any basic HDR with m9 tips/guide?

[Washington]

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HDR is a great tool when appropriate.

Like any tool it is only as good as the person who uses it.

The folks who have already posted photos have made this point.

It’s a great device when used with some care!

Those psychedelic HDR’s impress me not at all.

[boilerdoc]

Here is my take on the HDR story: It is awful when abused BUT when used correctly (whatever that is) it is incredible. It's as though you are going from 8 stops dynamic range to ~12 stops!!!

The best is Photomatix. The easiest to use is Nik HDR Efex. And they both are plugins for Lightroom and CS5 (maybe Aperture too).

You don't need to use HDR unless you are in a high contrast scene - then it is magical. Bracket 3 shots (at least) at 2 stops apart. The M9 can auto bracket for you and in rapid sequence. Tripod is best BUT it can be done handheld (hold steady). The auto bracket is invaluable here!ey're

Set the camera on something other than Auto white balance is best. I use the Aperture priority setting and then check the histogram for each shot after the sequence is shot. Sometimes you'll need 5 shots at the 2 stop bracket. Make sure there is one histogram pushed to the right and one to the left and you're good to go....

Steve

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[Washington]

Steve,

I agree.

[dwbell]

Agreed with the above - we should point out that exposure blending is not HDR and generally doesn't yield the hideous overHDR'd look that people either love or hate. It's worth learning that if you want a natural scene but with a larger luminance range visible within the image than your camera can reproduce in one exposure (rather than a higher bit file) then exposure blending is a good choice.