I know some people who only shoot RAW, others who only shoot JPG, others who use multiple shot stacks for extended dynamic range...I've encountered all sorts of methods to photography. One of the things I've been doing of late is trying to see how far I can push the limits of dynamic range in my camera. I feel I've mastered the techniques of multiple shot stacks to gain better range, but I've been wanting to see exactly how far I can really push a single shot. So here is one of many more to come.
What are we looking at here!?! Is the top picture a combination of the bottom two? If so, I can't see the difference between the first and last!?!
The bottom two pictures are simply a Before/After set of a single RAW file.