Time travel across the lake to medieval Werdenberg

I planned to escape to the Tessin over the weekend, the Italian speaking part of Switzerland. I scrapped that plan because of heavy 60+mm rain forecast. Plan B was to take a gondola in nearby St. Gallen, and hike along a high mountain ridge. The clouds were favorable. It turned out that the gondola & restaurant were closed due to a private family event. I looked on the map for other interesting places nearby, and ended up at the Werdenberg castle in Buchs, St. Gallen. Plan C turned out nice. The old town of Werdenberg located just below the castle is amazing, and has very well preserved old buildings. While walking among the buildings I noticed that the sky lit up. I raced to the other side of the lake to take this reflection shot.

I processed a balanced, a paintery, and a photographic HDR photo from three RAW exposures, blended them selectively, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.

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-- ƒ/5.6, 16 mm, 1/6, 1/25, 1/100 sec, ISO 400, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC0887_8_9_hdr3bal1pai5pho1g.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

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Taken in: Switzerland / Saint Gall / Buchs (SG) (show map)

Taken on: April 23, 2022

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Camera: Sony ILCE-6000, f/5.6, 1/25 sec, 16mm (=24mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-6000
Lens:	Sony E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.04 sec (1/25)
Focal Length:	16mm (35mm equivalent: 24mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto bracket
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Pixelmator Pro 2.4
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