HDR opinions?

[fatdeeman]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/fatdeeman/Set01HDRI1RawsFrom_IMG_6953.jpg

[strmrdr]

over forum size limit, blurry and no need for hdr on that scene.
high contrast b/w would be best.

[fatdeeman]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/fatdeeman/random/IMG_6952.jpg

So that's better?

[strmrdr]

yes much better

[Sensei125]

I like the surreal look of the original post. Almost alien. The 'model' blends in to the rocks too much for me but it is still an interesting PP.

The second edit makes it easy to see both people but is a little dark on my end.

[aji23]

I agree with Sensei -- the first image is more pleasing to look at. My eye was immediately drawn to the photographer, and then off to the top-left of her head, the soft tones of the sand really stand out. The effect is completely lost in the second image. All in all, a beautiful picture. I'd crop the upper-left side a bit; keep the jaggy peaks if you can, but nix the white sky. Or just crop deep into the rocks. Then again, it does at a subtle depth to the picture; see what it looks like.