Road To Nowhere -Normal & HDR-

[luismr]

Hi there,
I'm very glad in the way this picture ended, you will see two version of the same picture, please let me know which one is better.
Thanks!

Normal


HDR


Thanks for looking

[Up North Photos]

I like the look of the first one with the darker contrasts. The second one gives me the feel that i'm looking through some sort of glasses.

[Hayward Taylor]

I am also opting for the first one .. I'm not really into the HDR thingy .. excellent composition

[teedlepeep]

I am one of the ones here who likes the HDR ... but my opinion is that it is not subtle enough in the 2nd. Maybe you could do a mask and put the 2nd sky with the 1st Mtns ??

[pcr1968]

Both have good points, I prefer the first with the mountain ans sky, But the road is better in the second, Maybe a merge of the 2 would balance it out better.

[Haj533]

I prefer the first photo. It has plenty of detail/color as is. I don't think any HDR was needed in this case. Beautiful capture by the way!

[harrypalmer044]

Hi there,
I am afraid that I too agree with the majority at the moment that No1 is a better image and to be honest if HDR is done right and subtly it is a really nice effect, but in your 2nd image I just think it's too much and needs toning down somewhat. It's a really nice image and composition so maybe just try to ease up on the effect as it just doesn't look right at the moment. Looking forward to seeing if you come up with a calmer image. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[luismr]

Originally Posted by Up North Photos

I like the look of the first one with the darker contrasts. The second one gives me the feel that i'm looking through some sort of glasses.

Hi Up North Photos,
Thanks for your visit and comments. I also like the 1st one but I have to recognize, the HDR looks pretty cool.

Thanks,

[luismr]

Originally Posted by Hayward Taylor

I am also opting for the first one .. I'm not really into the HDR thingy .. excellent composition

My friend,
Thanks for your very supportive words (all the time)

I know there´s some people that doesn´t like HDR and that´s why I did the other one.

Thanks,

[luismr]

Originally Posted by teedlepeep

I am one of the ones here who likes the HDR ... but my opinion is that it is not subtle enough in the 2nd. Maybe you could do a mask and put the 2nd sky with the 1st Mtns ??

Originally Posted by pcr1968

Both have good points, I prefer the first with the mountain ans sky, But the road is better in the second, Maybe a merge of the 2 would balance it out better.

Hello,
That´s very interesting, two different forum members asking for the same! I will try during next week and post results.

Thanks for looking.

BTW, for the HDR I use 3 exposures, it´s not just tweak the tones. It´s real HDR.