Editing a Sunset

Unedited, uncropped photograph of a sunset at my house this past week.

Same photograph edited using exposure blending with Photomatix.
I think the overall photograph is excellent. But is it better than the original?

Same photograph edited with exposure blending with Photomatix.
I think the sky is outstanding but the foreground is of poor quality.

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Click here to view all of the photos of my Sunset and Exposure Blending Flickr Set.

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