Monday, August 22, 2011

High dynamic range photography (HDR)


In image processing, computer graphics, and photography, high dynamic range imaging (HDRI or just HDR) is a set of techniques that allow a greater dynamic range of luminance between the lightest and darkest areas of an image than current standard digital imaging techniques or photographic methods. This wide dynamic range allows HDR images to more accurately represent the range of intensity levels found in real scenes, ranging from direct sunlight to faint starlight.

The two main sources of HDR imagery are computer renderings and merging of multiple photographs, the latter of which in turn are individually referred to as low-dynamic-range (LDR) or standard-dynamic-range (SDR)photographs.

Tone-mapping techniques, which reduce overall contrast to facilitate display of HDR images on devices with lower dynamic range, can be applied to produce images with preserved or exaggerated local contrast for artistic effect.

HDR Photo of the above picture

Just search Google for HDR images and be inspired!


-- Robin Low

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Where companies get their names?

This is part of a chain mail which I copied and shared.

Which logos do you like best and which one do you know how it got its name from ?

-- Robin Low