I have been meaning to fool around with the HDR. I always have to shoot in harsh sun in the garden, so I was hoping it would help balance out over/under exposed spots that you get between the top waxy leaves and the shaded undercairrage. Not looking for the fantasy colors,just trying to get it closer to how I am seeing it and maintaining the true color of the plants. Sometimes I wait until it is almost dark but the contrast is even worse then. I picked up a couple cheap filters so maybr those will help too.