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Pine Eden lake sunrise HDR

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Posted by Bryan Peters on May 7, 2010 at 4:30 PM
Pine Eden Lake sunrise HDR

Canon 50D f8 iso 400 multiple shutters
Posted by Richard Siggins on May 7, 2010 at 6:53 PM
I'm generally not a fan of HDR in nature photography but this one is nicely done. The trees are a little dark on my monitor. I really like the clouds in the reflection.
Posted by Robin Neville on May 9, 2010 at 10:12 AM
I like the composition and think this is a nice use of HDR. It is not too obvious and blends nicely. I would be curious about a crop at the bottom close to the tree tops reflection. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by Bryan Peters on May 9, 2010 at 1:57 PM
thank you for your feedback.
the first few HDRs I did were the crazy type, but that got old fast.
as to the crop, I was trying to show the sky's reflection in the water more. that, and the mist coming off the water is close to the "rule of thirds" composition and if I cut off the bottom that would change the composition as well as be cutting out more of the reflected sky...
Posted by Wade Hardy on May 11, 2010 at 9:33 AM
Nice shot - very peaceful and the hdr looks completely natural to me.
Posted by Bryan Peters on May 11, 2010 at 2:21 PM
thank you, actually that is the point of HDR - to create an image that is natural- since the camera can not see what our eyes see.