Ready to sail

Trying to learn how to process HDR. Processed this with HDR toning in CS5. Not sure if it makes the cut for HDR. Critique and tips welcome
Surprised no one has challenged me to do HDR for get pushed :-) hint hint

[Sue]

I know nothing about HDR Abhijit, but this is a lovely shot! You've caught a beautiful sunset framing the ship ( had to check the date, thought it couldn't have been tonight, lol).

[emily tull]

lovely

[Leana Niemand]

This is fantastic a beautiful shot with lovely sunset colours.

[Sally Ings]

Looks very nice! Great colours. I'm still rather confused about HDR so I'm afraid I can shed no light there!

[Kimberly Balychev]

Very lovely shot! Love the lighting coming from behind the ship! Gorgeous and nice job in HDR!

[aurorajane]

ha..... now that you have put it out there, I am sure your next few challenges will involve more HDR. It's a fab shot btw and I love the way the sun has illuminated the sky :)

[Corinne]

Wow, the light behind the boat is superb !

[Mick Porter]

It's a really nice image :)

[AutomaticSlim]

Nice photo Abhijit. It has a bit of an HDR look to it - attenuated contrast, slight 3D feel and a bit of ghosting - but I probably wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't said (that's good). I very much doubt whether heavy handed tonemapping would have any beneficial effect on this picture.

[Sharon]

Wonderful image, Abhijit. Perfect time of the day.

[David Price]

I reckon this is almost there. The distraction is what looks like chromatic aberrations/ghosting on that building on the left. You could crop it out or use CS5 to get rid of it. See how it comes up then. Good job.

[Maggiemae]

Not easy to get this whole picture in - it's such a big ship! I don't know anything about HDR processing so can't comment!

[Miley]

Gorgeous!

[Caren]

Great shot! I love the tones...and I wish I were on that ship!

[Kathy Burzynski]

I think it is a great shot!! Here is the directions that I had posted. : http://content.photojojo.com/tutorials/create-your-own-panorama-planets/ . Here is another link to a basic guideline on how to create one of these recommended by a friend who has advised this one is the most straight forward and easy to follow if you're using Photoshop: http://www.photoble.com/photoshop-tutorials/5-easy-steps-to-create-a-mini-panorama-planet-in-photoshop

[Abhijit]

@myhrhelper many thanks :)
Had a quick look at the tutorials. Look simple enough to follow. Am going to try tonight

[☠northy]

i'm not convinced HDR is all that, but i think it can work very nicely when used subtley... i love the warm tones you've pulled out of this image :)

[Robin]

Beautiful shot. I'm not a fan of HDR but this is lovely, not too enhanced.

[joey d.Muli]

Beautiful --wanna pack my bags and go .!!

[Jennifer]

Great shot and lovely tones!!

[Sassik]

Some boat ha! Impressive! Awesome sky!