Several software companies offer HDR programs, including Photoshop and all probably have their strong points, and learning curves to master them. Wasn't happening on this day, however.īut I didn't have to despair because I could still make interesting images using High Dynamic Range, or HDR. Ideally, I'd like to photograph these forests on a foggy, drizzling day, when the color is saturated and the light rather uniform. It was with some disappointment then that one of the most promising landings occurred on a bright sunny afternoon, where inside the Tongass Forest the light was contrasty and harsh, with sharp shadows nearly masking the detail of darkened areas. We love this visual surprise and look forward to these times ashore. The transition can be shocking, breath-taking. There one is enveloped in an explosion of green: emerald, vibrant, glowing color, a mix of ground-hugging herbaceous plants, with ferns, mosses, and lichens covering the forest floor and the fallen logs and lower tree limbs. On shore, however, and once inside the first wall of sheltering trees it is a different story. In fog, with sunlight just piercing through a heavy cloud cover in shafts of light, these shoreline views can be truly beautiful, but on a sunny day they appear as a less dramatic landscape of varying shades of green. Evergreen trees, spruce, cedar, and hemlock carpet the shoreline and the mountain ridges, eventually petering out as the mountain slopes steepen to sharp cliffs or sloping piles of rock talus. From the vantage of our ship these forests, perhaps the largest intact track of temperate rain forest anywhere in the world, look drab and monochromatic. You can quickly undo changes by clicking on previous versions – this means your HDR images are essentially non-destructible.On our recent photo tour to SE Alaska to photograph Humpback Whales, Orcas, and other coastal and marine wildlife we had several opportunities to explore the coastal forests. There is also a history tab that shows each change you have made to the image. After that, the HDR plugin itself appears to operate quickly and without delay.
#MASKING IN HDR EFEX PRO PRO#
It isn’t the fastest we have used and the initial transition between DxO Photo Lab and HDR Efex Pro is a little slow. The HDR process itself is extremely easy to use – even if you don’t have experience with editing software, you can quickly understand how the process works.Ĭoncerning performance, the program works OK.
It soon became apparent, however, that there is a Nik Collection button that allows you to access each of the Nik Collection plugins.
#MASKING IN HDR EFEX PRO HOW TO#
At first, we didn’t realize that HDR Efex Pro opened via DxO photo lab – this was a little confusing and we spent some time trying to find how to actually open the HDR software. Ease of Useįor the most part, this program is easy to use. The software also looks fantastic and has a clean, modern design. That is essentially it – the workspace is uncluttered, and you can easily find and use the different tools. The right pane contains the basic image editing tools. In the center is an image preview – this can be split into different views including a before and after preview. The left pane contains image presets – it is split into categories and provides thumbnails of the different effects. The initial HDR creation process is a step-by-step procedure that you can’t get wrong.įurthermore, the main editing screen is simple and split into three main panes. The basic layout of this program is extremely simple. When creating this HDR Efex Pro review, we noticed that its basic features are a little sparse – it is not as detailed and in-depth as other HDR software like ON1 HDR, or Aurora HDR. This is not an intense program – 4GB of RAM is quite minimal and any basic computer should be able to run this program smoothly.
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