lazarkl, not bad for your first attempts. The first one is pretty good with pretty good processing. The second is a pretty complex photo for HDR. One thing you do not want with HDR is movement, and there is a fair amount of it in the second shot. Also the second one is a bit over the top with the HDR for my tastes also.
Ron
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The previous images were much too large.
Ron
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