Looking good - Are you near a seaside?

You could get some fantastic shots if you're close and are able to make a run when the light's right.

no im not..and only lens i have is crappy canon 18-55mm u get free with the body and 60mm macro lens..i could do with a wide angle lens really..im sure i can get some good shots tho from the 18-55mm..i need to get my tripod back..them shots where hand held and its not the sharpest way to do it.im up very ealery tho..somtimes 5am..so il keep an eye out for "red sky at night,macro junkis delight. should have some good sun rises soon..i live about 40 mins away from the beach.

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Hymenopus coronatus - orhid mantis - Out of stock
Pseudocreobotra Wahlbergii - flowermantis - Out of stock
Phyllovates chlorophaea - Texan Unicorn Mantis - Out of stock
Pseudempusa pinnapavonis - peacock mantis - in stock

Have tried this before - the received wisdom is that the outcome is usually a little grey. Just bracketed +1.33 to -1.33, ISO 100, f/16 - Sigma 15-30 IF aspherical. Will merge 6 or 7 exposures from a tripod later in the week to see how that helps.

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iv been told to use 2- 0 +2 auto bracketing.?what do u think?have u tryed it with a gap of 2 stops?i only started playing with it today so im still rubbish at it..

the pic you done is pretty good

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Hymenopus coronatus - orhid mantis - Out of stock
Pseudocreobotra Wahlbergii - flowermantis - Out of stock
Phyllovates chlorophaea - Texan Unicorn Mantis - Out of stock
Pseudempusa pinnapavonis - peacock mantis - in stock

Seeing this thread convinced me to have another go at HDR - the first few times were pretty useless. This was taken just as the light was going - so I only went as far as -1.33. I'll get out and about with the tripod in the next couple of days and try a wider range of exposures. If you shoot say 6 or 7 and then select RAW images through Bridge you can choose to leave all or just some in the merged version. I guess the more you merge the better the shot in terms of maintaining detail with respect to exposure. They reckon the next generations of cameras will have in-built versions of HDR. I am not convinced to be honest - the outcome is not very natural unless you are very good at it!

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Here's the same shot but played with using the Tone Mapping plugin from Photomatix. This is overdone and could not be printed at any reasonable size. The CS2/3 plugin costs £35 and the download is painless. Using this with 'Merge to HDR' in photoshop covers most of what Photomatix pro would. Adjusting with 'Selective Colour' becomes a lot of fun!

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Here we go Ive had another attempt

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Im liking this HDR lark
Ive produced this tonight and I quite like it.

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Couldnt sleep so I had another fiddle

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The highlights are much better in the second picture. I am guilty of my outdoor photography always being a little flat

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