A small and belated September update for 2024, where I am still, after many years' membership, on 365 Project, also now posting elsewhere but wanting...
very much looks like the quiet before the storm. There is a great feeling of depth to this photograph - I wonder if the HDR has contributed to that? Whatever, it is not overdone and makes a lovely scene. Like you, I usually find other ways to improve a shot, but just occasionally I see what HDR will do to a photo and find the result to my taste.
I find other ways to improve a shot.