Dome of Florence: HDR

[DReali]

Heres an HDR image of the dome of Florence composed from 5 exposures.

This is what it looks like straight from photomatix:

This is after some tweeking in photoshop:

I prefer the second but have been told by friends that the first one is better.... Any suggestions/opinions would be appreciated!

 

[realitycheck3907]

I like the second one a lot better. The detail of the building is better and the darker clouds look much better for this shot.

 

[DReali]

Thanks, I'll go ahead and tell my friends to shut up!

 

[STICKMAN]

I like the first one better, for me the slight blue in the sky kinda pops in the picture. But thats just my two cents... Nice Photo.

 

[DReali]

Thanks Stickman, but now I'm back where I started......

 

[confucious]

beauty!

 

[DReali]

Cheers confucious! Do you prefer either of the two?

 

[chente922]

My vote is on the first one... I agree with stickman about the light blue sky

 

[third_shift|studios]

So shop in the blue on the 2nd. I like the surface contrast on the second one. I like how there is a brightspot on the circular window that acts as a focal point for the image, where the 1st one is just too flat.

 

[Wyjid]

i like the second one but id like a touch more of the gold highlights in the center on the building. also, there's still a bit of a halo around the building that could be cleaned up with the dodge tool. beautiful detail.

 

[Lyncca]

Nice one. I also prefer the second. It is much crisper.