Concerts

I had intended to call this page HDR Collaborations, however, Collaboration implies the coming together of many to create a single work.  I felt a better term would be HDR Concert, a group working together harmoniously to create a symphony of similar HDR works.  Everyone in the HDR concert is instrumental to the final piece.  Just as every instrument has a varying sound, the individuals participating in the concert will attribute their own unique sound in the final symphony.

The concept is simple, the last Wednesday of every month I will host an HDR Concert right here on EverydayHDR.

  • I will put the word out 1 week prior (3rd Wednesday of every Month) using social media such as Google +,  Facebook, and EverydayHDR.
  • I will include the brackets to be HDR’ed in the announcement.
  • Once the word is out, the first 10 people to send me their image will have themselves a seat in the concert.
  • I will respond to your submission with a form that must be filled out and returned prior to your image being posted.
  • You may use any tone mapping and post processing software for your final image.  Textures, borders and effects may be applied during post processing.
  • There will be revolving themes some of which may require you to break your mold a bit, these themes will be discussed in the initial announcement.
  • In general any tone mapping and post processing is acceptable.
  • I would like to stress this is a concert, it is a union of many artists coming together harmoniously to create an HDR symphony.  This is not a competition.

Let the symphony begin!

The Brackets

HDR Concert #1: In Shining Armor

Download these brackets for your own processing pleasure. The image brackets came from the Nelson Atkins Museum in Kansas City.  I had been yearning to do something with them when I took them and somehow I forgot about them.  I went searching for the first subject matter for the first HDR concert and thought, “what …

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HDR Concert #2: A Fading Fortune

Download the brackets and play at home. HDR Concert#2 had a great turn out with several styles all coming together for one harmonious reason, HDR photography.  This Concert was slightly different than the last as there was a twist.  Once the image was tone mapped everyone had to use one of two options as an …

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Capture

HDR Concert #3: Long Term Solution

Download the brackets and play at home. The longevity of the Howitzer cannon has definitely stood the test of time as it has appeared in many battles over the last Century.  This Howitzer appears to be a 155mm M114a2, which had it’s hay day in World War II.  It currently stands on display in my quaint little …

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HDR Concert #4: Ticket To Ride

The Concert has concluded but, you can download the Brackets here to experiment with at your leisure! I always enjoy these Concerts.  It is awesome to see everyone from all over the globe coming together to process the same brackets.  These concerts point out what I really enjoy about HDR photography, no two images will …

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HDR Concert #5: Harvest

The Concert has concluded but, you can download the Brackets here to experiment with at your leisure! This Concert was a blast and really hosted some very creative results!  I was thoroughly impressed by the submissions this month as the Concert requirements were a little bit more tricky than usual.  For those of you who …

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HDR Concert #6: Navigator… Navigate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vcqPuTHVm8

Download the file here! The directions were simple, take the single RAW file and extract the dynamic range out of it to make it an HDR image.  I had a blast with this one as there were some technical aspects that had to be considered.  First, how do I extract the dynamic range without losing …

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HDR Concert#7: Dilapidated Delight

DOWNLOAD THE ZIP FILE HERE The directions for this Month’s HDR Concert were pretty vague… be creative if you want.  Sometimes I am less creative than others with rules on these things.  Even with my vague rules, all of the entries pulled out more than just something worth looking at!  As usual, I had a …

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HDR Concert #8: Pigeon Forge

    Download the RAW Brackets here! Download the JPEG Brackets here! The brackets for this months HDR Concert were provided by Steve Rich.  Thank you Steve for providing a great capture of Pigeon Forge Tennessee at night.  It was very difficult for my creative juices to spin on this one, I know the contest …

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HDR Concert #9: The Color of Autumn

 Download the RAW Brackets here! Nick Marzinski was gracious enough to supply us all with these brackets for HDR Concert #9.  I had asked Nick what he thought the twist should be, he simply requested that the brackets be post processed with color in mind.  Maybe a cross process effect, bleach bypass, hue shift, saturation …

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HDR Concert #10: A Peaceful Entry

Download the RAW Brackets here!   HDR Concert #10 kicked off without a hitch!  It was surprising due to last months lack thereof.  I was thrown for quite the loop when the Concert was full in less than 24 hours.  In the past I have never had to close a Concert within 24 hours of …

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HDR Concert #11: A Continental Bridge

Download the Brackets here! Another very successful HDR Concert has been published.  A very special thank you goes out to Jason Ruth for allowing us to post process his brackets.  It was a great set of brackets for us to lay our hands on. I really enjoy Concerts like this that spread over multiple continents.  Whether you …

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HDR Concert #12: The Men Who Added Mice

Download the RAW Brackets! HDR Concert #12 was not as big of a hit as I had expected.  This had nothing to do with the wonderful brackets that were supplied by Damien Parker.  The image and brackets were very easy to work with and practically flawless, I thought the “Caution: Wet Floor” sign was awesome …

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HDR Concert #13: A Vast Sunset

DOWNLOAD THE RAW BRACKETS HERE! Len Murtha, a HDR Concert Alumni provided us with this fabulous set of brackets to work with.  The colors are brilliant and the image is free of any technical flaws!  The perfect blend of beautiful landscape and amazing sunset.  I am assuming this was a sunset, it is hard to …

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3 comments

  1. Jason

    I’m subscribed on facebook.. hope that is enough to get the next udpate

  2. Johnny

    Hi I’m new to your page.
    As far as the notices for the HDR concerts, will we recieve an email about it, Facebook or a notice on this page about it?

    Thanks Johnny

    1. Blake Rudis

      Hello Johnny,

      Every Concert is posted on the last Wednesday of the month. One week prior to the Concert the Announcement is made (second to last Wednesday of the month). I post the announcement on Everydahdr.com in the regualr feed. I also announce it on Google + and occassionally on Facebook (sometimes I miss Facebook). Once the announcement has been made the Concert is open for entries for 5 days or when I have received 10 entries, whichever comes first. I do not send out personal invites or Concert reminders, it is up to the individual to participate.

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