The imaging sensor technology has been advancing rapidly in recently years. However the sensor dynamic range (DR) is still not quite wide enough to be comparable to human eyes, let alone capture the high dynamic landscape scenes.
Have you been struggling to expose the sky properly but the main subject or foreground turned out too dark? Or you managed to expose the main subject but the sky was completely overexposed and appeared washed out? You were disappointed and frustrated, and wondering if the big name camera manufacturer’s next $8000 product is what you need… You are not alone with these dynamic range challenged landscape photography situations. Here are some tips that may help you out without breaking the bank.