PhotoMatix, Photoshop, Nik and other programs can be used to create these images with detail in both the highlights and the shadow areas. HDR can use be used to make fantastical, other-worldly images.
Extreme Reflections
© Donna La Mattino PagakisIt's A Cape Cod Morning
© Teresa BurnettThe Rail Yard
© R. J. LaudenbacherMorning on top of the world
© Randy D. DinkinsTones and Curves
© Robert JensenBig Red
© R. J. Laudenbacher