Fontaine Godillot, Hyeres HDR image
HDR image of the Godillot Fountain in Hyeres. Taken on a summer sunset, with an orange and pink slightly cloudy sky.
This summer I went for a short holiday in Hyères a small city near Toulon in south of France which becomes quite popular for summer.
I didn’t take as many great shots as I had wished while there, but the Godillot fountain as pretty nice so am publishing it. Additionally while shooting this one, Jerome came driving by and stopped for a chat, and I promised I would publish the shot.
I did quite some post processing on this one aside from the HDR work, to give it a bit of a more interesting feel. I personally find it a bit messy with the palm trees and pine trees mixed plus the symmetry is a bit out. However the sky’s color was nice so it’s still OK. I took the photo with a darkening filter that is why the exposure time is so long. That gave the water a softer feel.
My only tip for you today is, if you are going to shoot dead-center, then get it symmetrical (which I don’t feel I did here).
Martin Soler Photography 
That image has a great atmosphere. I like the way the HDR processing brings out the clouds. Great work.
The sky is very nice, as is the soft water. I think this is a tough time of the day for taking the perfect picture.
Love the textures on this, but colors look a little muted. Maybe my screen?
Nice colors, the picture really renders the atmosphere. Thanks for sharing !
Thanks for all the comments. Yes it is a tough time of the day, a little later would have been nice too, but the sky wasn’t looking that good at that time.
Hm colors muted? seems odd they should be OK. I purposely didn’t want to over-saturate it.