Come across an old pump house today with another TP member, so I thought I'd try my hand at HDR again. I have a filthy habit of overcooking images, so if you're not a fan of HDR, look away now!
I think if you straighten up the building etc, crop a bit from the foreground as it's not very visually appealing......give more focus on the structures.....
And kill the overcooked look, you will be onto a much better image IMO
try using clarity on the sky boost the contrast on a sky selection and you WILL get some cloud definition. Its always there but you have to work at it. If you are gentle you can even add shadows with dodge and burn.. Experiment on a separate copy layer and then merge or mask together.
I think its generally gone a bit " harry potter" there but try adjusting the tone mapping to bring it down a tad.
yes...but not straight out of the camera, you have to manipulate the images with softwear, you can do it in photoshop but there are dedicated programmes out that do it better, HDR efex pro and photomatix are 2 that spring to mind
google Exposure Bracketing and use these as your images to combine for that HDR effect
Nice composition and an interesting building but wowzer, I'm all for a subtle hdr to bring some interest back into the sky or the shadows but that is, to my eyes, very strong!!
your technique is pretty close to the hdr i do myself
a foreground crop and some work on the sky in the lifting beam trestle area would work well
its a fun shot
cheers
geof
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