Quick question regarding HDR and taking the shots

[the_stink]

I need a better tripod for sure, mine wobbles a hell of a lot, not sturdy at all.

Could I try using a remote and manually choosing shutter times?

yeah that would be another way or you can cheat 

if you got your photo with a normal exposure, put it in photoshop, go to image> adjustments> exposure and then you can manually choose to over /under expose the photo  works just as well tbh and if your finding it tricky to get the shots its great hassle free way to do it

[bobbarley]

Yeah Horney suggested the latter method too.

I read somewhere that it isn't as good as taking real individual shots.  But I guess that's just one persons opinion

[the_stink]

Yeah Horney suggested the latter method too.

I read somewhere that it isn't as good as taking real individual shots.  But I guess that's just one persons opinion

with taking the actual photos im sure you get a better feel for the highlights and shadows, which then reflect better in the end result, have you had a look in your camera manula see if there is any way to set it to take 3 photos?

[the_stink]

Here is the latest one of the Jag using some HDR

[monzablue16v]

HDR won't really work with a single shot tweaked as it works with the amount of additional data from differently exposed raw images. I mean it does to an extent but you will be working with 5mp of data instead of 15mp for example.
My Pentax will bracket 2 stops either way so that is ok, which sony do you have and can you not change the setting? as I am looking at Sony at the minute for my next camera.

Some shameless pimping!

[bobbarley]

I've the Sony A200.  It only has two possible fixed settings, -0.3, 0 and +0.3.  Or -0.7, 0 and -0.7.