First Attempt On HDR, C&C please.

misstwinklytoes · Jan 25, 2011

I think everything except the grass looks good. It's kinda radio active looking.

I also agree about straightening it.

eddlum25 · Jan 25, 2011

Thank you all for taking time to comment on my image. I learn a lot from all your comments, as well as from the images being posted. Taken all into consideration, I re-edited it again. Hope the image below improve.

Thank you all.

Abby Rose · Jan 26, 2011

Better imo.

The sky was so pale in the first. And the color/contrast of the building is so much more pleasing. I'm not too sure about the grass, though. It's awfully green. But I am looking at both photos side by side, so it might be a trick of the eye.

But you didnt straighten it!

oDDball · Jan 26, 2011

I think the second one looks waaaaaaay better.

GooniesNeverSayDie11 · Jan 26, 2011

Much better. Good job.

manaheim · Jan 26, 2011

The new edit is spot-on, IMO. That's assuming you want reality, and not some fantasy landscape. People sometimes like the latter, and that's fine, but I think you have reality nailed here ... and congrats. Very few people do this well.

Now the thing is to focus on your composition and also to understand where HDR really adds significant value to an image. This is where I think you've missed here. However, if this was just an experiment in "Hey, how do I do an HDR?" then I totally understand.

chito beach · Jan 26, 2011

well done true to life colors and good contrast.

eddlum25 · Jan 26, 2011

Wow... thank you for all your constructive comments. And yeah, I too think I need to reduce the Green a tad.
Regarding straighten it up, unfortunately my pp skill is very limited. I'm still looking up at how to do it. I'll be appreciate if anyone out there tell me how can I do it in photoshop.

Thank you.