Finchale Priory Undercroft

K-1 FA24-90@24 1/25 f8 ISO6400 PP Photomatix Essentials+LR

Great perspective.

Yes I like this. Light, shadow, texture, it has it all.

I wish i had not sold my FA 24-90. Would have made a fine lightweight alternative to the DFA 24-70

Everything looks so perfect over here!

Great clarity in this quality shot Barrie.
David

Thanks for the kind comments

I could be wrong and that is how it really appears, but sorry, while I like the idea of the photo, but it feels over processed for my taste.

You could well be correct. Here is the original for comparison.

In my defence I'd say it was a lot darker than it looks

I prefer the image as you first presented it after processing rather than the original Barrie, the detail is more sculptured.
David

The idea was to try and reduce the exposure around the first window, and at the same time bring out the detail on the back wall. It was done using pseudo HDR of five exposures, correct, +/-0.5, +/-1.0. then blended in Photomatix Essentials. I thought it worked, but realise it may not be to everyone's taste.

IMO, it's slightly overdone Barrie. its not a show stopper.

The original image with the light at the time was a real challenge. The contrast differential is very apparent. You tackled it and produced an image. It comes across as a heavy HDR image due to colour saturation, noticeable with the greens and over sharp detail.

Bottom line: you get to choose how you interpret the feedback, which at the end of the day is subjective.

If your happy with the the image posted then that's it. We don't take photographs to please others, they represent our own take on an image.

That's not to say that we are not influenced by feedback. But to what degree and are we happy with what we hear?

Constructive feedback is always a good opportunity to learn.

The fact that the image has raised such issues is worthy of commendation.

Best regards

I find that the HDR version looks more realistic, at least in dynamic range terms, as I feel it reproduces the natural DR compression that our eyes/brain would perceive after having adjusted to the dim light level. Perhaps a small overall reduction in brightness would add more mood ......?

The 2nd one looks to me like the result of a camera sensor that can't cope with the DR in the scene.

Thanks Nigel, Gary for your comments and DOIK for pointing out it's not level. In my mind the processed image is more realistic at portraying the undercroft as dark and dank on a cold, snowy February day. Using your suggestions I've de-saturated the green and reduced the exposure by half a stop. Oh and straightened it