Metering Mode ……… Pattern
After extracting the three RAW files from the Camera, I have imported them into Adobe Lightroom and exported them in PSD format. Below are how the original photos looked like.
+2 (Over Exposed) |
-2 (Under Exposed) |
0 (Neutral Exposed) |
Next, opened the three PSD files in Photomatix for the HDR merge process. And here is the resulted photo after playing with the Photomatix sliders. I usually save the Photomatix output in TIF format.
Tonemapped (Photomatix output) |
The Photomatix output was not clean enough. It had some dust stamps (see below). The dust stamps are very tiny dust grains on my Camera sensor.
Sensor Dust Stamps |
I’ve opened the image in Photoshop CS6 for some cleanup work (dust & noise). Also, I’ve slightly increased the sharpness of the mountain at the left.
And finally, I’ve taken the Photoshop output image into Adobe Lightroom again for final adjustments of lighting, contrast, clarity & noise reduction. And here comes the final image …