D7000 fall photos, Kolob Reservoir, Utah

Thank you for your comments, you are correct. Your suggestions do produce a much better photo, I made those suggested changes in acr 7.2 on the best exposed photo of the 3 (1st posted photo as a test) and it does indeed look much better than the merged photo I posted. Don't know how you would be able to see or not see photomatix in the posted photo.. I simply loaded all 3 photos into photomatix and selected the photographic preset.

Thanks again for your input.