HDR Photos- few questions

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Hi there,

Im still fairly new to photography, read up on different aspects of taking pictures a few times a week. Today fascinated by HDR. After looking at quite a few threads containing HDR images i have a few questions...

With HDR the same image is shot at 3 different exposures(as i read somehere), can more than 3 be taken at more than 3 different exposures?

With HDR the detail looks alot more visible and better, does a HDR contain more detail than taking just one ordinary photo?

HDR to me looks great, some of the landscapes look great that i have seen. Can you take a HDR photo of a person as well and will it come out just as good?

I dont understand why some people detest HDR, when it shows so much more clarity and detail and the image looks immense compared to if someone just took one shot of the photo. Anyone care to explain this?

Also does anyone have any tips on taking HDR photo's?

Thanks
 
You can use as many shots as you like but in reality 5 is usually more than enough. Yes you can do it with people but they would need to be perfectly still for the different exposures, or shoot raw and make the different exposures from the 1 raw file.

It's like marmite, some love it, some hate it. Only tips are keep the camera still, if shooting more than 1 exposure beware of anything that moves.. Trees, birds, people etc. They will create funny looking artifacts in the photos. Just experiment and see what happens.
 
Yes you can use more than 3 images, some use 5 or 7, although I find 3 is enough most of the time. Your Canon will only do 3 on auto bracket so you'll have to go to manual for more shots.
Hdr has a higher dynamic range so it tends to show detail where you couldn't see it before.
It will work on people but if your bracketing 3 or more shots they will ideally need to stay still, or you can use hdr style processing on a single image if it's moving, but it isn't a true hdr image then really.
 
If you look here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/20926615@N05/sets/72157624765849404/

you will find a set of HDR pics of Muckross House in Killarney National Park in Ireland which I took on holiday in Ireland last year.

Since it was such a bright day only HDR would allow me to get photos with the full dynamic range.

Personally I hate most of the overcooked examples of this technique and am pleased with the results I got since I tried to avoid going OTT with the HDR.

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