First HDR attempt

[denja]

I'm hoping that I can get some feedback on my first attempt at a landscape HDR. I didn't want it to look manipulated, but in this image, it is an early morning shot with direct sun on the east wall of the building, and deep shadows on the north facing wall(right side of the building in picture). I autobracketed 3 shots in manual mode in .3 steps. The following EXIF is for the original, unbiased picture
Camera: Kodak EasyShare Z1012 IS
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 14.6 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

[Pierre81385]

Hey I know this building! I live right by City Park, lol.

I think that in terms of using HDR to bring out more detail in the north face of the building, you have succeeded. However I would suggest you wait for more ideal lighting (for HDR) the next time you shoot this building. Sunset or sunrise perhaps? I have seen that at sunset, this building can reflect the light of the sun quite dramatically, and it would improve this photo greatly if it were shot around that time. As it is, and perhaps this is due to the HDR treatment you've given it, your photo now looks to be shot in the middle of the day. I would have expected an early morning shot to have more contrast, have a darker sky, and be darker overall.

Consider creating a well detailed HDR then editing it in photoshop afterwards as you would any other photo to help give your photo the qualities you would like to see instead of relying soly HDR software.

Anyways, I'm no HDR expert but there's my $0.02 for what it's worth :-)