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Anonymous
HDR does not automatically make a photo good. Same goes for any post-processing technique, really. If you aren't starting from an interesting photo/photos then no amount of processing is going to give you something good.
I'm not a PP is evil purist though. I think PP if done well, and with a clear artistic reason in mind can really add a lot to an image.
With that out of the way, here's my serious critique of the OP shot: 1) Starting photo(s) is reasonable. The building is an interesting subject and I think it's been composed in a nice straight-forward manner, but it's at best a snapshot, and not a work of art in and of itself. 2) Post-processing - this is what ruins the photo: i) Far too much saturation ii) multiple exposures don't line up, hence some ugly blur/ghosting. iii) lighting is completely, unnaturally flat from the HDR.
tl;dr "pp isn't evil, but have a better reason for using it than I've got a pirate copy of photoshoop lulz". Also OP pic is shitsux.
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