Garden Hat

This is another shot of my garden hat. It's a grayscaled from color

HDR image. I was going for a rustic look. Your comments?

You got the look correct for rustic and natural. HDR works well in b&w for some subjects and this one works.

Generally I'm not a HDR fan, but this photo looks pretty natural and I really like it very much.

Simple graphic composition with rich tones. Very effective use of HDR to highlight the natural textures of the subject. Excellent lighting too.

I would have never thought that the famous HDR was used here! It is a good example how is it to be used! Great texture, tones and  moody subject!

Best regards Chuck!

PDE

Hi Guys,

I'm glad you enjoyed this and thanks for your comments.

Well the same odd look that can make HDR look fake can be useful for grayscale. BTW, in addition to the HDR treatment I did a fair amount of dodging and burning in this, as well as selective sharpening in various modes.

Hi Chuck,

Your photo is masterful!  Effective use of B&W+HDR and excellent composition.  It exudes a powerful story...

Thank you for sharing your work!

--Gary

Hi Gary, Thanks for your comment. Glad you enjoy the image. I wasn't sure about the cropping I used, but I guess it worked.