Monochromatic High Contrast Preset - a few black and white HDR Toning effects are included in the Presets
Photorealistic High Contrast Preset - I like the few high contrast HDR toning effects available.
Photorealistic Preset
Surrealistic High Contrast effect
Using the “Local Adaptation” Method, there are 14 Presets available that gives a whole spectrum of different HDR Toning effects. I have included above the results of a few of my favourite presets.
Photoshop CS5 ships with 14 Presets - you can also add your own custom presets
Plenty of sliders and curves to satisfy even the most demanding control freak
Save your favourite set of custom settings as a Preset
If you find a combination of these settings that you like, you can save it as a preset for future use. Just click the Options button to the right of the Preset drop-down box and select Save Preset.
As a suggestion to Adobe, I believe the position of the Method and Preset drop-down boxes should be switched, since the workflow involves selecting the Method first before choosing either the Presets or tweaking the control sliders available.
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