Replacing a dull sky

[fsendel]

Hi everyone! Merry Christmas. As you can tell from the title, I replaced the sky in this shot. It seems a bit fake to me, but I'm not sure how I would make it more natural. Any ideas? What do you think ? 14330

[susan]

I took a quick stab at seeing what Lightroom would do - Here is a quickie result --Under Tone Curve sliders -- hilight was slip to 56, light to 46, dark to 5 -- a wee bit of burning next to the building's front right shadowed area and this is what you get:

[vyeko]

Problem is that is a sky with clouds more sharp then foreground.Use Gaussian blur to soften a little and give some micro contrast and sharpening to foreground.

[fsendel]

Thanks to both for your comments. I'll give both ideas a try.

[susan]

Problem is that is a sky with clouds more sharp then foreground.Use Gaussian blur to soften a little and give some micro contrast and sharpening to foreground.

Wonderful!