<div dir="ltr">thanks.<div>....</div><div>WOW. That was easy to make it look just how I wanted it too. How else can I use it?</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Stephen Partington <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com" target="_blank">cryptworks@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">If you are looking to do HDR i strongly suggest DarkTable heck i would strongly suggest it for photography workflows in general. Gim is great for some deeper manipulation, but for a Darkroom stype process Darktable is fantastic. I would put it in a close contention to lightroom.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 11:25 AM, Michael Havens <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bmike1@gmail.com" target="_blank">bmike1@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr">These are instructions for Gimp but they do not work because (I guess) it was written for an earlier version of Gimp<br clear="all"><div><br></div><div>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in"><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">If
we were working in </font></font></font></span><font color="#0099cc"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><u><a href="http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/productreviews/gr/Photoshop.htm" target="_blank">Adobe
Photoshop</a></u></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">,
we could easily increase the contrast of the image using one of
several different types of adjustment layers. However in GIMP we
don't have the luxury of such adjustment layers. However there's more
than one way to skin a cat and this simple technique for enhancing
shadows and highlights offers a degree of control using the layer
opacity control that was applied in the previous step.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in;line-height:0.24in">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in;line-height:0.24in">
<font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">Go
to </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Layer </em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">> </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>New
Layer</em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> to
add a new layer and then press the </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>D</em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> key
on your keyboard to set the default foreground and background colors
of black and white. Now go to </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Edit </em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">></font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Fill
with FG Color</em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> and
then, in the </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Layers
</em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">palette,
change the </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Mode</em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> of
this new layer to </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Soft
Light</em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">.
You can see the </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Mode </em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">control
marked in the accompanying image.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in;line-height:0.24in">
<font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">Next
add another new layer, fill this with white by going to </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Edit </em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">> </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Fill
with BG Color </em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">and
again change the </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Mode </em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">to </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Soft
Light</em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">.
You should now see how these two layers have considerably
strengthened the contrast within the image. You can tweak this though
by adjusting the opacity of the two layers if desired and you can
even duplicate one or both of the layers if you want an even stronger
effect.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in;line-height:0.24in">
<font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">Now
that you know how to create HDR photos in GIMP, I hope you'll </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#0099cc"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><u><a href="http://graphicssoft.about.com/u/sty/galleries/hdr-images/form.htm" target="_blank">share
your results</a></u></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> in
the </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#0099cc"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><u><a href="http://graphicssoft.about.com/u/sty/galleries/hdr-images/" target="_blank">HDR
Gallery</a></u></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in">
<br>
</p></div>-- <br><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">:-)~MIKE~(-:</span><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">here is the full text if needed, ( I don't know where the page I stole it from is:)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in"><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#0099cc"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><u><a href="http://graphicssoft.about.com/u/sty/galleries/hdr-images/" target="_blank">HDR
photography</a></u></font></font></font><font style="font-size:12pt"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"> has
become very popular over the last few years and I'll show you how to
make an HDR photo in </font></font><font color="#0099cc"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><u><a href="http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/freesoftware/fr/gimp.htm" target="_blank">GIMP</a></u></font></font></font><font style="font-size:12pt"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"> in
this step by step tutorial. If you're not familiar with HDR, the
acronym stands for </font></font><font color="#0099cc"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><u><a href="http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/glossary/g/hdr.htm" target="_blank">High
Dynamic Range</a></u></font></font></font><font style="font-size:12pt"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"> and
refers to producing photos with a wider range of lighting than a
digital camera can currently capture in a single exposure.<br>
<br>
If
you've ever taken a photo of people stood in front of a light sky,
you'll probably have seen this effect with the people appearing to be
well lit but the sky being near to a pure white.</font></font></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in"><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font style="font-size:12pt"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif">If
the camera produced a photo with the sky appearing with its true
color, you would see that the people in the foreground looked too
dark. The idea behind HDR is to combine the two photos, or indeed
many more photos, to create a new photo with both the people and the
sky correctly exposed.<br>
<br>
To make an HDR photo in GIMP, you
need to download and install the Exposure Blend plugin produced
originally by JD Smith and further updated by Alan Stewart. This is
quite a straightforward plugin to use and can produce a relatively
good result, though it's not as rounded as a true HDR app. For
example, you're limited to just three bracketed exposures, but this
should be sufficient in most cases.<br>
<br>
In the next few steps,
I'll run through how to install the Exposure Blend plugin, combine
three different exposures of the same shot into one photo and then
tweak the final photo to fine tune the result. In order to make an
HDR photo in GIMP, you'll need to have three bracketed exposures of
the same scene taken with your camera mounted on a tripod to ensure
that they'll align perfectly.</font></font></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in"><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">You
can download a copy of the </font></font></font></span><font color="#0099cc"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><u><a href="http://registry.gimp.org/node/6708" target="_blank">Exposure
Blend plugin</a></u></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">from
the GIMP Plugin Registry.</font></font></font><font style="font-size:12pt"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><br>
<br>
</font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">After
downloading the plugin, you will need to place it in
the </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Scripts </em></i></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">folder
of your GIMP installation. In my case, the path to this folder
is </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>C:</em></i></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">> </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Program
Files</em></i></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">> </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>GIMP-2.0</em></i></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">> </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>share</em></i></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>gimp </em></i></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">> </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>2.0</em></i></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">> </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>scripts </em></i></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">and
you should find it to be something similar on your PC.</font></font></font><font style="font-size:12pt"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><br>
<br>
</font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">If
GIMP is already running, you'll need to go
to </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Filters </em></i></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">> </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Script-Fu</em></i></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">> </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Refresh
Scripts</em></i></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">before
you can use the newly installed plugin, but if GIMP isn't running,
the plugin will automatically install when it's started next.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in"><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">This
step is to simply let the Exposure Blend plugin do its thing using
the default settings.<br>
<br>
Go
to </font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Filters </em></i></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">> </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Photography </em></i></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">> </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Exposure
Blend</em></i></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> and
the </font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Exposure
Blend</em></i></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> dialog
will open. As we're going to use the plugin's default settings, you
only need to select your three images using the correct select field.
You just need to click on the button beside the</font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Normal
Exposure</em></i></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> label
and then navigate to the specific file and click open.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in;line-height:0.24in">
<font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">You
will then need to select the </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Short
Exposure</em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> and </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Long
Exposure</em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> images
in the same way. Once the three images are selected, just click
the </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>OK </em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">button
and the Exposure Blend plugin will do its thing.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in"><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">Once
the plugin has finished running, you'll be left with a GIMP document
that consists of three layers, two with layer masks applied, that
combine to produce a complete photo that covers a wide dynamic range.
In HDR software, </font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Tone
Mapping</em></i></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> would
be applied to the image to strengthen the effect. That isn't an
option here, but there are a couple of steps that we can take to
improve the image.<br>
<br>
Often at this stage, the HDR photo can
appear a little flat and lacking in contrast.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in"><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font style="font-size:12pt"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif">One
way to counter this is to reduce the opacity of one or two of the
upper layers in the </font></font><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Layers </em></i></font></font><font style="font-size:12pt"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif">palette,
to reduce the effect that they have on the combined image.<br>
<br>
In
the layers palette, you can click on a layer and then adjust
the </font></font><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Opacity </em></i></font></font><font style="font-size:12pt"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif">slider
and see how this affects the overall image. I reduced both of the
upper layers by 20%, more or less.<br>
<br>
The last step will
increase contrast a little more.</font></font></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in"><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">If
we were working in </font></font></font></span><font color="#0099cc"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><u><a href="http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/productreviews/gr/Photoshop.htm" target="_blank">Adobe
Photoshop</a></u></font></font></font><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">,
we could easily increase the contrast of the image using one of
several different types of adjustment layers. However in GIMP we
don't have the luxury of such adjustment layers. However there's more
than one way to skin a cat and this simple technique for enhancing
shadows and highlights offers a degree of control using the layer
opacity control that was applied in the previous step.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in;line-height:0.24in">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in;line-height:0.24in">
<font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">Go
to </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Layer </em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">> </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>New
Layer</em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> to
add a new layer and then press the </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>D</em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> key
on your keyboard to set the default foreground and background colors
of black and white. Now go to </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Edit </em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">></font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Fill
with FG Color</em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> and
then, in the </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Layers
</em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">palette,
change the </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Mode</em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> of
this new layer to </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Soft
Light</em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">.
You can see the </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Mode </em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">control
marked in the accompanying image.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in;line-height:0.24in">
<font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">Next
add another new layer, fill this with white by going to </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Edit </em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">> </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Fill
with BG Color </em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">and
again change the </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Mode </em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">to </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><i><em>Soft
Light</em></i></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">.
You should now see how these two layers have considerably
strengthened the contrast within the image. You can tweak this though
by adjusting the opacity of the two layers if desired and you can
even duplicate one or both of the layers if you want an even stronger
effect.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in;line-height:0.24in">
<font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">Now
that you know how to create HDR photos in GIMP, I hope you'll </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#0099cc"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><u><a href="http://graphicssoft.about.com/u/sty/galleries/hdr-images/form.htm" target="_blank">share
your results</a></u></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"> in
the </font></font></font><span style="display:inline-block;border:none;padding:0in"><font color="#0099cc"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt"><u><a href="http://graphicssoft.about.com/u/sty/galleries/hdr-images/" target="_blank">HDR
Gallery</a></u></font></font></font></span><font color="#191919"><font face="DejaVu Sans, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:12pt">.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in">
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