Seattle Library HDR: Critique & Comments

[meheranandk]

Seattle Public Library by Meher Anand, on Flickr

This is an HDR taken from 3 shots and processed in Photomatix. Any feedback on composition, lighting, tone-mapping or any other aspect will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[PlanetStarbucks]

I'm curious what it would look like without HDR'ing it...I think shadows against the floor would give it more impact. I say that, because the dominant lines are the ceiling, and the line of the dividing wall is interfering with them. Given that I don't really see anyway around that, I would think that preserving a strong shadow would act to counter it.