Clark & Van Buren photo print
Pearson South photo print
North View photo print
Marshall Fields Clock photo print
Bridge at Alton Junction photo print
Library EL photo print
Pearson Southeast photo print
South View No.1 photo print
LaSalle St. photo print
Chinatown photo print
South Loop photo print
Near North photo print
Metra Rail Yard photo print
Wells Bridge photo print
Adams Overpass photo printDigital HDR Portfolio
Surreal, colorful and alive: A portfolio of an unseen Chicago.
Posted Sep 27, 2007
These digital images explore urban environments by concentrating a range of information.
High Dynamic Range imaging functions much the same way as a survey. Both pull from a representative sample to form a more complete view of the situation. Each HDR image is built from at least 4 (and sometimes as many as 20) exposures. These exposures vary only in the amount of time the shutter is opened. It may take as long as 30 minutes to record this sequence.
Blanketing each scene in this technique provides a gradient of information. As this information is blended, anomalies between exposures disappear and consistent color is concentrated. The resulting images are infused with life and celebrate urban environmental detail.
The Camera
Image capture is performed with the Panasonic Lumix FZ-30 digital camera. The lens is a fixed Leica 35-420, shown at right with the optional 24.4mm wide angle adapter.