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[evader]

Was playing around with Topaz Adjust.
What do you think...is it too much? As I'm sure you can tell I replaced the sky...I know it doesn't look great...any tips on an easy way to do that?
Thanks for looking.

[vsa]

If you hadn't said that you've replaced the sky I wouldn't have known.

There's a bit of halo going on around the hood. I'd work on that for a while and also how the sky is much brighter around the clouds. Apart from those I think it looks great.

[Laurenbiz]

I never would have known about the sky, either!

Youv'e inspired me to attempt HDR. I think this is fabulous :-)

[teaking]

I think for me it looks like a painted effect, the effect its self looks pretty cool.

But as far as critique what do you mean too much and what is it your trying to achieve with the processing?

[Laurenbiz]

He is trying to achieve an HDR look, and he absolutely nailed it!

[evader]

ya, I was trying to get the HDR feel to it...I know it's not really HDR...but I was trying to get that look.

[teaking]

Then I can safely say you have achieved the look you were going for its certainly punchy and has that feel.

[irishmuth]

I think these are both pretty bad-ass images. Nice job. Maybe just blur the sky a bit in the first one so it looks less pasted-in.