Help needed Post-Processing an HDR Image

[Colin Southern]

I knew what you meant, but I had already been out for the day, and had capture the images I figured it would have been the same effect but backwards, where it's brighter everywhere, and dark in the windows, instead of darker everywhere and bright in the windows.

In theory yes, but in practice you've got to be close enough to see the darker areas inside the windows, which I can't on the example you posted

[Spaticles]

Ok, I watched a couple videos to get some ideas on what to edit and how to edit. I attached the 0 exposure original as well as the HDR'd picture. Any improvement from the previous pictures?
I realize there's a woman ghosting in the middle of the path, but I didn't notice until I merged them, so...lol And the grass color may be a little overdone, but I really like the vibrant green.

[Colin Southern]

As an image in it's own right, I think it looks just fine (although perhaps a wee bit over-saturated for my taste, expecially the green), but the bit that disturbs me is when you said "I attached the 0 exposure original as well as the HDR'd picture." - if that is shot from only 1 original exposure, then - by definition - it's not an HDR image; it's simply a normal capture in which the levels have been re-mapped.

True HDR requires at least two exposures, but can't tell if that's what you meant or not.

[Spaticles]

As an image in it's own right, I think it looks just fine (although perhaps a wee bit over-saturated for my taste, expecially the green), but the bit that disturbs me is when you said "I attached the 0 exposure original as well as the HDR'd picture." - if that is shot from only 1 original exposure, then - by definition - it's not an HDR image; it's simply a normal capture in which the levels have been re-mapped.

True HDR requires at least two exposures, but can't tell if that's what you meant or not.

What I meant is that I attached the original image that had 0 exposure, and not the two that had -2 and 2 exposure So yes, I used 3 exposures and merged them.

[Colin Southern]

What I meant is that I attached the original image that had 0 exposure, and not the two that had -2 and 2 exposure So yes, I used 3 exposures and merged them.

Ah - OK. Good job then