The River, Big Boulder and Trees near Cairnes, Australia

The Autumn Foliage at Tateyama Kurobe

A Lake in the Baltic – Would you prefer the Original or the HDR Version?

Recently, I have been converting some of my photos into HDR photos to understand the effects.

Here are two photos which I have been playing around with; the original photo was taken on the bank of a lake Galve where the Trakai Castle was located.

It was a very serene scene with some beautiful clouds too.

The one below was a converted version.

The clouds here look more dramatic and shows more details,

but I rather like the mood of the original picture.

What do you think?