My HDR from PM 4.1

havent purchased the software yet; waiting for my daughter to get it with her student discount.... critiques please...
thanks!

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I need to see it bigger.

tmcman wrote in post #11342628
I need to see it bigger.

thats what she said!! ok here goes! thats as big as the website will allow and it aint sharp as this size and quality!!

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this style of hdr is an acquired taste, some like it, some dont. Hdr is often used to tame a wide dynamic range, to rocover some highlights and find detail in shadows. it can also be used to produce a sketches/ water colors, painterly effect, which is what we have here. Judging this within its own genre, I would say you have done ok. some halos around the building, but not terrible. also the light post inexplicably are dark on top and light on the bottom.

kevindar wrote in post #11342740
this style of hdr is an acquired taste, some like it, some dont. Hdr is often used to tame a wide dynamic range, to rocover some highlights and find detail in shadows. it can also be used to produce a sketches/ water colors, painterly effect, which is what we have here. Judging this within its own genre, I would say you have done ok. some halos around the building, but not terrible. also the light post inexplicably are dark on top and light on the bottom.

thanks for the reply. I was going for the experimental painterly look... also the center part or the brick at the top looks dirty. the light was flat that day and some of the lampposts took a duo tone... I also used some more layers and a layer of Topaz. thanks again i have seen your stuff and its great HDR!

kevindar wrote in post #11342740
this style of hdr is an acquired taste, some like it, some dont. Hdr is often used to tame a wide dynamic range, to rocover some highlights and find detail in shadows. it can also be used to produce a sketches/ water colors, painterly effect, which is what we have here. Judging this within its own genre, I would say you have done ok. some halos around the building, but not terrible. also the light post inexplicably are dark on top and light on the bottom.

looking at the posts; I think the HDR characteristic of pulling light/dark detail picked up the reflection of the street and lower surroundings, and because the top part had nothing around it, it remained dark. hdr trait?