Shaniko Hotel HDR

[EOBeav]

Hi everybody, just wanted your general thoughts about use of HDR/tonemapping here. This is a building in the almost-ghost town of Shaniko, Oregon. I realize the subject/composition isn't terribly interesting, but I wanted to experiment with a few things in qtpfsgui and GIMP. Thanks in advance for your comments.



EXIF:
Camera Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Lens: Canon 50mm f/1.4
Exposure Time: 1/500 sec.
Aperture Value: 4.62 EV (f/5.0)
ISO Speed Rating: 200
Flash Fired: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
Metering Mode: Pattern
Exposure Program: Aperture priority
Focal Length: 50.0 mm

[EOBeav]

Any thoughts at all about use of HDR?

[dianelynn8]

Nicely done! I think the HDR is spot on, not over done.

[cedricmordrin]

The image isn't overdone and cartoonish which is always a good thing. I like how the bricks kind of 'pop' at you.

The image does give me a feeling of abandonment though, which works since you said it's a near ghost town.

[Murtasma]

Looks good to me not over done but close to being over the top color wise I think. I personally wouldn't have saturated the image so much, I would have backed the saturation out just a hair especially for the reds. No halos are present which is a big positive, halos ruin a picture for me. like you mentioned before the subject isn't terribly interesting. I think if you shot directly onto the building and used the white frames of the windows and doors as a compositional tool may have created a more interesting image.

Nicely done especially for the tool you used. I know that tool is one of the more difficult tools to use when tone mapping.