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The Flaming Star Nebula - click for an annotated thumbnail.

The Flaming Star Nebula is actually just the bit at three o'clock (IC 405 on the annotated thumbnail) and a quick inspection shows how it got its name. To give an idea of how much sky is visible one could fit roughly 25 full moons across the width of the image.

Not your typical HDR look but the image actually does cover an enormous dynamic range.
8 x 1000 seconds exposures of Hα to capture the nebulosity
5 x 200 seconds through each of Red, Green and Blue filters to capture the stars
3 x 1000 seconds through the Blue filter to see if there was any reflection nebulosity
Camera: FLI ML16803 cooled to -25°C.
Captured on the night of December 23rd/24th.

Bob.

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OM-D E-M5 + ED 12-50mm, H-PS14042E, H-F007014E, L-RS014150E, M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 45mm 1:1.8.
Gitzo GT1541T, Arca-Swiss Z1 DP ball-head.
Astrophotography: TEC 140 'scope, FLI ML16803 camera, ASA DDM60 Pro mount.

HDR cardinal by Elmore Photography, on Flickr

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Sony Alpha 700, Minolta 70-210 f/4 and some other stuff

Camera Model: Nikon D700
Lens and focal length:Nikkor 28mm 2.8D
Aperture: f4
Shutter Speed: 1/160 and 1/400
Sensitivity: 640
Post processing:
2 images, one exposed for skin and the other exposed for the sky.
Overlayed Image on PS. Erased dark parts.
also added 365 title.

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While I feel I have absolutely no chance against that incredible image of the nebula above, something is better than nothing!

This fire hydrant caught my eye today between one of today's work appointments in historic Ellicott City, MD.



5 exposure HDR merged in Adobe Photoshop CS5 HDR pro
Split-tone and minor color adjustments applied in LR3
exp1: 1/500 at f/2.8
exp2: 1/320 at f/2.8
exp3: 1/250 at f/2.8
exp4: 1/160 at f/2.8
exp5: 1/80 at f/2.8
ISO: 200
Focal: 60mm
Camera body: Sony A850
Lens: Carl Zeiss 24-70 f/2.8T

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My very first attempt of doing an HDR photo.
I was not sure what to make of it bu after some experiments I decided to go with the "painting look".



Location: Yuxu palace (world heritage), wudang mountains, China
Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Nikkor 60mm F2.8 Micro
Date of photo: 28 december 2011
Aperture F2.8
Photo was created out of 3 photos with shutter speeds: 1/1250, 1/640, 1/320sec
ISO: 100.

Software used was photomatix for tonemapping, and i did a crop.

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HDR Church ver2 by 44 Wild Bill, on Flickr[/img]

First HDR shot here too.
Taken on 12/30 w/ Nikon D5100 and 18-55 kit lens @ 30mm
0 step = f/5.6 ISO 800 1/125 sec.
-2 step = f/8 1/250 sec.
+2 step = f/4 1/40 sec.
Just some tweaking in photomatix

Funny thing is I was on my way to the store and brought my camera/tripod just in case....never know when you will see that shot you want.

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Nikon D5100

Before not submitting anything I'll take this one:



Heidelberg castle lighted at night shot from the anglistics building of the University of Heidelberg.

Canon EOS 500D
Canon EF 100mm 2.8L Macro IS USM
F5.6
ISO 100

A combination of 12 shots.

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Canon EOS 500D + Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm 4L IS USM + EF 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS USM + EF 100mm 2.8L Macro IS USM + Sigma 12-24mm 4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM + Canon Speedlite 580 EX II + Nissin Speedlite Di 466

I finally get a chance to enter this month! Great submissions everyone! I have learned so much from my own research on this month's assignment. I actually like HDR now.
Here's my shot(s). I was attracted to another old vehicle but upon stopping to take a shot of it, this Ford caught my eye and i couldn't resist the rust. I was at the same time learning my new camera so my settings were not very consistent.


Rusty_HDR2 by Blue Noise, on Flickr

This is a 3 shot HDR, each at about a stop apart. Shot on the Nikon P7000.
All post processing including HDR rendering was done in CS4.
Curve adjustments, levels, and a bit of a saturation increase.

[EDIT: Larger image]

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Latest HDR by gagelock, on Flickr[/img]
First HDR shot. This one is of the Manhattan Bridge
Camera Body - Cannon Rebel EOS T2i (550D)
Lens Used - Canon T2i Kit Lens 18mm - 55mm
Shot taken at - 18mm
Mode Selected on Camera - Aperture Value (AV)
Aperture - 3.5
ISO - 100
Exposure Levels and shots taken - three shots total@ -2,0,+2

15-85 and 7D local hillclimb. 3 shots combined in photomatix


Hillclimb by maxjj, on Flickr

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Canon Powershot S95, Canon 7D, 15-85, Canon 85 1.8 USM, Sigma 30 1.4, 50mm 1.8, Canon 100 2.8L IS Macro, Canon 70-300L IS USM+Kenko 1.4 Pro 300DGX, Canon 430EX II and RS 4 Classic

JAN 1ST - The poll is up, time to vote for your favorite entry!

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Leica M9-P (my article on Camera Labs) | Leica D-Lux 5 | 50mm Summilux

WOW, very difficult to choose, my favorites are Bob Anderson, Trevor Harris and Lensbaby.

Gotta make a decision though

Jan 22nd - Poll is closed. A well-deserved win by Bob! Congratulations!

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Leica M9-P (my article on Camera Labs) | Leica D-Lux 5 | 50mm Summilux