The other afternoon, Roxanne and I journeyed to Sarasota. She was armed with her Lensbaby Composer and 85mm f/1.4 lens. I took my tripod and did most of my shooting with my trusty 24-105mm f/4.0 L-Series lens. My goal was to get some shots I would convert to HDR images in Photomatix. But instead of taking one exposure and then exportting three different versions in Lightroom, I created all of my exposures in camera. I set the AEB (auto exposure bracketing) for 3 shots, one with normal exposure as metered by the camera, one at -2.0 EV and one at =2.0 EV. I set the timer for a 2-second delay in order to give the camera time to stablize after pressing the shutter. When I merged the different exposures together in Photomatix, I couldn’t believe the difference. The subtle details really pop when you merge three exposures. I’ve got to experiment more with multiple exposure HDR images, but I’m really pleased with some of the photos I created from this shoot.

Sarasota Alleyway

Grungy Alley

Rustic Inn

Pineapple Street

Pineapple Street Stores

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