Sunset, Lake, HDR

[Mr Yuck]

Not sure I like this one. Too dark?

[jkriminger]

nice hdr..seems very well balanced to me.

[Xia_Ke]

nice hdr..seems very well balanced to me.

+1 for this comment. A very nice HDR Yuck :thumbsup: I don't think it's too dark at all. It's a sunset shot so ti should be a little darker but, all the detail is still there. Well done

[threelions usa]

very nice. not experienced enough to offer quality critique, i agree that as it is sunset or sunrise, it should have a darker quality to it.

could be little lighter i suppose depending upon if you were making the trees a bit more of a feature. as i was drawn to the clouds and sun, the trees were ancillary to me and looked fine.

i am guessing that someone will suggest a boat in the foreground though.

i think that we should all have an suv with bits like, a kayak, mountain bike and a "mannequin "
to give the landscape some human quality.

[Has He Lost His Mind?]

It looks good, but a bit too dark. It's the right amount of hdr.

[fx101]

A bit too dark. I would also saturate the colours a bit more, looks like a video game as it stands.

[pisco]

the sky is nice, but I would like to see more detail on the left part (trees, etc - yeah, a little dark)

[GB1]

MY - Not sure it's too dark, but there is a degree of lost detail. I don't know if that's from the HDR or not. It could be that the sky made it impossible to get everything within acceptable tonal range. I still think it works, though. It is missing something in the foreground - too bad there's not a better reflection in that pond.

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[Has He Lost His Mind?]

If you don't mind me editing:

[Mcphisto]

Its a great shot! I also would like to thank you for adding your technique so others can learn from you too!

Cheers!!

[threelions usa]

don't dislike the edit but now my gaze (FWIW) is drawn to the foreground when i think i should focus on the background.

as i mentioned earlier i suppose on what you wish to focus. i like the original better but that's just my take on it.

[wright2_23]

I'm new to the picture world but i really like the 2 nd photo. I first looked at the sky but was not limited I could see the other good points of the photo

[Mr Yuck]

threelions:
I drive a stationwagon...does that count? I already have the mountain bike...still working on the kayak part...

HHLHM:
I like the edit, brings out good detail, though not sure about the crop.

Those saying too dark:
yes, I had this feeling, but thought something about the darkness was appealing (I actually burned a bit in a lot of spots) I might reprocess this and see what I can come up with.


Thanks for the feedback everyone.

[schrackman]

Mr. Yuck, that is a great shot. Love the reflection in the foreground. Very well balanced, too. However, I believe the edit gives it some "pop" that the original lacks. This would look beautiful in a nice wooden frame.