[Larne]

Thanks for the feedback. This is my first HDR image and as suggested, I did focus on trying to get a result that represented my memory of the scene.

I agree on the blue cast but interestingly it was there even before I boosted the saturation. I suspect the cause is the temperature of the light. The photo was taken at around 7.30am with strong warm side-lighting but with a clear blue sky that was providing fill light to the shadows.

I did have a fiddle and while I can correct the blue cast by desaturating the blue channel that leaves the picture looking a bit flat (for me anyway) so I decided to leave the blue there.

I reckon I will be investing in a copy of Photomatix as I can think of any number of 'okay' images that could benefit from this treatment!