Originally posted by DeadJohn This was taken near sunset as sunlight illuminated some lower parts of bridge. The recessed portions were in deep shadow so I used a handheld bracket (0, -2, +2) to give me processing flexibility.
I first tried processing a single exposure in LR, playing with shadows and contrast, but could not get a pleasing result. I wanted to show the dark details beneath the bridge, not blow out the sky, and maintain a reasonable amount of contrast in the image. I then tried HDR; HDR is a very "polarizing" subject and I tried to use only enough to get the job done. Opinions appreciated.
Exposures 0, -2, +2
Nik HDR Efex Pro
I really could not see any overprocessing untill I read you mentionin it in description.
The bridge itself looks very nice and I would not change it.
One thing that I would consider is working with spot changes on the background, as in my opinion it looks too brioght and unnatural. So maybe some more shadows on those buildings?