Enjoy the sixth and final installment of the HDR series, and stay tuned for lots more new entries, including ice sculptures, ghost towns, portraits, and more!
The Colorado River, just downstream from Hoover Dam
Yellowstone National Park just looks so good in HDR (high dynamic range) that it merited another entry! Be sure to click on the photos to see every detail in the larger versions.
Too many HDR-toned photos? Impossible! That’s why we’re up to the fourth installment in the series (you can catch up on parts I, II, and III if you’re behind), with more on the way. Enjoy, and as always, be sure to click on the photos for larger versions to appreciate all the details.
A car raises a small dust cloud on a dirt road in small-town Picabo, Idaho
Yellowstone National Park is a beautiful place – hardly anyone would ever argue differently. But from a photographer’s perspective, those magical clouds of sulfuric steam that create such a surreal atmosphere to park visitors can be anything but magical when trying to capture the spirit of the park accurately. Who wants to look at flat, lifeless photos of a gray haze with a few semi-obscured trees peeking out? Enter HDR processing, cutting through the steam to reveal the true landscape of Yellowstone and make those bright colors come back to life. None of the following shots are “true” HDRs, meaning each photo was a single exposure toned in Photoshop rather than combined multiple exposures, but I hope you’ll enjoy the collection nonetheless (click on the images for larger versions!).
Steam rises against a stormy backdrop at Grand Prismatic Spring
Ready for a new installment in beyond-the-average-exposure photos? Today’s the day! (To learn more about HDR and how you can try it yourself, check out Digital Photography School’s three-part series on how to get started. They also have beautiful examples of HDR done right if you’re in need of further inspiration.)
Montana's Mission Mountains
