River Oulujoki

[C2S]

Hey all,

This is a river view from the last October, next to my relative's house. It's an exposure blend of three RAW-files, made in Photoshop.

I tried to avoid the usual pitfalls of HDR imaging:

- obvious halos
- gray spots where highlights should be
- grayish overall look on the image, or just lack of contrast
- cartoon colours
- noisy shadows / skies

So the image should look somewhat natural. The colours are a bit dull, but that's October. However, I would like to hear your thoughts. Does it have enough contrast? And is it bright enough? What else would you change?

Cheers!

[megadima]

I've added a bit contrast to bring out the colors.

[Avi]

the original look a little washed out and I like the contrast touch by megadima.

thanks for sharing such a beauiful scenary..

Avi

[C2S]

Thanks for the tips.

Here I've tried to improve the contrast a bit, and brightened it up as well:

[tmcman]

I think your second try is just right. Doesn't seem artificial but has more brilliance than the first. Nice job making the hdr look natural.

[Avi]

very nice pp in your second attempt...love the scenary..

Avi