My first real attempt at HDR. I had a blast, and spent many hours post-processing. Lens flare was ugly and hard to fix, you can still see some of it below the sun. Was very visible until i discovered Clone Stamp Hue. I know theres more I could have done...but I am not quite a pro at photoshop; I'm learning as i go. Hope you enjoy.
Photomatix:
Generate HDR from 8 exposures.
Tonemapping
Save as TIFF
Photoshop:
Slight crop
Cloned out power line on right side, and some small distractions.
Cloned out some sensor dust and Halos.
Lots of selective color adjusting due to that ugly red lens flare.
Brightness/contrast
Selective Burning
Levels
USM
Save for web.
After challenge:
The sun rays are not fake, however I did burn in between them to enhance their visiblity. Thanks to everyone else for your kind comments.
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