The view from my deck.....Tips appreciated!

[JustJazzie]

Here is another one of my attempts at HDR from this evenings sunset. I couldn't figure out my new camera in time, so I was trying to use my NEX7. Well, every time i manually adjusted my exposure comp I moved the camera JUST a hair. Apparently photoshop can't handle that. Even my photomatix trial was having issues. Anyway, this was the best I could come up with tonight. I would really appreciate some tips+c&c etc. Ill have plenty of opportunity to redo this shot so I want to make it PERFECT. eventually.... ;-)

 

[Vince.1551]

Nice. Can you try brightening up the greens?

 

[Vince.1551]

Nice. Can you try brightening up the greens?

Oh and leveling the horizon would be good too

 

[IzzieK]

I like the shape of your clouds -- it looks like a nose breathing out some rays...am I weird or something...

 

[JustJazzie]

Okay, here is try 2. I tried to brighten the greens like you suggested, Vince, and I applied a lens correction. Its a little hard to eyeball the horizon because nothing is actually level..... Izzie, I do see the nose. LOL!

 

[sscarmack]

The first thing you need to do is switch me views haha

 

[Vince.1551]

Super. I don't think the small picture do justice to the photo. Try leveling the horizon with the left and right end and a little more tweeks. Keep this as your desktop photo

 

[TWright33]

Do you think the highlights are a little blown out in the top of the clouds?

 

[Msteelio91]

Hell of a view! I would level it, bring out the greens, and try to lessen the intensity on those clouds

 

[JustJazzie]

Do you think the highlights are a little blown out in the top of the clouds?

They are. :-( I was trying to do a 5 shot hdr, because the clouds were AWESOME! But when I was manually adjusting the exposure comp, I was slightly bumping the camera I guess. These were the ONLY two shots I could get to line up. I can't recover the clouds as they are. But I'm happy to post a picture of the clouds as I wanted them to be. ;-) lol

 

[Virgil]

Mountains aren't level, therefore you cant really level them like you do an ocean scene.. Some of the clouds are a little blown out tho..

 

[JustJazzie]

Should I crop out the overblown b
Part?

 

[D-B-J]

Really nice, but too bad the highlights are blown...

 

[JustJazzie]

Try try try again!! Heres try number three, and I think I figured out my issue! it wasn't me moving the camera- it was the clouds blowing away! So I did an HDR conversion in cs6 Ignoring the clouds in order to get the sky and mountains "right" and then I took the clouds I liked, adjusted them and blended them in as a new layer. So, is the third try a charm, or am I still missing the mark?

 

[BrickHouse]

Nice shot and nice view! I'd level off the base of the clouds if possible. May be the closest you can get to "feeling level" for the shot.