It was inevitable; everyone's doing it and I was going to do it too sooner or later.  HDR that is.  I woke surprisingly early and decided today was the day.  Tripod in hand I headed to my nearest beach, Bang Tao, and set about looking for a suitable scene to capture in HDR.  I had a basic understanding of what was needed; multiple exposures bracketed of the same scene.  I went about snapping away for an hour and then made my way back to the computer (via a breakfast stop).  I wasn't sure which bit of software to use, and in the end I went for Dynamic Photo HDR by Media Chance.  It's good.  Simple.  I had my first HDR image rendered in less than 15 minutes.

Well, here it is.  My first HDR.  It's a house I drive past everyday and always wanted to photograph.  The result is really grainy though (even at this screen resolution), and I think I've found out why.  Until 5 minutes ago I wasn't aware my camera had auto exposure bracketing; a real useful feature.  So I'd been snapping away at second intervals and of course the wind blows and tree's and water move and when you put them all together there are discrepancies.  So now I know for next time.  I decided to post it anyway, and I'm positive I will be trying this some more.