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That's why free will was invented.I wasn't convinced that Don's HDR images were "rubbish" at all. In fact, I remain "bullish" on the feature. Sorry Don, just my personal preference!
For me, it's much more than contrast and black point, but then I guess I don't take iPhone shots very seriously, as good as they are. I think they're great for what they are... but they are what they are: surprisingly good for a phone.I would much rather add contrast or black level in post than try to bring back a blown highlight - which the standard iPhone mode will give you every time in a moderate to high contrast scene.
I'm always happy to have more rather than less... but you would expect that: I'm American.Will I use HDR every time, of course not, but given the appropriate scene, I'll be relying on it for sure. What a great tool to have built into the camera.
Looking at this on my iPhone, I'm sold. Intriguing and atmospheric. Let's face it, anything that can capture a moment in our lives is close enough to a miracle so as to be nearly indistinguishable.Don,
You summed up perfectly the reasons why I think the HDR is fine on the iPhone. I simply don't pixel peep images from the iPhone, or as you said "take iPhone shots very seriously".
That said, I'm sure we've all taken some wonderful images with the phone that never would have been captured otherwise.
Here is one of my favorite images captured this past year - taken on a lowly 3Gs and no HDR!