First Ever HDR Attempt

Spurred on by all the other great photos on Blipfoto I thought I'd try an HDR image today. I've never tried it before but I had a general feeling that it involved the same shot taken at different exposures and a bit of jiggery-pokery.

Using Photomatix and a photogenic Bristol I tried a shot that would not be instantly recognisable as being from this area.. Did I heck? Straight down to the Cumberland Basin and a few shots of the Bridge and Clifton.

I've missed a portion of the bridge but I will pretend that was deliberate.

A second attempt is here using 4 images rather than 2.

I got down there at about 9 am - it was quiet, the light was beautiful, the sky was blue and I had that self satisfied feeling from being up and out on a Sunday morning.

Son #1 and #2 both declined the offer of a trip out and instead lounged in the bath for some time.

Mrs Running Backwards got a tall latte and the paper as a result of this trip and all is well - 6Music on in the background as I wait for the computer to chug through everything.

I read the forum with interest to see that my 1.6GHz computer with 1Gb memory is possibly a bit slow and I read the internet reviews with added interest to see a £600 PC is described as a budget PC.

Might take the plunge today on a new PC only to find tomorrow that tablets really are the future and that everything will be running on Android or Mac!