Thanks Dave. Yeah, Monticello is a really beautiful place.
The reason I decided to do HDR was because it was super bright and sunny that day, and I didn't bring any filters. So, I figured I could shoot HDR to get a nice sky. I was still able to get really fast shutter speeds despite f/9 at -3 stops, so I could shoot easily without a tripod.
Here's another:
Monticello by Ashu Chaturvedi