Early A.M. Backyard Pond

[DeepWoods]

I have about a 1 1/2 acre pond in my backyard and this shot was taken there early this morning. I made an HDR image of it and did some tone mapping, adjusted levels a tad in PSPUPX2. Just trying to learn the HDR process and this is what I came up with on this one. Thanks for looking and All comments and critiques are welcomed. :D
Canon 450D, Sigma 50-500mm, 3 exposures @ 2 stop increments.

http://www.deepwoodsdesigns.com/WebPics/HDR/BYP1.jpg

[babekha_2]

gorgeous! What a spectacular back-yard. I think it needs a little bump in contrast, maybe a little much, but something like this :

[msclman99]

very nice, i wish my back yard was huge like that! mine's only a fifth of an acre!

[MikeFairbanks]

very nice, i wish my back yard was huge like that! mine's only a fifth of an acre!


I'm on a tenth. :(

But when the wife says to mow the grass: :)

[DeepWoods]

Thanks to all for the kind words and comments.

I'll swap grass cutting with ya...I have almost 2 acres to cut.http://photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif

[jgrussell]

With the contrast bump, it's a great shot. Without it, it's still good and perhaps better at portraying early morning dreaminess.

[gconda]

i like it best with the contrast bump. Great shot ! tripod ?

[24alpha]

agreed. The contrast bump looks better.

[CameraBuff]

Nice composition and HDR, I too like the added pop.

[tmcman]

wow
great composition

[DeepWoods]

Thank you all for the very nice comments. I agree...I like the contrast bump, too. The origianl image did portray the scene better, as I saw it, there was alot of haze that morning. Thanks again.

[Chris]

With the contrast bump, it's a great shot. Without it, it's still good and perhaps better at portraying early morning dreaminess.

I agree with this. I like the feel of the first better.

[Harreh]

Nice composition and HDR, I too like the added pop.

I'll second that.