WIRR 2009, February Week 3

Back in Colorado, this was shot during a day hike at Eagle’s Nest Open Space.

A fairly blah day, but HDR plus some extra contrast in Silver Efex Pro turned blah into wow.  Here’s the “ordinary” shot, without any fancy pixel poking:

Here’s what it looks like with HDR:

Not bad, but I think the black and white makes it much better.

Technical Data:  Canon Rebel XTi; Canon EF-S 17-85 f/4-5.6 IS USM at 17 mm; f/8 at 1/640, 1/2500, and 1/60; ISO 100.