Another go at HDR

Following on from my first efforts heres a five image HDR composition, I find the "out of the box" image that the software produces is way over the top, maybe HDR isn't for me? I found with this one the red carpet was more like a flourescent safety jacket, and that is no exageration, I hade to tone down the saturation slider to virtually nothing to get the result below.

This is an interior of Balquhidder Church in the Trossachs, probably more famous for the grave of Rob Roy in the churchyard.

And yes, the ceiling beams do look a bit on the dark side but that is a result of toning down the brightness and saturation to get the carpet looking a reasonable colour.

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constructive or destructive C&C welcome as always

Now why did I know that was a Scottish church?

Looks good to me. It's not quite centred, but I'm being picky.

G

It looks good to me - like what I imagine I would see with my own eyes if I were in that church. But I'm not a fan of HDR, some might like more "bling".

It looks good to me also, I do not like the HDR conversions that go over the top.

You still have the option to lighten the roof area a little with PhotoShop / Elements etc., while leaving the rest of the scene untouched.

It looks to me as though there are a few HDR's here,

Photography Winners

Some people obviously think they are acceptable

Good grief. Emmanuel Coupe's picture (first link) looks like something you would get at Woolworths.

G

Looks so natural, good job not overdoing that

Well it seems I've got it almost right, one thing is for sure and that is I dont like HDR

The software tends to exagerate saturation and contrast, it may well even out the exposure but at the expense of looking like a scene from Chernobyl

I think I'll stick to using the software for balancing out exposures.

Your probably right George, I was rushing to get the tripod set up and five exposures taken before another bunch of tourists came in, plus I think theres some distortion from the lens (16-50DA*) on the wooden rail at the bottom of the image, though I do have them as RAW files so may be able to correct that with another attempt