The KSPD WebLog

Just a little experimenting with photographing frozen objects.

Obviously, these are screws frozen in ice.

The weather was nice and I hadn’t made any HDR shots with my Nikon D3 yet, so I thought I’d take it out for a spin. It seemed to handle well and the fast FPS helped to minimize blur in moving objects. the 14-but RAW file capture is quite stunning. I have to admit, I do tire of the whole HDR process.

I also caught some of the infamous Fix I-5 Project as well. All of those shots were made with a Nikkor 300mm f4 EF prime lens at ISO 8000! Check out the (lack of) noise from the D3. I’ve gotten similar results at ISO 25,000. Simply amazing.

What is a HDR Image?

A high dynamic range image is a digital photograph that is displays much more tonal range that a traditional photo can. It captures detail in the extreme shadows and highlights that would normally be shown as pure black or pure white. In essence, it creates an image that is similar to what our natural vision and brain are capable of interpreting.
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I caught a cool sunset today. Sort of rare in this area.