Bird's Eye View of Albany NY

[Maureen Allen]

7 exposure HDR of Albany NY from the Corning Tower Observation Deck (42nd floor)
Processed in Photomatix Pro, tonemapped twice with different presets. Nik Color Efex Tonal Contrast, Detail extractor

[Kerry Perkins]

Maureen, this is a great image! I love the color and detail, which draw the eye into the image to feast on all the interesting features. I'm really intrigued by the two buildings that look like cathedrals with bell towers. Is that what they are? Super job on the HDR processing - amazing look!

[gary ellwein]

I like the composition and detail.

[Dave Woeller]

I like the composition also and I also think the lighting is superb. You've hit the best amount of hdr processing for this image IMHO.

[Judy Howle]

I love the colors and lighting and your processing is just right for a little bit of grunge without being over-the-top surrealistic.

[Mitch Carucci]

Albany never looked better!

[Dennis Bishop]

I'd be more likely to associate that feel with Troy than Albany, but I really like it. The lighting, overall composition, and that diagonal all contribute to a very nice image. I like the viewpoint, too.

[Indranil Sircar]

Beautiful composition, Maureen. HDR and the details really stand out in this composition. I also like the viewpoint.

[Paul Lagasi]

Amazing details, when I first looked at this I thought it was from a plane....then I read 7 shot HDR. Good work.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Really nice, HDR, Maureen. I love the colors and the composition.

[Anita Bower]

I especially like to colors and tones in this image. They give the city a unifying effect. You did a wonderful job with the details--those buildings look three dimensional. I'm wondering about a small crop off the top, to below the bridge, to help focus more on the downtown and less on the suburbs. Lovely work.