tutorialblog.org/hdr-tutorials-roundup/

Dude I keep trying this HDR stuff, but I can't really get it. This is about as good as I can get it. Here's a before and after picture I took, I think the second one does actually look a bit better. Better colors and stuff:

What settings on how many pictures are you taking?

I think the problem is that I'm not using Photoshop enough...I just found another tutorial that kind of explains more in-depth of what I need to do. For that particular photo, I only used 2 pics I think. One had the exp. comp. at -2 and the other was at +2. If I added any more layers, it got too dark to see anything. But that's okay, I'm gonna try some different stuff next time.

you have to have about 3-5 if not more to make a good HDR image. It's not a necessity that you have to got -1 or +1, expose for the best light, then expose for the best dark and one in between and you'll have a good image.

seems pretty easy, I'm gonna use this with the next few snapshot contests :)

you can't use it for the snapshots contest man... what part of no photoshopping don't you understand on the contest?

Busted! lol

you can't use it for the snapshots contest man... what part of no photoshopping don't you understand on the contest?

haha... I was gonna see what you'd say... trust me I'm not gonna use it, it looks kinda bad with my ranger anyway... but I just did this today, what do ya think?

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/Blackranger93/WetumpkaHDR.jpg


and after todays photoshoot, I'm ready to toss this POS casio exilim for a nikon D40... look at this shot, I tweaked out the camera what am I doing wrong? I even used a tri-pod as well...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/Blackranger93/CIMG1557.jpg

just looks like I'm getting a heck of alot of noise... I'm aiming for something like this:

http://www.mpresiv.net/auto/S3_22Apr2006_18.jpg

expose for the lightest, expose regular, then expose for the darkest.. then merge.

nah I mean I like the HDR fine... that ranger pic is the one i didnt like, was gonna save it for a later conty, but it just seems blurry, I used the flash too

Casio cameras are crap... I sell cameras all day and they suck. They have noisey sensors, icki distortion, and not the sharpest lenses... makes a good point and shoot cam but hard to produce anything that's really in-your-face WHAMMO awesome without editing the living daylights outta the pics. bleh. they're pretty though :P

You should totally get a D40 ;) or at least a more "advanced" point and shoot like an A-series Canon... or Nikon P5000...

Or you can just prepare yourself for some layering/masking and levels/saturation/colorbalance work... roughly done in a couple mins, but still, you can milk the picture if you absolutely have to...

The noise and softness - nothing you can do there, that's the camera, tripod definitely helps, also no digital zoom (you probably know this)... and also, your S600 has image stabilization - turn it OFF when on a tripod or it makes your pics not as sharp because it's shifting and trying to stabilize when it already is.

http://individual.utoronto.ca/kris_d/07sport.jpg

Kristina thats a awesome turn out write up a tut?