Originally posted by CMS Houston Great stuff TMB! I also like the first image. Is it a multi-exposure HDR or is the effect applied during post processing? The dynamic range is really nice.
The 1st and 3rd are soft-HDR images using the basic version of photomatrix. (not even true "multi-exposures", as I just saved 3 images of the raw file with the raw exposure slider at -1.5, 0, and +1.5)
The rest all are just simple shadows/highlights corrections in Elements 9 with a light high pass filter.
The sidewalk shot with the garbage cans was around 9:30ish, when the sun still has that "warm morning glow" effect, which is why the colours came out so nice.
I really wish I could have moved the garbage can on the boardwalk shot, but it was attached to the pier.
Also, I usually shoot the K-01 with the high dynamic range option turned on.