HDR - High Dynamic Range
DSLR cameras have come a long way. Dark and bright situations can be captured better than ever before. Because cameras have gotten smarter, you wouldn't know by looking at many of the pictures taken that they have significant limitations. One considerable limitation of today's cameras is their dynamic range. They can capture scenes will with highlights or shadows... but usually not both. At least not well. The scene taken above is an example of a scene which confronts this limitation. No combination of settings for the D300 could capture the dock, water, and sky in the scene with all of their detail clearly visible. In order to create a photo with a high dynamic range, one needs to get creative. The following page explains how to create an HDR (High Dynamic Range) photo and overcome one of the camera's limitation.