HDR Attempt

First of all... What is HDR? High dynamic range imaging (HDRI or just HDR) is a set of techniques that allow a greater dynamic range of luminances between the lightest and darkest areas of an image than standard digital imaging techniques or photographic methods. This wider dynamic range allows HDR images to represent more accurately the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from direct sunlight to faint starlight.

The two main sources of HDR imagery are computer renderings and merging of multiple photographs, which in turn are known as low dynamic range (LDR)[2] or standard dynamic range (SDR)[3] images. Tone mapping techniques, which reduce overall contrast to facilitate display of HDR images on devices with lower dynamic range, can be applied to produce images with preserved or exaggerated local contrast for artistic effect.
(copy paste from wikipedia =P)

OK... so the word artistic... that's the word... when you look at a HDR image, you will feel that it's real but have some dreamy effect. Something like what we see in fairy tales, stories, etc...

So how did I try to do mine? 1st, I select a photo which I want to process... then I adjust the curves... fixed input at 128. Then the output at 0, save it, then 2nd pic at same input 128 with increment of output of 64, the 3rd at 128-128, 4th at 128-192 and the 5th at 128-255. Then I merge these photos with Photomatix into one HDR photo. You can see the difference before and after effect:


Before


After

You can see that the orange is more orange, green is more green, etc...
Try play around and you might produce some stunning photos... Have fun...

Awana Genting

So what else does Awana has? Hmm... Nice view... Hotel Awana...

Hotel Awana

Well... this is not where we stayed. It's just beside the apartment next to the reception. It was quite tall and you can see it from the hill.
We used some of the facilities provided there. At first we actually asked for squash. And the counter say need to pay bla bla bla for using the facility. Then we see there are notice saying that from 3 to 6 it's complimentary. And that time was 2 something about 3. I guess the counter fella just hope that we didn't see that notice and pay him for the facility. So we asked him about 3pm onwards and he say it's free. So while waiting for 3pm, we played archery. The archery cost RM20 for 50 arrows and RM38 for 100 arrows. We take 50 arrows. The good thing is that you can pay for 50 arrows and many people can share it.


Archery


My Result
Hehe... not bad la my result. 2 yellow, 3 red, 2 blue, 2 black, 1 white and 2 out of target.

Then the time is after 3pm so we requested for squash and table tennis.

Jerry Playing Table Tennis


Eric Playing Table Tennis

Opps... nearly forget to talk about the interior of the Awana Apartment. It's kinda big...

Living Room


Master Room

The master room even come with jacuzzi...

Master Wash Room


The Jacuzzi

It was worth to stay if you want to relax with you family and from here you can go Gohtong Jaya to eat and it's not too far away from hill top...

Steamboat @ Awana Genting

It was great to have steamboat at cool place like Genting... After sweat a little through archery, squash and table tennis, we prepared for steamboat dinner. Cool breeze air from outside came in through the windows. It was so relaxing and I really miss those days... When work is stressful, think about what had gone through during the trip was really great. When we don't have to think of what's the next request, just think of the taste of whiskey in hand...

We didn't buy much thing this time, scare cannot finish.


There are meat balls, fish balls,


Balls balls...


Hey hey... this is very non-halal leh...


OMG prawns on squids?


Cheesy hot dogs... yummy~~~


and JD!!!


We didn't managed to finish the JD... due to we went to uphill for casino... won RM25 then spent it all on Starbuck. It was very cold when we sitting outside... and some more... we ordered ice blended =.=