Examples of DR photos and why this is important to landscape shooters

[briansquibb]

First image is perfect for HDR
Second image is perfect for flash

Neither is clipped.

HDR increases the DR o the image
Flash reduces the DR requirement by reducing the shadowss

This was taken on a sunny summer day using a lot of flash to overcome the sun
1DS3, iso 50, 1/2000, f/2.8

[birdman]

i think the OP wanted to see images indicating example of what all the drama is about relaing to DxO numbers

since this thread has hit 7 pages and no images have come forth it kind of proves what a non event the whole issue is

I am OP (and posted one landscape shot)

You hit the nail on the head. I don't own any ND filters, just the 5d2, 17-40L, and some UVs and cir polarizers. I need to invest in some ND grad filters and practice, practice, practice.

I agree there are too many chiefs and not enough indians on these forums. No offense to Native Americans. I wanted to see examples of shots that could benefit from better DR, or that demonstrated what DR could do. I guess my strategy got thrown out the window. Or did it get vomited into 8 pages? You be the judge...

[briansquibb]

I agree there are too many chiefs and not enough indians on these forums. No offense to Native Americans. I wanted to see examples of shots that could benefit from better DR, or that demonstrated what DR could do. I guess my strategy got thrown out the window. Or did it get vomited into 8 pages? You be the judge...

I think you find that my last picture would have needed more DR due to the very bright contrast. My picture demonstrates how to avoid needing a much higher DR sensor

[scrappydog]

birdman - another option you can try is the "superflat" picture style, which cranks down the contrast in the RAW shot. 

Here is a link to more info:
http://www.cinema5d.com/videolog/?tag=super-flat. 

Basically, it mimics the flat RAW output of high-DR video cameras like the Red Epic and Blackmagic Cinema Camera.  I tried it in soft light, so I cannot attest that it provides an extra stop of DR.  Below is a link of a shot that I took with this setting on my 60D.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/68498746@N08/7445128088/#in/photostream

Note that if you want to give it a go, you will need post-production software to "grade" the shot properly.  For the above shot, I used Adobe RAW.