KL... and around, in HDR.

Its an amazing creation our eye is. It is able to cope with different objects at different range effortlessly. Another reason to praise Allah SWT. But a human creation (a camera lens that is) is not capable of such range. If it focuses on a subject, then everything else will be out of focus. Even at minimum aperture, a lens still can't give you what your eyes can see (and appreciate).

So here i am, trying a 'not so old' technique called High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDRI or HDR for short). These are pictures of the KTM HQ building in KL, and also the Pusat Islam building. Taking pictures of the Pusat Islam do bring back memories as my advance diploma convocation ceremony was held there. That was one of the highest moments of my life, and for the first time i felt accepted by Eita's parents.









And here are two of my earliest attempts. One is the picture of my office building, and another is a stop sign at KESAS on the way back home from work. This HDR is rendered using Qtpfsgui, an open source HDR workflow tool. It produces high impact images, especially with its Fattal tonemapping algorithm. Too bad the office pictures are not taken in true HDR settings (EV-2, EV0, EV+2). Thas why it turned out like a drawing huhuhu. Owh.. my camera can't do this range of exposure bracketing. I have to change the setting manually and take different shots. *a reason to upgrade perhaps..