This particular image was taken in December 2009 on Jekyll Island in Georgia. It’s another high dynamic range (HDR) image done with Photoshop CS5’s new HDR Pro. I’ve also included the three separate exposures that were used to create the final image. I really like the results from HDR Pro. In particular, I seem to be able to get much more realistic results. I also like that it is tightly integrated with Photoshop, which I see as an advantage versus Photomatix Pro.
The sequence of exposures shows the challenge. The first shows the foreground nice and bright, but the clouds and sky in the background are completely washed out. The last image captures the details in the clouds, but the foreground is completely black. The middle exposure shows the middle ground between the two extremes, but even there, the foreground is too dark and the sky is too bright.
