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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 321799" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>Some might argue that not all the dark is supposed to be pulled out as shadows and shades lend a realistic dynamic to a scene that is often lost in the flat light of HDR, even when done with an eye towards realism.  When I see the extra noise in the 100% crops above I also see lighter tones with the noise and think, "The shadow got pulled beyond where they were supposed to".  The real test is to take the -3EV exposure and simply add back the 3EV and see the differences.  I suspect that you'll only find them in scenes where the light variation is extreme.</p></blockquote><p></p>