Free HDR Photography Contest

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1. A. Cemal Ekin says

   January 31, 2012 at 10:22 am

   Hmmmm! I wonder, why do they call this HDR? Caveat photographer!

2. Roman Kurywczak says

   February 9, 2012 at 12:42 pm

   It’s an HDR contest because you need to have used some sort of HDR software to process the image and multiple images have to be combined to enter. (no psuedo HDR’s) It is open to anyone and is free. Make sure to check in the rules section for all the details!

3. A. Cemal Ekin says

   February 9, 2012 at 2:08 pm

   Yes, I checked the rules and looked at some samples. That’s why I asked the rhetorical question. HDR has quickly turned into one of the frequently misunderstood, mispresented, and misapplied tool in the photographer’s arsenal. First of all, there is NO HDR photograph that will display on 99.9% of the monitors, let alone on a Web page. Second, HDR and tonemapping are two separate techniques yet most “HDR” photography presented on the Web pushes the tonemapped qualities, and often times with an emphasis on pulling every tone to the middle and introducing halos. Third, HDR is not an “artistic” expression, it is like using a film with 15-stop latitude.

   So, my rhetorical question is still moot.

4. Roman Kurywczak says

   February 9, 2012 at 3:01 pm

   I respect your opinion….but if you cannot get an image of 15 stops latitude in a single frame…..than it is art. When you can’t capture the image in a single frame and adjusting goes on….either striving for natural or surreal….then it in essence becomes an artistic interpretation. Given that many people do not share your view, myself included, I still wonder what your comments have to do with a free contest?

   BTW, I did not post this originally and came about this post here quite by accident so if those in charge feel like removing it, I have no issues with that either.

5. A. Cemal Ekin says

   February 9, 2012 at 5:26 pm

   No problem with posting, and no problem with comments and opinions either.

6. Roman Kurywczak says

   February 10, 2012 at 9:09 am

   I do see you have trouble answering a direct questions so let me ask again: What does your initial post have to do with a free photography contest? Please explain what you also meant by “caveat photographer!”
   I will await your reply before I take further action.

7. A. Cemal Ekin says

   February 10, 2012 at 9:33 am

   I do not have any problem answering questions at all. My comment was about “HDR Photography” and a rhetorical statement. “Caveat photographer” is a reference to “Caveat emptor” that we used in marketing, meaning “buyer beware”. Here I used it as “photographer beware” with a reference to the notion of HDR.

   I thought you “respected my opinion”, now you seem to want me to agree with you. If you read my comments again you will find that I did not say anything about the free competition. Relax!

8. Roman Kurywczak says

   February 10, 2012 at 9:45 am

   You do see how Caveat photographer can be interpreted a few ways. Thanks for the clarification. We will agree to disagree on the definition and perhaps continue that debate at another place.

9. A. Cemal Ekin says

   February 10, 2012 at 11:31 am

   Sounds like a plan.

10. A. Cemal Ekin says

    February 11, 2012 at 11:46 am

    For the benefit of anyone who might have followed the above discussion, I have written a detailed post on my site “What Exactly is H-D-R?” That post explains in greater detail what I summarized in this thread.