HDR for C&C, please

[JAFO28]

So, I took the original photos about a year ago hoping to try hdr. I finally have started playing with hdr, and i've been going through the archives seeing what photos I bracketed. Please let me know what you think, as always any advice to make it better is appreciated, thanks.

 

[D-B-J]

The photo is supersaturated. I like it kinda. The oversaturation gives it a ethereal look, but this makes it non realistic. If this was your intended goal, then you did a good job. I however strive to make my HDR as accurate to reality as possible, which is why i cannot fully say i love the picture.

Still, nothing is overbaked, so you handled the exposures in processing well. There are also no strong halo's, which is a good sign of proper processing.

 

[JAFO28]

Thanks for the reply, I defiantly wanted to keep the halos down, but looking at it more I agree the saturation was a bit over the top. I'm thinking now of doing a redo. Thanks for your thoughts on this.

 

[daarksun]

I like the saturation. Perhaps a touch more contrast bring out the blacks and depth of the image. Perhaps tone down the saturation just a tad. Awesome job.