Some may remember

[jeeperman]

Back in January or there about I posted the below shot. While well recieved, many wanted to see the vines full of leaves for comparison. I returned to the park during the summer and while full of leaves and all dark green...I found it dull and un-inspirational. Today was a different story.

First the old


Today

[Mark von Kanel]

Both wonderful images paul, how did you get the look on the first? is it tone mapped at all?

[jeeperman]

Thanks mark. Yes it is very slightly tone mapped. I do very little tone mapping/HDR. My taste is that if done it should not be obvious. I went light but a little stronger than I like.

[Mark von Kanel]

I love the look but im not much good at it yet! how many exposures did you use and what software?

[jeeperman]

It was tone mapped with a single exposure in SNS-HDR. It takes a little practice to get out of it what you want without overdoing it. However starting with a well exposed image makes it a bit less work and the final output is generally better.

[Letrow]

Very nice Paul. The first one is the best though in my opinion. It looks a bit desolate, you can see that beautiful lettering and there is the unobstructed view on the lake (?). It conveys a certain atmosphere that looks great.