Single Exposure HDR w/10-Stop ND filter

[dellplain]

Would love to get some critique on the image below.

It was taken with my 5D Mark II, the 24-70/2.8 and a B+W 3.0 10-Stop ND Filter. I processed this HDR using one RAW file and then ran it thru a few PS Plugin apps for a final touch.

http://www.brianmatiash.com/files/sign.jpg

[Scottes]

I love the clouds with that 10-stop ND. The pole is very good, though the end of boom could use some brightening. I think it would benefit from cropping the left side off, to get rid of or minimize the cloudless area on the bottom left.

[wolfden]

fantastic processing

[dellplain]

I love the clouds with that 10-stop ND. The pole is very good, though the end of boom could use some brightening. I think it would benefit from cropping the left side off, to get rid of or minimize the cloudless area on the bottom left.

I can definitely try to bring out some more detail at the end of the boom. Good suggestion.

I like the cropping as is because I feel that it breaks up what would otherwise be a totally gray, cloudy sky.

Thanks for your thoughts!

[Scottes]

I like the cropping as is because I feel that it breaks up what would otherwise be a totally gray, cloudy sky.
Yeah, a tight, almost-square crop of this shot has other problems, too. I "cropped" with my window edges, and wasn't any happier after the cropping.

[CameraBuff]

I like what that 10 stop ND did for the sky; did you have to correct the color due to that filter in PP?

[fly my pretties]

Really like that picture. My only complaint is that I didn't take it.

[AbPho]

Excellent picture. I will never look at rail way crossing signs the same way again. :D Because I want to try one of these too.

[KenVP]

Very cool, nice work on the pp.

[Jim G]

HDRs aren't usually to my taste when done obviously but this one works quite nicely. Good work.