Pseudo HDR of Burney Falls

I would love some feedback from others on the pseudo HDR (done with Gimp) of Burney Falls in McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park in California. Looking back at it now, I wish I had been a little further to the right to get the other side of the falls in the picture and I wish there were a little more detail in the trees. I have gotten positive feedback from family on this one, but I think I probably need to be knocked back down to size. My original thoughts were that it is too dark, but I couldn't do anything else without really blowing part of it out. This is three images combined, each one stop apart from the other.

I like this! I also use GIMP. I've yet to try HDR with it. However, if you put your three bracketed images together, wouldn't it be a true HDR rather than pseudo? Perhaps, I don't completely understand what pseudo means. In anycase, you captured the waterfall very nice.

GR8FUL DAD wrote in post #5728349
I like this! I also use GIMP. I've yet to try HDR with it. However, if you put your three bracketed images together, wouldn't it be a true HDR rather than pseudo? Perhaps, I don't completely understand what pseudo means. In anycase, you captured the waterfall very nice.

Thanks GR8FUL DAD. It is my understanding that because GIMP only allows 8 bits per channel, it cannot be a true HDR. As I understand it, to be considered a true HDR photo, you need 32 bits per channel. I am not an expert though, I could be misunderstanding something.

Thanks again for the compliment. By the way, the tutorial I used to do this is found at http://www.instructabl​es.com/id/HDR-photos-with-the-GIMP/

sceee1991 wrote in post #5728389
Thanks GR8FUL DAD. It is my understanding that because GIMP only allows 8 bits per channel, it cannot be a true HDR. As I understand it, to be considered a true HDR photo, you need 32 bits per channel. I am not an expert though, I could be misunderstanding something.

Thanks again for the compliment. By the way, the tutorial I used to do this is found at http://www.instructabl​es.com/id/HDR-photos-with-the-GIMP/

I gotcha, 32 bits per channel makes sense. Thanks for the tutorial link, I am putting together an HDR now. Thanks!

nice picture! but the scene is cool enough as it is that i almost think i'd like it more if you took it in front of the trees rather than behind them.

Thanks DrFil, I wish I had thought of that while I was there. I could have stayed at this spot for a while taking pictures, but the family was not as keen on the idea as I was.