http://www.gothamist.com/2006/04/15/photo_of_the_da_5.php All comments for Photo of the Day: Brooklyn in High Dynamic Range en-us 2007 nyc_daveh Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:11:44 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss daveh@gothamist.com daveh@gothamist.com 60 http://www.gothamist.com/2006/04/15/photo_of_the_da_5.php#comment-118618 http://www.gothamist.com/2006/04/15/photo_of_the_da_5.php#comment-118618 Comments Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:45:34 -0500 <p>I think that this is an artistic use of the HDR technique but not what it was originally intended for. If you use HDR judiciously, you will get shadows and highlights in proper balance that you normally wouldn't be able to see (think inside a dark church with bright stain glass windows). If you go crazy you get this surreal landscape. Another reason why this may look so strange is that viewing an "extreme" HDR image on a regular monitor defeats the purpose. No regular monitor (even pro models) can show the whole range of HDR. There is only one company that makes true HDR monitors and they cost a whopping $49,000! When you see them it's like looking out the window on a sunny day. Your brain can't tell the image is not real. </p> http://www.gothamist.com/2006/04/15/photo_of_the_da_5.php#comment-118610 http://www.gothamist.com/2006/04/15/photo_of_the_da_5.php#comment-118610 Comments Sat, 15 Apr 2006 10:52:34 -0500 <p>Not a knock on Arnold specifically, but I just don't get this whole HDR thing. It looks kinda silly, to be honest... I don't know... It's not his particular version that I think looks silly, but the HDR thing in general.</p>