[meteorite-list] Meteorite HDR photography

[Dr. Svend Buhl]

thanks for your kind reply Dave. It is not so much a question of display 
size but rather of range. Our computer screens and printers are for the most 
part 8 bit devices. The true HDR image is a 32bit file. To display HDR 
images on a computer screen it has to be compressed. That is where a 
technique named tone mapping comes into use. Tone mapping preserves the key 
image details and color while approximating the shadows and highlights found 
in the original HDR image. At least that is the theory. Unfortunately in the 
real world a good part of quality is lost along the way.

Svend

www.meteorite-recon.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: dave at fallingrocks.com
To: Dr. Svend Buhl
Cc: Meteorite Mailing List
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 8:16 PM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Meteorite HDR photography


Svend & All,
Ausgezeichnet!  That really is fantastic, Svend.  At what resolution/size 
does a monitor begin to degrade the enhanced quality of these images?
Tchus,
Dave


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite HDR photography
From: "Dr. Svend Buhl" <info at niger-meteorite-recon.de>
Date: Sun, June 08, 2008 1:48 pm
To: "Meteorite Mailing List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>


Some time ago there was a thread on this list regarding High Dynamic Range
Imaging in the genre of meteorite photography. I have recently experimented
a little with this matter and found the concept quite helpful when trying to
picture a certain meteorite as the human eye would see it. My results might
not yet be sufficient for the Pulitzer Prize, but as long as they don't add
a "best meteorite photo" category I won't consider to run for it anyway.

I have compiled a few images on my website:

http://www.niger-meteorite-recon.de/en/meteoriten_verkauf.htm

cheers

Svend

www.meteorite-recon.com

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