First try with HDR images

[lil dvl]

Ok, so i stumbled upon HDR imaging and loved it.

thought i would give it a crack by taking a few pics off my computer and playing around on photoshop, images below are what i have come up with. C and C welcome!


Now i am using an old version of photoshop elements (4) with a trial plugin and am about to upgrade to elements 11 or cs6. can anybody tell me if either of these have a HDR feature or would i have to get different software or plugins?

Anybody know of a good HDR tutorial for PS elements? or any advice from experts?

 

[lil dvl]

Or is this tone mapping? i have not stacked images...

 

[MetroRuss]

Whatever it is, it looks cool

 

[ceeboy14]

Looks more to me to be tone mapping on a single image.

 

[cgipson1]

yep... tone mapping! A bit overdone for my tastes!