Last night I discovered
HDRI (High Dynamic Range Imaging) and already I'm playing with it. Produces fantastic pictures.
Here is my first attempt:
this picture is a pile of debris behind my hotel with the camera set to autoexposure:
This one is after tonemapping it with 2 more, one underexposed and the other overexposed:
Next time I'm home and have too much free time, I know what I'll be up to.