For some reason my EXIF settings never show up. I normally load my photos into Adobe bridge and then edit. Could I be doing something wrong?

I like both images, but for my tastes I would go with #2. I like how the rocks stand out and the closer water is accentuated. There seems to be a little more detail in the clouds as well, but that is just my humble opinion. When I look at a photo, I start looking at the foreground and it carries me throughout the photo, if that makes sense.

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I like the ease of the Photomatix, so many times I go through the whole step of the three images on Photoshop and come up with a dark image that's basically unusable, probably due to my inexperience. Today, I took the same images and used the presets on the app and they came out beautiful, giving me the deep colors and cool contrast.

Here's my problem, I live in the city just outside the big city so variety of my shots are limited. To get a decent landscape I have to drive 3 or more hours scouting different spots just to come home empty handed so to speak. After working a 60 hour week, I don't always have the energy . With this program (thanks to you guys), I can add some variety and character to my city shots. I do agree with Mag though, I need to continue learning Photoshop and not get too lazy...lol

Wasn't me, I have a black one

I prefer the first one as well, I would also stamp the poles out of the image, they are distracting to me

Sorry the watermark is still on it, I havent decided to buy it yet.

Lovely set of images, 1 and 3 are my favorites.

Wow, just amazing, I can't believe it! I've been struggling in photoshop with 3 images for a month or so now and I never get the result I'm looking for. I downloaded Photomax and there it was...Thank you.

When you do HDR, do you use your camera settings, or process it in Photoshop?