WC# 862 - Icons - Sydney Opera House w/re-post

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Sydney, Australia Opera House from our boat

Lots of great icons already posted, so I thought I’d do something different.
Converted original image to B&W, then played with HDR.
I’d be interested in thoughts on both images - the original is below.
Sandy

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Sandy, this is a good look at this icon. The tour boat is a nice extra. I like the high contrast in the clouds of the b&w version but feel like the opera house stands out a bit more in the color version. Adding some extra contrast/brightening the “domes” would probably fix that.

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Mark, thank you for the Always-welcome suggestions.
Here is the implimentation - bright enough?

Sandy