Best approach to shooting HDR images....XPro1

I have used the search function but did not fair well at all to finding an answer to the "best approach to shooting HDR images with my X Pro 1".

In our 2 week up coming trip to Italy I really want to do some magic hour night time HDR shooting. At present I just jack up the ISO and handhold my night shots. I want some high quality nighttime shots that can be done with minimal effort.

I have CS6, and Lightroom 5 for post processing images. I have the XPro1, 10-24, 18-55, and 55-200mm lenses I will have with me along with a gorilla type of tripod. My wife will be toting the D800 which I gave up for my X Pro 1.

I am a lifelong pro shooter with the technical understandings of general nighttime photography but a complete novice when looking at shooting HDR images. I have about 3 weeks to get some practice in before leaving.

My primary interest for HDR at this point is nighttime shooting at a higher than normal quality level. If successful I may start looking at ways to shoot HDR during normal lighting situations.

All input will be appreciated. I assume the X Pro 1 has no auto exposure bracket feature since I can't seem to find one.

dennis

Watch this video.

I've always "winged it" when it comes to getting the correct number of exposures for a good HDR image. I watched this video last night and tried it out this evening.

The video is quite good and pretty much covers all of the concepts I need. I thought it most interesting that the number of exposures can vary greatly depending on the scene. In the coming days I will do my tests.............especially on night scenes to remove the rust and clumsiness from my technique. Thanks for posting.

Other tips would be appreciated. At this point I intend to use CS6 for my HDR.

dennis

Dennis2958 said:

I assume the X Pro 1 has no auto exposure bracket feature since I can't seem to find one.

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Still searching? The best way to look for features like this is to download the PDF of the manual, open it in Adobe reader, bring up the search box (ctrl-f on a PC, command-f on a Mac) and type 'bracketing' in the search box.

In short, hit the 'drive' button.

You might be disappointed in the range offered for bracketing. You can combine bracketing with the Exposure Compensation dial to get a wider range. The video here:


explains the technique, but using an X100. Personally, I would have exploited the X100's leaf shutter and used a flash to solve the problem illustrated this video, but of course the X-Pro1 doesn't have a leaf shutter.

PFD search tip and video was most helpful. Thanks!

dennis