A swamp at sunrise (and a marital dispute)

pthpth Registered Users Posts: 49 Big grins
edited March 29, 2013 in Landscapes
I grabbed a few sunrise shots of a local marsh on Sunday. It was pretty crazy the sky went this wonderful red/purple for about 5 minutes and then right back to winter grey -- makes waking up early on a Sunday morning worth it.

I prefer the first image, but my wife is arguing the second is better. What do you think?

Non-HDR
PTH_3567-XL.jpg

HDR Version
PTH_3567_HDR_1-XL.jpg

Comments

  • IDDBIDDB Registered Users Posts: 125 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2013
    Both are nice but I'm partial to HDR so I'm with the wife on this one. :D
    Daniel
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  • JTB-DCJTB-DC Registered Users Posts: 50 Big grins
    edited March 26, 2013
    Very nice shot! While the post and foreground seems to have more detail in the second, the sky seems to have more to it color-wise in the first. I would have to vote for the first.
    Jared
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2013
    second.....somehow fuzziness makes it more meaningful......the first one is sharper and more vivid but doesn't have the same mystical feeling as second.....technical flaws add up to something deep.....who knew?
  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2013
    Since the wife knows where you sleep, I would go with her pick. :D

    Sam
    www.samlinvillephotography.com
  • cbbrcbbr Registered Users Posts: 755 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2013
    Sam wrote: »
    Since the wife knows where you sleep, I would go with her pick. :D

    Sam

    ^^This! rolleyes1.gif I like them both - beautiful catch!
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  • LightMagicLightMagic Registered Users Posts: 261 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2013
    First one. Beautiful composition!
  • GSJonGSJon Registered Users Posts: 21 Big grins
    edited March 28, 2013
    They are both fantastic. I like the second one slightly better I think it is do to more definition in the clouds and on the water.

    Jon
  • shawncshawnc Registered Users Posts: 718 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2013
    I prefer the first.
    I do like the detail in the sky and clouds in the second, but I don't care for the halo effect that the HDR produces. I am seeing this halo around the rails in the upper right side of the image. Granted, this HDR is much more realistic than many others I have seen.
    nice image.
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  • mordiscomordisco Registered Users Posts: 7 Beginner grinner
    edited March 29, 2013
    When I look at the first I think "who needs HDR?" The second image looks a bit dull to my eyes.
    So unless your wife is a famous landscape photographer I vote for the first image. ;-)
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