My first try at HDR

Would like some tips to make my next one better

Not bad actually, although if I was to critic it, I'd say that it's a bit overblown. Too much highlights in the clouds. But you know what, I like it the way it is, unless you can come up with a different version, then we'll see!

Yes there are clearly quite a lot of blown highlights in the sky despite the HDR treatment indeed apart from the shadowed area in the middle left of the frame the whole thing seems quite considerably overly bright. I'm tempted to put sunshades on just to look at it - but strangely I kinda like it too. It's one of these images which is somehow quite appealing and I can't quite put my finger on why, because on the face of it it 'should' be all wrong.