I think I've nearly cracked it!!!???

[levinest]

Definitely like the first one. Nice colors and a moody looking sky. The second one just looks like a picture taken with the wrong white balance.

 

[istaycrisp]

Definitely better than your previous posted! And I like the first one alot...good job

Thank you very much! Improvement is all I can hope for...:-D

 

[istaycrisp]

The first is a good HDR processing job. I do see some strange saturated blues on the left roof and a bit on the house in the back, but no other halos... nice.

Hi Bazooka,

Thanks for taking a look! You're right I can now see the areas you're talking about! I think I can probably resolve those quite quickly on PS! What is it on an HDR image that results in halo's!?

 

[istaycrisp]

:thumbup: You'll be ok on this forum

And your photography is already improving. And, no, using Photomatix is not cheating. It actually is the software of choice for HDR from what I understand (I don't do any myself.)

Thanks Cloudwalker! I've found that HDR imaging is a good way to get crisper, better coloured shots out of my slightly limiting equipment! I'm going to keep working on basic techniques and composition etc. but I am looking at a Nikon D50/70 as an entry level DSLR in the near future!

 

[istaycrisp]

That happens with DSLR's too. The issue is the dynamic range an image sensor can, or rather cannot, capture.

Understanding Dynamic Range in Digital Photography

Thanks...I will definitely have a read of that :-D