HDR Before & After- Bullet Train, Kyoto
I think HDR was the perfect choice of photography to capture the modern bullet trains of Japan because it’s a fusion of modern art with modern science & technology. Through HDR methods and techniques we can best represent some of the attributes these trains stand for like- modern, futuristic, development, first world, movement, evolution and time. I shot this HDR through a gap in the rail whilst it glided by.
During my stay in Japan I had an unlimited pass to travel on the rail system and this included the “shinkansen” which travel up to 320km/hr. I had a wonderful time on these trains zipping all over the country and this is shot at the station in Kyoto, Japan.
To create this image I used the HDR software Photomatix PRO 5– If you end up buying Photomatix 5, use the code LukeZemePhotography, at checkout to get 15% off all Photomatix software.
Technical Mumbo Jumbo
- Camera: Nikon D800
- Lens: Nikkor 14-24mm
- Focal Length: 14mm
- Aperture: f/6.3
- Shutter Speed: 1/1000, 1/500, 1/250, 1/125 & 1/60th sec
- ISO: 100
- Software: Photomatix PRO 5, On1 Photo & Topaz Adjust
- HDR info: 5 images bracketed. -2, -1, 0, +1 & +2 EV
- Date: 27/10/2012
- Time: 11:43 am
- Location: Kyoto, Japan
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