[Polly]

btw Polly: is yours also done with photomatix? If so, I do like the subtler treatments you both have achieved with it..and actually that resulting "timed exposure" feel from yours Pol has set me thinking of all sorts of possibilities...say when doing an HDR of a lake and sky scene, for example...hmmm... I will investigate.

The images were merged to HDR in CS2 then tweaked with the Photomatix Tone-Mapper plugin (in CS2). I've only tried doing a specific series twice - the content of other series was even more boring. I need to get out more.

A lake and sky scene would probably be an ideal candidate. I've noticed how the surface of water seems to have responded very well to HDR in some of Guerito and Irma's images. It seemed to have a very nice sheen and sparkle to it.

I've dug out the original files and am attaching a screenshot of how it all looks with the CS2 'merge to HDR' function. The hdri is then opened in photoshop and you take it from there with the tone-mapper and any other PS tools you wish until you get the final image you want.



Pol