Eisboch,
Thanks for the comment, and I too disagree with Harry about a photograph
should be limited to "You are there" or "Postcard" record of a scenic
view. If I limited myself to this kind of photography, I would get bored
very quickly. The best photos I have seen have been manipulated in some
fashion, either by perspective, a very unique angle, shutter speed (to
enrich the colors or blur all or part of the photo, using the aperture to
change the depth of field, deliberately blurring part or all of the scene
(by moving the camera or zooming the lens while using a slow shutter
speed, HDR or other post processing techniques. That was the reason I
found SWS comments so interesting and helpful. He didn't disagree with my
concept, but my execution of the concept. Since I am really a novice at
all of this, I am very interested in ideas that will help me move along in
my skills. I do have a problem with over sharping images, and that was my
first attempt at using Photomatrix to develop an HDR photo. I play on
redoing this photo using SWS suggestions. I actually processed this HDR
from one photo shot in RAW, and adjusted the exposure and brightness in
post processing, saving the photo in PSD and then combining them using
Photomatrix.


Reg-

I always enjoy viewing your photos. I've posted a few of my Photomatix HDR
experiments "over there" for your review.

RG