wham121736 Loc: Long Island, New York

I have been experimenting with the use of NIX HDR, which has been applied moderately (I think) to each of these images. Do they work, are they "over cooked", what would you change. All comments considered.

1) Birdhouses

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2) World Trade Center 9/11/2016

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3) Great Egret (ARDEA alba) in flight

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4) Boat-tailed Grackle (QUISCALUS major)

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5) Mailbox, Certaldo, Italy

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6) Street scene, Split, Croatia

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7) Window view, Bay of Kotor, Montenegro

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8) Great Blue Heron (ARDEA herodias)

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9) Cobble lane in Hvar, Croatia

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10) Pied-billed Grebe (PODILYMBUS, podiceps)

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Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

I think the PP works well on all these photos. Makes the images more interesting.

fotobyferg

I think they are all attractive, but some appear more realistic than others, notably the critters vs the landscape/city scenes.

That said, they are not over-baked imo...just styled to your preferences.

wham121736 Loc: Long Island, New York

thanks for your comments.

nakedhikerju

I am so uninformed that I don't even know what NIX HDR is. Can some enlighten me please.

wham121736 Loc: Long Island, New York

Thanks. Which do you feel appear more realistic?

nakedhikerju

P.S. Those are some really cool shots.

fotobyferg

The bird shots. They are richly colored, but lack that dreamy water color essence apparent in the others.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

By the way, you have a very good sense of composition, which also makes these photos pleasing.

wham121736 Loc: Long Island, New York

Thanks. I teach a course on Composition in photography, so I guess it comes through.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

It certainly does. Perhaps I will take your course.

wham121736 Loc: Long Island, New York

You will have to join OLLI course at Stony Brook University. I do not know if I will be teaching the course again.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nicely composed and not overcooked, so they look just fine to me.

AndyH Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire

Those are all spectacular photos - at any level of processing. Masterful composition indeed.

The only ones that I would personally prefer dialed down a little bit are the WTC, the mailbox, and the street scene in Split. Either overall or selective reductions in saturation would be my preference, but that's just me.

I really enjoyed looking at these.

Andy

SueScott Loc: Hammondsville, Ohio

They're all "Goldilocks" to me!