Yes, I saw it myself, the processing is not the best here, to say the least. It really was a beautiful scene to capture and I did it in HDR,as it seemed appropriate here. Since I am new to HDR I couldn't process this image better, I saw the distracting halos around the mast and the bridge, but at that point the deadline was close and I just didn't have enough of time nor knowledge to fix it. That was my second HDR attempt ever (the first one I tried for the bridge challenge but the result was even worse there so I decided not even to compete). It's a pity, of course. I hope I can use the same or similar subject in the future, that time with better pp. Thank you for your comments, they were very valuable!
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You've GOT to learn how to take care of the halos if you want to do this kind of processing; they are KILLING you here. You may PM me if you want help with it...
It's a wonderful shot, and the processing in parts is wonderful, but the haloing around the mast and the bridge really detracts. If it's topazed, you probably could have gotten away with masking out the sky, mast and bridge and not topazing that area, just using other adjustments there.
Beautiful scene but the processing is way over the top and in my opinion ruins the image, the processing has created halos and has such an unnatural look but does not even work artistically. I would love to see this one redone because I think it has a lot of potential.
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