Creating high dynamic range (HDR) images is a very popular form of photography, but it has also been criticized as being so surreal that images appear too fake. Hence, a movement of creating realistic HDR images has been on the rise. While digital sensors in cameras hold great promise, they still fall short of what our eyes can see in most high-contrast scenes.
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