So, what is this HDR all about? In simple layman terms: High Dynamic Range. The ability to take a series of different exposures of the same scene and combining them in post processing so basically all the image is properly exposed. HDR - High Dynamic Range, 32bit image produced by merging multiple images, then tone-mapping down to 8/16bit.
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