On Flickr there are many exampes. as I'm sure there are elswhere where
you'll see what it does

Carsten Bauer <spam@iinet.net.au> wrote in news:48dccd55$0$16016$5a62ac22
@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au:

HDR is supposed to allow you to shoot pictures in a dynamic range outside
what the camea can handle. Once you merge a couple of images you need to
"tone map" the final result to get a picture that looks like a photograph.

Many people have over done the process and produced some odd loooking
pieces. I've used the technique for years to create bridal portraits where
the white dress and black suit were too far opposed in range.

Today I use it for landscapes: http://www.d-mac.info/examples/HDRatdawn.htm
and http://www.d-mac.info/POD/POD-Aug-3108.htm will give you an example of
how I use the process.

Plenty of overdone examples around if you google for HDR.

Good article here:

http://www.cybergrain.com/tech/hdr/

Probably the best example of an almost day-to-day use is household
interior photography, of the sort that might be found in Better Homes
and Gardens...

While I don't work for BH&G I occasionally shoot interiors for home
sellers - I will usually take two shots - one exposed for the room
(using the normal room lighting), and one exposed for the outdoor scene
through the windows.

The first shot will show the room nicely, but the outside will likely be
overexposed given the limitations of digital sensors/film.  The second
will give a nice image thru the windows, but the room will be mostly
dark.  The type of scene that cries out for HDR.

By carefully merging the two images, and tweaking the colour balance
carefully so that the room doesn't look too yellow or the outside too
blue, you can get an image that very realistically approaches what the
eye 'sees' when in that room.  Eg:
http://www.tsi-media.de/uploads/tx_templavoila/D-BBT-3-WH-Empf-v9_03.jpg
(not mine)

HDR is of course also (over)used for landscapes - good examples are hard
to find.  Let us know if you succeed!