[HDR-photo] HDRI Book and Jpeg brackets

[Bernhard Vogl]

> - Some of your camera's processing/ JPEG creation cannot be  
> completely controlled. (ie: saturation, sharpening, tonal curves,  
> compression amount, and other things done "to make a nice image")

...even worse, some of the "extended" camera models like Fujis S3/S5 even  modify parameters like overall dynamic range based on the scene captured...
Still tough, such behaviour can be switched off in every reasonable camera.

> Okay, there *is* one glaring reason to shoot multiple JPEGs instead  
> of RAWs (and I think this applies to more photographers than would  
> admit): you don't fully understand *how* to process RAW files outside  
> of the presets in the software that came with your camera or using  
> the "Auto" buttons in ACR.

Just curious: Did you ever work/play with DCRaw's linear RAW conversion option?

> Truly, it took me about 6 months and thousands of images (and the  
> help of lots of people) to figure out just what RAW processor  
> settings to use for my "technical" HDRs, [...]

This makes me recalling the German slang term "verschlimmbessern" (~ enworsehancing) which describes the hours of grim attempt to enhance an image - just to discover that the original untouched version was the best of all... ;-)

Best regards
Bernhard