When I first started looking at HDR Photography I thought that the pictures looked like video games still shots. Much controversies come into effect with this type of photography, some people love it and other people just simply hate it. I personally dont love it or hate it, but I feel that a photoagrapher should not over do it at all. The still love video games shots look really stupid to me but if you dont over do it some pictures turn out really good.
Another thing I noticed is that most of the pictures that are used for HRD are pictures taken in other countries.
I found this picture on a mans blog who likes working around with HDR and I find this picture to be really amazing! I personally love bright pictures and I think this fits the bill.
This is another picture I found that I dont like at all the photographer went to over the top and made it look too cartoonish and too videogameish. I think if this picture looked more real it would be 10 times better.