_MG_0830_1_2_tonemapped grunge

Too blue?

Hi Sheila - Imo, yes, there is too much blue in this image. On my monitor, the blue looks unreal. Personally, I have a lot of trouble with HDR, particularly when I attempt to include sky and water in the same HDR image. The problem I've found is managing to get a sky that looks realistic while also attempting to capture water that appears close to natural. Here, the sky and water have similar tones, but neither appears natural. I know some people enjoy HDR for the super- saturated colors and deep contrast; and, in some type images I like the same effect. However, in images of natural subjects -such as this river and surrounding land - I greatly prefer a more natural look, at least for the sky.

Thank you for posting this image. By viewing images made by others, I'm learning what bothers me in my own HDR images and learning how to make HDR work more effectively.

Irene

The color saturation is too much for me here.