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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 28624" data-attributes="member: 1061">I'm somewhere between Joe and Helene on this one, Mr. Bautsch...I agree that this photo is somewhat outside of your normal box, and that in and of itself deserves some recognition.&nbsp; However, taking the photo on its own merits, this isn't your best work.&nbsp; The background is overexposed while the foreground is under.&nbsp; I think I can appreciate what you were trying to accomplish with this shot, but the perspective is skewed a bit too much.&nbsp; I long to see the beachline, water, and those beautiful mountains in the background...but there is a big honking log in my way.This doesn't have much of an HDR flavor to it, and I know that's your style, as you trend towards the photorealistic.&nbsp; However, something is just &quot;off&quot; here.&nbsp; As with Joe, I can't quite put my finger on it, but too much sharpening is the likely culprit.&nbsp; I think if you pushed the Photomatix power slider more to the right, you would have some better results.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 28624, member: 1061"] I'm somewhere between Joe and Helene on this one, Mr. Bautsch... I agree that this photo is somewhat outside of your normal box, and that in and of itself deserves some recognition. However, taking the photo on its own merits, this isn't your best work. The background is overexposed while the foreground is under. I think I can appreciate what you were trying to accomplish with this shot, but the perspective is skewed a bit too much. I long to see the beachline, water, and those beautiful mountains in the background...but there is a big honking log in my way. This doesn't have much of an HDR flavor to it, and I know that's your style, as you trend towards the photorealistic. However, something is just "off" here. As with Joe, I can't quite put my finger on it, but too much sharpening is the likely culprit. I think if you pushed the Photomatix power slider more to the right, you would have some better results. [/QUOTE]

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