[jseaman]

Originally Posted by wolfie

I don't see much point in bracketing, as I aways shoot in raw, if I have problem I can aways create two tiffs from the raw file at differing exposures and blend them together

I assume you are speaking of fixing a photo that has both very bright areas and deep shadows. RAW does not allow you to be a miracle worker. Working from a single exposure does nothing to increase the dynamic range, your method simply compresses the range towards center - making the dark areas lighter and perhaps making the light areas darker. To truly have a wider dynamic range you must bracket! Also, increasing the levels like you are speaking of increases the noise at the same time - an undesirable side effect!

Originally Posted by robski

I think your find it's a feature that dates back to the first automatic film cameras. Probably not much use these days with digital. The very rare occassions I would use it is where I am not sure what part of the scene to expose for.

You have it right but, in saying "very rare occassions" you most likely seldom photograph subjects that have high contrast levels such as landscapes. These can benefit greatly from bracketing.

The Bracketing feature is not some dinosaur or a marketing gimmick - you may not need it every day but you should get familiar with it. Here is a tutorial showing some examples: http://luminous-landscape.com/tutori...blending.shtml

I understand that the newer PhotoShop has a feature where it will take bracketed images and automatically merge them.

Another article: http://www.outbackphoto.com/workshop..._03/essay.html