Izza1967 Loc: Bristol, England

Taken last Thursday between storms

Original middle exposure shot

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HDR of -2,0,+2 exposures using photomatix

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bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

I like the HDR version. :thumbup: :thumbup:

Izza1967 Loc: Bristol, England

Thank you bcheary I Imagine using an ND grad could get a similar result too but I do like what HDR can offer :D

infocus Loc: Australia

That's HDR done well. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

ejrmaine Loc: South Carolina

Good job on the HDR, I like the Cloud structure in the HDR image.
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Chinaman Loc: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

No, a ND Grad will not give you the same end result. I like the HD effect and your black framing. My criticism is the huge rock and amount of seaweeds in the foreground which has dominated the image instead of Mont St Michael. If you didn't mention its name, it would not have been that apparent to me. Name it something else appropriate and it would be perfect. The title of an image can have a great deal of importance to an image.

Izza1967 Loc: Bristol, England

I said using an ND grad might give a similar result as is the sky that has been brought out mostly from the original.

Could you suggest an alternative title for me instead please as I have no idea what else to call it?

verichrome Loc: California

Well done! The kelp and rocks are alive with color and texture. This is a good example of HDR used with a light hand. (No pun intended.) The dark values in the Mount make it appear as foreboding and mysterious.

Jim

Izza1967 Loc: Bristol, England

Thanks Jim, ejrmaine and infocus , glad you liked it

Chinaman Loc: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

I tried thinking of a title last night but couldn't. I still don't have one today. Sometimes it is very difficult, and one may never think of one. The point I am making is that the title should describe/add to the main interest of your image. In this case, the main interest is the items in the foreground, as they dominate. The background of the mount and lovely sky adds to the overall beauty of the image. A title of 'St. Michael's Mount' should have the Mount much more dominant in the image, but it isn't. Don't get me wrong. The image is is terrific, it just had an inappropriate title that confused me somewhat.
Let me give an example. You have an image with a foreground of craggy rocks and huge waves crashing against them and sending up sprays, and you have a tiny lighthouse in the far distance background which is lit up. The mood is stormy. It would be inappropriate to call the image 'lighthouse in the dark', where else 'stormy coastline' would be more appropriate. The main interest will be the foreground rather than the lighthouse. Conversely, if the lighthouse is in the foreground and more dominant, but you can see the waves and rocks in the mid and background, then calling the image 'lighthouse in the dark' will be more appropriate, and 'stormy coastline' not so appropriate.

eye707 Loc: Lindenhurst, NY

Can you tell me where it's located?

thanks,
irene

Chinaman Loc: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

It's an 'island' just off the coast of France. There is a causeway joining it to the mainland but becomes inaccessible when the tide comes in.

eye707 Loc: Lindenhurst, NY

That's what I thought! I don't think I can show you my photos because they are not HDR :(

Izza1967 Loc: Bristol, England

Your thinking of Mont Saint-Michel, this is St Michaels Mount located off the coast of Cornwall UK

http://www.stmichaelsmount.co.uk/

overthemoon Loc: Wisconsin

I like the foreground. without it it might be to open and I do use GND filters but on this one it would of been to hard. I say nice work