Early morning with HDR post processing planned

[ls_dragons]

I am determined to learn the art of post processing the photos I am taking - and specifically determined to learn to create HDR images. I have decided that I will devote at least 1 day per week to finding and shooting photos. I only wish I could spend more time at this.

This image was taken at about 30 minutes after "official sunrise" time in northwest Houston Texas. I appreciate all comments and suggestion on how I could improve.

Exinfo:
Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
ISO 100
Exposure 1/500 sec
Aperture 3.5
Focal Length 28mm
Compression 1
Date and Time (Original) 2011:08:06 07:17:20

[flytyer57]

The only problems I have with this photo, is that the building looks like it's leaning backward, and the top and bottom are cut off in the picture.

[crockny]

The top of the tower being cut off bothers me. Why did you use such a large aperture? f11 to f16 would be better for sharpness I think ...

[DanielLane]

Not really a fan of the grayed sky that is creating that extreme glow around everything. Back that off a bit. It will let you have more color in your sky, which will make the building pop more. But then there is the loss of part of the building...

[BK553]

The glow looks really bad. This is overdone HDR.

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