New HDR - Totem

[phiya]

I took this while I was in Crescent City, Ca for work last week. I think it turned out OK, but I was wondering what you all would think of this HDR.


Totem by Ricky Jay, on Flickr

 

[Light Artisan]

The HDR aspect itself isn't bad, slight haloing but nothing too terrible.

I'm just undecided on the composition/depth of field. The blurry portion on the left is a little distracting to my eyes, but the rest I enjoy.

Thank you for sharing.

 

[PerfectlyFlawed]

Honestly, not what I expected. I thought id see a nice tall standing totem...Laying down it loses all of its detail. You can hardly tell what it is. I think the Halos are to strong around the subjects in the background. I do like the colors though. Kind of an eery look to it.

 

[Ub3rdoRK]

I actually enjoy it. as long as you know that its a totem pole...i think the colors and composition is very well executed. great job.

 

[Provo]

Looks like a colorized scene of Fallout 3 New Vegas

 

[phiya]

Looks like a colorized scene of Fallout 3 New Vegas

Is that a good thing?
You guys are pretty sensitive to Halos... I stopped processing this one 'cause I was bored. I plan to fix the remaining halos, but was over it at the time, and I didn't think they were very pronounced at all. Maybe it's my monitor?

 

[Higgs Boson]

Halos are visible but not bad. You see, we know to look for them..... If you post this on one of your other forums (non-photo oriented) you will be praised as a "pro" with amazing skill.

 

[phiya]

Haha, ain't that the truth. On my monitor, the post on the left of the building has halos that I need to deal with. Also, I see very slight halos on the bush to the left and even less so above the building. Are there any other pronounced halos I'm not seeing?