This is the Outer-bridge, connecting N.J. to Staten Island. The skies are strange lately since the Earth is changing, and this shot was taken a few minutes before rain. I took the same trip for my "Boats" image, that was right under this massive cloud leaving a misty rain behind.
Post Processing:
I tone-mapped 2 separate RAW files, and did very little in photo shop except some sharpening and de-saturating. I originally used 4 separate files, but found that the HDR worked better here with just 2 files. I used some curves on the bottom half of the image and burned some shadows. I had to take lots of color away from this after I decided my 1st draft was too saturated. Hope the wide variety of colors here appeal to most of the voters.
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HDR above the limit IMO, and the ususal issues: areas with unnatural lighting and even some issues with sharpness.
With a less excessive processing, the image had potential
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