When I saw the HDR challenge I immediately thought of Hamilton Pool, views of which usually include a very dark cave and a very bright sky.
I used a tripod and timer to minimize the camera shaking, but the clouds were moving fast enough that you can see some ghosting in the sky. In retrospect I don't know that I need the 5-7 captures I took of each scene, it probably would have been better to just set up the camera to autobracket +/- 2 EV.
I used Photoshop for the HDR conversion and tone mapping (Local Adaptation). I could probably use a few more weeks of practice, but this challenge was a good excuse to get started.
After HDR conversion I adjusted the color curves, shadow/highlight, sharpened, resized, and sharpened again.
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the detail in the foof of the cave is realy good, the sky is also realy good, however, the green is a bit dull, and the rocks in the botem right seem a bit bleached, and are lacking detail, these are minor nit pics realy, the composition is excelent, the overal shot, I think is one of the best here. well done
Very cool place but I'm afraid this pic doesn't seem to do it justice. I'm no HDR expert but this doesn't look to have enhanced the photo as much as it should. It has a flatness that HDR techniques should make quite a difference with. I like the photo but feel it could be better defined.
Oooh, now this is an interesting subject! I like the perspective here a whole lot. The white circle (tire swing?) near the bottom left is unfortunately quite distracting to me. But overall I think you did a good job.
Hamilton's Pool! I LOVE this! Last time I tried to photograph it, I was hard pressed not to get a million people in it! I think I need to make a trip back there. You've inspired me :) Nice job.
From an HDR point of view this scores marks because I can clearly see that areas that would normally be in deep shadow have detail here. That said, I find the phot itself somewhat uninspiring and lacking in impact.
I love this shot, but the low saturation doesn't feel intentional. I think the saturation should either go up or down from where it is, either could work.
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