Florence Cathedral HDR

[SpeedingSphere]

:-) More shots of this trip to come.. gotta process 1350~ of em. Will post in viewfinder.

This one is my favorite HDR I shot. Critique please. :-)

Sorry for the big shot, but it really has to be viewed big to see the detail.

[Frog]

I think the sun flare is working well here.
The tones are good and the hdr worked fine.

Question: What is that black thing protruding from the cathedral, just leading off frame on the right? Looks like something modern on an old edifice.

[AgingEyes]

I know it's a HDR, but I think the brightness of the cathedral itself could be lowered. I think that would make the shot looks more natural.

[SpeedingSphere]

My only guess to that thing coming off would be some sort of a catch for anything that might have fallen from the top of the building, but I'm not sure if you could even go up there.

Heres a re-do of the shot a little bit darker with some adjusted levels

[Frog]

second edit does look better.

My wife thinks that thing is a scaffold for cleaning...good a guess as I can make.

[shespawn]

I like the second shot a lot better, the colors are richer. It is a great shot, but I soooo love HDR

[GB1]

It is a nice shot overall but I am not sure about the way the top of the building tilts down on the right side. It sort of bothers me, though I admit that others could argue that it gives it some flare. Speaking of flare I do like the starburst but do not like that sun flare up there. Finally I would work on making the sky darker and richer, like a strong polarizer effect. Nice detail in the building.

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[racedraper]

man I need to learn how to do that. That thing s not a scaffold its a new antenna to get better reception to talk to god.lol