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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 461513" data-attributes="member: 9240">There are plenty of options besides LR, the question is how much editing do you want to do in that software?&nbsp; If you want something simple that can then interface with other editors there are plenty of options, including ViewNX2 that you get free.As for Tone Mapping, yes, it's very easy to overdo it.&nbsp; Some people love that effect, others loathe it.&nbsp; I've lived in both camps.&nbsp; I don't do it as a rule any more, but have used HDR techniques on multiple copies of a single image to facilitate pulling details out of shadows and highlights.&nbsp; I've been slowly migrating away from that and moving to luminosity masks to handle those things.&nbsp; It's a tougher hill to climb, but ultimately it gives you more control over the image.&nbsp; Basic tone mapping just feels overly compressed to me any more, clipping a lot of the dynamic range.&nbsp; Not always, but more times than not.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 461513, member: 9240"] There are plenty of options besides LR, the question is how much editing do you want to do in that software? If you want something simple that can then interface with other editors there are plenty of options, including ViewNX2 that you get free. As for Tone Mapping, yes, it's very easy to overdo it. Some people love that effect, others loathe it. I've lived in both camps. I don't do it as a rule any more, but have used HDR techniques on multiple copies of a single image to facilitate pulling details out of shadows and highlights. I've been slowly migrating away from that and moving to luminosity masks to handle those things. It's a tougher hill to climb, but ultimately it gives you more control over the image. Basic tone mapping just feels overly compressed to me any more, clipping a lot of the dynamic range. Not always, but more times than not. [/QUOTE]

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