Day 10

7/20/10

"Capitol from Monona Terrace"

I had a lot of fun with this shoot. Not only did I get to take my first HDR photo (auto-bracketed exposure +/- two stops), but the shoot was with one of my best friends, Elizabeth. We went out wandering State Street and around the Capitol building and though I wasn't thrilled with any of the early shots, when I saw this shot, I knew exactly what I wanted.

I took three of the same shots with three exposures, then used a program called Photomatix Pro which then takes the best parts of each exposure, and then allows you to tone-map the photo to create an ultra-realistic photo called an HDR (High Dynamic Range) photo.

Enjoy, and click for a larger image.