Wanting to use the bracketing feature on the Nikon D90 and having different exposed images, I used the Slik tripod to get a solid base. Like most of my landscape photography, I put the camera to AV mode and shot in RAW. Needing a wide angle, I used the Nikon 18-105mm lense and because I was on a tripod and using the bracketing feature, I turned off the autofocus and VR. Turning off both of these in this situation helped to create a sharper image. I also used the self timer to get my hands off the camera and allowed the camera to fire off the bracketed images.
I processed these as RAW files in ViewNX and changed the white balance to direct sunlight. Needing to combine the multiply images into one, I used EasyHDR to create the below images. EasyHDR allowed me to combine the five different exposed images into one. To finalize the image, I adjusted the saturation level and also the tone curve to get the look I wanted to get.
The first two images were from one night of capturing the scene and then after reviewing them, I realized I needed to get the barn and hay bales more into the image so I went back for another chance.
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