I’m not sure this was the best subject matter for the HDR treatment – high dynamic range is supposed to enhance and add detail but the opposite seems to have happened here – particularly in the sky. It’s important to remember that the HDR method essentially serves two purposes – as a creative tool to manipulate an already well exposed image into something more contrasted but equally exposed, or as a recovery tool of sorts to bring balance to an image which has extremes of contrast with very little highlight detail and too much shadowing. Like any post work; HDR isn’t a cure all treatment for any image but it’s very much in vogue at the moment so you see many images been given the work over when they probably didn’t need it in the first place. Hope that helps.

It's beautiful and soft. I like the colours. :)

I gave this beautiful photo a 10 in the VB and it's in my favorites! It has a calming yet mysterious effect to me :) Thank you for sharing!

Oh, this is PERFECT. I love it that there's movement. And the light! One feels as if one had walked into a Wyeth. This goes onto the desktop now.

its so whispy! i just saw this in the vb and i really like it.

I find this photomoving and serene, hint of detail apart from mood to ground it in reality.

Very great photograph! Unbeliavable! Where did you take this? :D

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