3 Raws + Photomatix + Photoshop (contrast, sharpen, paint with light, perspective) = one "fantastic" image.
Dreamy! The smooth lights works well for this shot. I can still notice the slightly darker tones on the top half of the photo because of the change in the sky (and seeing the Castle all the time), and I know this was that Photomatix issue. Again, I don't know the cause, but improving that would definitely make this fantastic photo even better.
Wow great shot! I have played with Photomatix a little but can't seem to get the "pop" that you did here.
Same spot only at night. ; 3 images taken horizontally with an Olympus C-60 point and shoot and then stitched together in Photoshop (file>automate>photomerge) [attachment deleted by admin]