gordonpritchard

If it’s washed out on a print it’s probably going to be washed out on metal.

It looks like it was shot for a toy catalog. Is that the look you were after?

Agreed. The OP could try using fewer images - 1, or 2 instead of 5. Possibly use the 2 that have the least amount of difference in the position of the leaves. Or use a dedicated HDR app. Try the ...

Thanks, that makes it easier to understand your comments and the samples you posted.

Could you post the original unfixed version?

Always good to look at the photos that the google search shows. Might give you some ideas for your shots.

google: Criccieth Castle, Conway Castle and Flint Castle.

Personally I think the image would benefit from a bit of post work and cropping:

I like the noisy version - but I tried removing the noise too (Noiseless CK):

Good one. Since the OP has Lightroom then they can get PShop at no extra charge just to do this fix. There's a good tutorial on youtube that covers the method: ...

Like this? I did this quickly so it may not be as perfect as it could be. Basically duplicated sections near the offending things, then moved the sections into place to cover the things then warped ...

Agfa Rodinal was magic! I used to use it in highly diluted form to develop microfilm in order to print billboard size images with no grain - just detail. With a 50mm lens and standing across the ...

It has a bit of a 60s TRI-X or Highspeed Recording film vibe to it. Nice.

Thanks for your kind comments.

And with this shot my experiment ends (with a boom). Bwahaha!

Thanks! Here's the set up: Kitchen tile for the land, some weeds for the "trees". Lighting was two dollar store flashlights with some "snoots" to constrain their light to where I wanted. The ...

Thanks. I've shot it again. How's this?

Perhaps I misunderstood the purpose of your shot. I thought that it was a commercial shoot to "sell" the fighter as a credible MMA contender. If that's the case then the priority is to make the ...