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This is the first dusk/night shot we've shown as a contest example of great HDR photography. This image is by Eric Walker and we're impressed with his meticulous framing and processing. The shadow areas in the building are full of detail, the clouds show wonderful nuance and the framing is spot-on for this type of scene.

Well done Eric!

As you know, we're big fans of the natural use of HDR. Natural HDR really happens when the scene becomes the star of the image rather than the HDR technique itself. In this scene by Rob Hanson the subtle use of HDR brings out the shadow detail in the shoreline and in the clouds. Well done Rob!

One of the most popular uses of HDR photography is dealing with the huge brightness differences between interior and exterior light. In this image we really like how the detail in the shadows is retained and enhanced without completely losing the outside light. This one is by Jane and Gary Coelho. Nice!

Darn, we wish our blog format would better allow for panoramas. Nevertheless, here's a nice one from Jeffrey L. Marcy.

One of the most useful implementations of HDR processing is for interior images. Here's a nice interior by Lisa Miller. The lamp in the center of the composition invokes thoughts of framing used by Stanley Kubrick in most all of his movies.

Nice job Lisa.

We see a whole lot of images of the red landscape in the great national parks of the southwest. Every once in a while we get a beautifully composed and processed image that revives and energizes our interest in these scenes and landscape photography in general. This is one of those images by digital artist Robert Barnes in Reno, Nevada.

Here's a nice image of San Francisco's Golden Gate bridge from Bo Bleckel. The G.G. bridge has probably been photographed more than any other bridge in the world. What we like about this image is the effect of subtle, natural HDR techniques. Notice the detail in the dark foreground in the lower right of the image. Also notice the open look of the areas on the underside of the bridge itself. Nice job Bo!

We're getting some great HDR Contest images from all of you. Keep them coming!

Here are two images from Larry Stene that show two completely different uses of HDR techniques. We love the surreal overhead shot of the man and pool. We are also impressed with the image of the dogs because photographers don't often think of HDR when photographing objects that can move. Great job on both of these.

Here's a nice image from Josh Taylor. This shows a great used of natural HDR techniques. Thanks Josh!

Here is a neat submission to the Unified Color HDR Contest by Francis Tran. This image shows that Unified Color HDR applications and do high saturation as well as natural rendition. Nice image Francis.