Zelenogorsk, St Petersburg.
@Curly: Thanks a lot for the constructive comment Curly! We don't have to live with that disappointment completely :) This image was heavily tonemapped, but I used (layermasked) one of the original RAWs and reduced halos and the greyness in the snow and the sky (although I didn't do it 100%, maybe I should have done it). I'm not saying that I was completely successful this time, but I think it is a very good method (and great fun to work with). This is a technique that e.g. the HDR guru Trey Ratcliff (Check out his blog! www.stuckincustoms.com) use to reduce HDR effects etc, and also what McCollough recommend in his book.
@Florence: Thanks Florence. I agree completely about the clouds... and I wish there were some more of them... :)
Canon EOS 40D
3/1 second
F/13.0
ISO 200
12 mm