Reply To: Nature gives me the fear..

[JCFindley]

For me, HDR simply gives me the ability to show the image as the eye sees it and it is not a “style” in and of itself.

This one is not HDR.  There is no detail or color in the shadows, which is fine for this presentation as the silhouetted back of the bridge is fine and the sky and reflection of the sky off the side of the bridge are what I wanted to achieve.

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/bridge-over-the-hackensack-jc-findley.html

Whereas this one, the grass in the foreground is an integral part of the composition and just wouldn’t work if it were silhouetted and black. There is no need for HDR to be “cartoony” though many people choose to do that.

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/across-the-meadowlands-jc-findley.html

Enjoy the journey as it really does open up a lot of opportunities that simply won’t work with current sensor technology.