This is what they look like after I tonemapped them and compressed them into JPEGs. Note the colors have been altered from the originals the actual files look a little different.
Tonemapped + renders: (Link to download the .hdr files at the bottom)
i like collecting HDRI’s, what would be nice are some parking lots(like Wal-mart etc…)
or a gas station day and night under the awning ( i know the second one would be more difficult.)
I might just do that. I have a friend who works at a gas station who would probably be willing to help out. During the day might be tough though, the first pano (on the road) took 4 tries. Every time I would get half way through shooting a car would pull up causing me to move then start over, so I imagine that a gas station during the day would be a nightmare.
Have you looked at using more exposure steps (greater range)? i know the 5d mk2 cant do it internally, but we have been looking into the magic lantern as a way of being able to shoot multiple exposure steps at once.
The benifit of this is to really define what is the blackest black point and the whitest white point… really helps with the sun / shadows to get nice crisp shadows.
Thank you for offering these Moxie. I noticed your from Appleton, WI, I used to travel for business up in that area quite a bit. I’m sure your a Packer fan.
I’m working on a project now (see One arm bandit in my signature) that I really could use an HDRI from the inside of a casino… desperately scouriing the web, but I think it is going to be almost impossible. If anyone knows where one could be found, either free or paid, let me know.