The more you work at a hobby, the better you get – hopefully. This is one of my early attempts last spring trying HDR photos. HDR, along with nighttime exposures, bring out details that the eye alone can’t see. A wide-angle lens makes this yard look larger than it really is, plus the movement of the clouds during the exposure gives the sky a surreal feel.

Maybe it’s the unexpected surprises like this that I enjoy so much about HDR and nighttime photography.