Just realized I hadn't gotten this posted up on TS yet so here it is. I went for a drive late last summer, and found myself near the top of Loveland Pass, and decided to try a bit of HDR....Here is my pleasantly surprising result. This version is completely untouched other than merging, removing a spec in the clouds, and plate #. Oh and this was 100% Handheld



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http://image96.webshots.com/96/6/14/...1XeOaRn_fs.jpg

 

^^ looks like chrome, very cool job!

 

Sweet car....!!
Sweet place....!!
I miss Colorado....!!

 

Thanks!

 

I'm gonna have to say I'm not digging the HDR on this. The image looks flat with a lot of ghosting. Why don't you just try a two image blend? You have a nice background, try it out and see where it gets you.

 

Thanks for the comments. I tried a 2 image blend, but didn't like the results. I know what you mean about the ghosting, and have tried blending some away with software, but as I said it was handheld and attempt #1, so hopefully the results only get better. Some images look nice with just a hint of HDR, while the same image can look cool, though completely "fake" at the other extreme, but either way it's fun to play around with.