i think i will be opening a new group for those of us who are non-purists and love a little play in Photoshop to get the results that nature will or cannot provide when we want here is a sample below love it or hate it let me know your thoughts
top image is the 3 shot bracket image with minor adjustments in raw
bottom image is fake as hell and 90% photoshop
you be the judge
Very nice shots. In my eye I'd like to see a hybrid of the two. The First one has the sharpness that I like, where the second one seems to have the color. The fantasy look in the second is well done but the direction of the light seems to be a touch inconsistent.