HDR Rubix cube from Fisheye Lomography camera

Ok Proper and normal pics after this as it is in danger of turning into a HDR blog , I really don't want that

MMA and MUAI THAI CAGE FIGHTING in HDR .... Stick with it

A while back my mate Al told me a story of a friend of his :

His friend  was busy scoffing down slice after slice of his 24th birthday cake


After several slices he was told by his mum not to eat any more or he would be sick 




I can only assume that now being 24 the friend thought he was old enough to make his own decisions and as he could eat more cake , he would , ignoring the advice of his mum

Creepy house HDR from Disposable camera

I really should get a life and not just be messing about on this new toy ... ( I have done other things as well this afternoon / evening ) but now I have found out how to use the program I'm just getting a little carried away .


So it seems that to get a very sharp image you need 3 differently exposed images ( Arguably in RAW format and on a tripod ) 


While I accept this is true the above image is a before and after HDR image I took in Victoria ( Vancouver Island , British  Columbia , Canada ) about 5 years ago  with a disposable camera that I only had developed about a month ago ( See below post )

Disposable camera pics post

Well I am a fan of budget photography and really this is a good case for that . YOU DO NOT NEED A FANCY UP TO DATE CAMERA AND EDITING SOFTWARE TO MAKE GOOD PHOTOS !!! . 

The disposable camera was probably £3 ish , the developing was £4 and the software was a free download . So that's £7 TOTAL for a HDR Image !!!! 

The original image was dragged into Photoshop ( Elements ), lightened and saved , darkened and saved , then both with the original were dragged into Luminance HDR 2.0.2( Freeware )


Enjoy your photography and don't think you need money to take good snaps. It can actually be more rewarding and challenging trying to do it on the cheap

The free software can be downloaded here

 Free HDR software download

I take no responsibility if there are any viruses or whatever associated with this . I only provide the link for research purposes . The software is at no cost but feel free to donate via Paypal as some people have gone to a lot of time and effort to develop this software


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Ok so these are my first ever attempts at HDR

Since getting home from work I have been trying to get my hands around a new free software called Luminance HDR . At first I had no idea what I was doing but after about 2 1/2 hours of frustration and really hating the technique I kinda got it . The above images are literally my first ever attempt . I took 3 exposures of the humble Marmite jar ( My first attempts I was not impressed with ) !

 I then manipulated the car image in Photoshop so I could get 3 different exposures

 Now I have a clue what I am up to expect some more ....

Alternative desktop background download Windows XP

Click on image and right click save as for an alternative background

 Looks qualiteeeee

Original XP Post 

My New Nephew

Baby Luke 10 days old holding his dads hand

Luke age 2 or 3 days

Congratulations to my twin brother Scott and Aimee on the birth of Luke,  June 1st 2011

After an internet embargo by my bro until most family and friends have seen the little man I can finally post a couple of pics . What a cutie! Now my other Niece and nephew Hannah and Matthew have another cousin to play Monopoly with , ( well maybe not straight away )

Freedom of the county

Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh ( Royal Welch Fusiliers ) Top of town Denbigh on parade to commemorate their Freedom of the County ( Denbighshire )

Lomography fisheye film camera reel # 5

HM Stanley statue St Asaph

Following a week that I would rather forget ,  thought I would post a few pics of the new HM Stanley statue of " DR Livingston I Presume ?" fame in St Asaph . 

Denbigh statue


Quite different to the one in Denbigh , here they have taken an alternative idea and done more of a totem pole idea showing different eras of the explorers life . 


As with every new public installation there have been some criticism , the funniest I have heard is that the image of HM Stanley on top looks more like " A Monkey in a Fez ,"  and also that it looks a little phallic

Take a look and make your own mind up ...................

I have posted the pics in High res but put a filter on it to stop any Right click save as action !