Better Available Light Digital Photography : How to Make the Most of Your Night and Low-light Shots

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Because SilverFast HDR works with only a “preview,” you don’t need to load the full-resolution image. This
assures fast, real-time processing that, combined with color management, guarantees high image quality and
color precision. © 2004 Joe Farace.

What does it all mean?

Although there is no doubt that HDR techniques can create dra-

matic-looking images, there is far from universal acclaim for the

concept. Some critics claim that the resulting images are “not

realistic,” but we believe that photography was never intended

to produce only realism, but rather, to serve as a way for the

image maker to produce an interpretation of a scene. HDR is

just the latest tool in our digital imaging toolbox; give it a try

and make up your own mind.