Rusty, Nice results with both, the autoHDR & your toning,
I wish I had the wonderful equipment & talent to produce the truly authentic HDR, but in the meantime, pseudo hdr is a fun experiment. IMO, mask-blended camera raw layers often produces some interesting results. Unlike your preference for subtle results, I like to push the limits (to a point), but hate halos.
btw, I appreciate any links, from anyone, to tutorials for pseudo and fake (bad word) hdr
I wish I had the wonderful equipment & talent to produce the truly authentic HDR, but in the meantime, pseudo hdr is a fun experiment. IMO, mask-blended camera raw layers often produces some interesting results. Unlike your preference for subtle results, I like to push the limits (to a point), but hate halos.
btw, I appreciate any links, from anyone, to tutorials for pseudo and fake (bad word) hdr