Quebec City at Night HDR

[Cero21]

My first HDR shot combining 5 exposures with a Olympus E-510.

This is Quebec City at night with the Chateau Frontenac Hotel.

No matter what aperture I tried I couldn't get rid of the lens flare but in the end I think it looks kinda interesting.

C & Cs are welcome. Thanks for looking.

Edit:
Here is the same pic cropped for a 12 x 18 and the lens flare removed using photoshop. Comments?

 

[The_Caper]

Fantastic shot:

A very nice shot of the city with the camera, composition and lighting. My wife and I love Quebec City, a lot of photo oppurtunities.

Great work with the HDR. Photomatix by any chance?

Paul.

 

[Arch]

good image, well done the colours make this night time HDR work nicely :thumbup:

 

[Sw1tchFX]

Yes, I agree, the tone mapping is nice here, good tones in the buildings.

 

[ClarkKent]

I love the tall building with the green lighting. Fantastic work.

 

[DigitalDiva]

Nice shot. What are the purple splotches next to the street lamp lights?

The expanse of the city lights in the distance really makes this shot interesting!

 

[Cero21]

Thanks for all the kind words everyone. Yes, Quebec City really is a beautiful place to take photos.

To answer some questions:
1) Yes, I used Photomatrix. I found Photoshop's HDR function put weird colours in the image.
2) The purple splotches next to the street lamps was lens flare. I've had a couple questions from my friends about it so I decided to remove it. The results have been added to the thread.

 

[DigitalDiva]

2) The purple splotches next to the street lamps was lens flare. I've had a couple questions from my friends about it so I decided to remove it. The results have been added to the thread.

Looks GREAT! :thumbup:

 

[hacksaw35]

Cool photo...the crooked horizon is kind of distracting.

 

[flyingpanther]

Some beautiful HDR. Nice work.

 

[GrfxGuru]

Very nice, good example of how to do HDR.

Regards,
Peter Witham

 

[Cero21]

I just wanted to say, thanks for taking the time to write all your nice comments. I hope I can produce more stuff worthy of your time soon!

 

[NJMAN]

Great looking HDR! Beautiful colors and nice sharp image. Excellent job removing the lens flare. Keep up the good work! :thumbup:

NJ

 

[SpaceNut]

Awesome & breathtaking!! The colours are great and the photo's so sharp. Wish I could a trip to Quebec City just to photograph it.