This is 8 different shots taken during sunrise (6:57am). I quickly ran out the door trying to find a good spot to set up before sunrise was over. This was the best place I found.
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This is a nice image but I feel like the purpose of HDR here would have been to bring out the darkness and shadows that are on the buildings and below. Also, the billboard is rather distracting...not sure if there's a way to compose around that.
Use of Light:2
Focus:1
Composition:2
Creativity:1
Achieves Challenge:1
Color +1
I love the sky - it is a little over the top but works great with the color of the skyline. The use of HDR to show the building details was a nice approach
why you would choose to pull attention away from your stunning photo by leaving advertising in it is something I can't understand. Upper 3/4s of this image is a 9, lower 1/4 is a 2. 7