Rays of light.

This is an expirimental image I created using a combination of Adobe's HDR and DxO digital lighting to balance out the image. Click here for the original three images used for the merge, and click here for Adobe's final HDR composite. Below is the result of putting the HDR composite through the DxO lighting program.

http://home.comcast.net/~dvldog4c/hdr_DxO.jpg

What do you think?

The lighting and technique is interesting, but it seems like a background missing a subject.

I do like the way the clouds express contast and size. The tree is very predestrian, might have been bettere if you could have used a pretty N.E. fall foliage tree instead :) Also, the tall format is a nice change.

Ahhhhhh, if you'd only had a few birds in the sky :D

It's missing something, but I still like it. The rays aren't as strong as I think would be ideal, but they still work.

Nice shot,

Jared

I like the contrast of green and blue, but I agree with the other comments that there is a subject missing. Also find the "rays" to be a bit muddy; to me they just confuse the picture.

Chris

One experimental image deserves another. Sorry for the massive fiddling but I just couldn't resist. :)
P.S. - I see Jack Jack Incredilble. Anyone else?

I think I saw a Christmas tree like that after a night of drinking:p

there you go. Turned a simple photo into a new, interesting composite. I like this new one a lot, just because you don't see it everyday. It's great. I see a snowman.