Practising HDR. Not sure if it works that well when there is very bright sunshine. This did bring out some detail in the shadow. Don't worry about commenting.
This was a florest shop hidden down this little back alley. I asked two different locals where the florest shop was and was sent on a wild goose chase both times. I found it by accident in the end.
Hey Pam, I hope you don't mind me offering critique on a photo that isn't your official once a week critique request (and if you do please tell me and I'll hold off until then in the future). I really like the subject, it's an absolutely beautiful setting and I think that the HDR really helped pick out the details in the shadow that would have been completely lost and it also adds more to the texture of the walls. My only suggestion would be to try taking one photo exposed for the sky to give it a deeper, darker blue. All in all, I really enjoy this photo!
@sullivar thanks for the critique Ryan - much appreciated! Not sure I understand what you mean by exposing one shot for the sky? This is a bracketed 3 shots +/- 2 stops. I think the colour of the sky is quite close to what it was. I didn't want to overdo the hdr effect. All a bit hit and miss st the moment!
@pamknowler In some of the articles I've been reading, they discuss manually adjusting the settings between each photo to expose for different elements rather than using the bracketing feature. I mistakenly thought that the sky might have been slightly overexposed due to the bracketing, but it really could just be the elevation - I've always heard that where I live has bluer skies because it's so much higher than other places so that's probably what I'm seeing. Again, a really great photo, it makes me want to head back to the UK!
Nice practice with the HDR Pam. It works well with the stonework as it brings out those details in the shade. It is not obviously a HDR too, with sometimes can look over-coloured. Well done!
