Sometimes HDR is the better option, sometimes not. The images on the left are the “pure” images, while the ones on the right are composites of 3 images. Which ones are better? Well … it’s all a matter of taste, really. I think that, of the top pair, the non-HDR image (left) is best, and of the bottom pair that the HDR image (right) is best. Why? Well … I can’t say, really. It’s up to the viewer to say what’s important about the picture, I guess.
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I guess that with the top image I don’t really want to get any detail of the fence, while the bottom image gives me more of an idea of the character of the flower in HDR. But … well, it’s really a matter of taste, I suppose. Which do you prefer?
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There’s a warmth and richness of color to the non-HDR that the HDR simply doesn’t have. So perhaps it depends on what you’re using the photos for – art or botany. I vote for art.
I prefer (top left, bottom right) –highlighting the plant (of course). For me botany wins. Going to be a gardener today, so nice to see and hear a client pleased with their garden after I have worked on their landscape. Is good to wear many hats…